Patents by Inventor Matthew Scharr

Matthew Scharr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Encoding media content for playback compatibility
    Patent number: 11758206
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for encoding and delivering secondary content (e.g., advertisements) for insertion in primary content (e.g., live events, movies, and television shows). Secondary content is encoded such that the duration of any audio component of the secondary content is equal to or longer than the video component duration. When the secondary content is inserted, the overall duration of the inserted content is specified to be equal to the video component duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Alex Zhang, Kyle Bradley Koceski, Matthew Scharr, Viriya Ratanasangpunth, Michael Kale
  • Buffer recovery in segmented media delivery applications
    Patent number: 11272227
    Abstract: Various embodiments of methods, apparatus, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for buffer recovery in segmented media delivery applications are described. Segments of a live media presentation are stored in a buffer. A number of segments in the buffer is determined to have fallen below a threshold. Based on that determination, various buffer recovery techniques may be performed. In one such technique, a buffered segment is decoded into a first set of video frames, the first set of video frames having a first playback duration. The first set of video frames is encoded into a second set of video frames having a second playback duration that is longer than the first playback duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Enigma, Ryan Hegar, Matthew Scharr, Bhushan Mehendale, Avinash Priya Khurana
  • Providing metadata for live media streams
    Patent number: 10911813
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing metadata corresponding to primary content of live media streams that include secondary content inserted into the streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Matthew Scharr, Rakesh Tangirala, Amarsingh Buckthasingh Winston, Khawaja Salman Shams, Matthew Brinkley