Patents by Inventor Michael Severa

Michael Severa 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).

  • Patent number: 8020185
    Abstract: A scheme for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node. A message is provided to the network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, wherein the message includes a multidimensional pointer to a depository of digital multimedia content associated with the network node as well as a timing parameter operable to indicate when the message is to take effect. The multidimensional pointer contains a relative time offset variable as well as a plurality of media identifier dimensions corresponding to a plurality of nested hierarchical levels into which the digital multimedia content is organized. Responsive to the message, content from a particular content source identified by the multidimensional pointer is streamed to the digital multimedia device at a time indicated responsive to the timing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Thomas Zeng, Michael Foster, Michael Severa, Cheuk Chan, P. Greg Sherwood, Wei Wu, David Kosiba
  • Patent number: 7934010
    Abstract: A scheme for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node. An RTSP SET_PARAMETER message is provided to the network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, wherein the message contains at least one of a playlist identifier, a media clip index and an indication of an activation time. Responsive to the message, content from a particular content source identified by the playlist identifier, the media clip index, or both, is streamed to the digital multimedia device at a time determined responsive to the activation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Foster, Michael Severa, P. Greg Sherwood, David Kosiba, Wei Wu, Cheuk Chan, Thomas Zeng
  • Publication number: 20070210546
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to a portable receptacle including a container having an open top and including a first portion defining a first space configured to receive a first bag and having a support member to support at least a portion of the periphery of the first bag, and a second portion defining a second space configured to receive a second bag. The portable receptacle further includes a bag support including structure for connection to the container such that the bag support can be disposed between the first portion and the second portion in an orientation that permits the bag support in conjunction with the support member to support at least a portion of the periphery of the first bag such that at least a portion of the first bag is disposed within the first space, and relocated such that the bag support is no longer disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The portable receptacle further includes rolling members supporting the container for movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Donald Presnell, Michael Severa
  • Publication number: 20070186003
    Abstract: A scheme for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node. An RTSP SET_PARAMETER message is provided to the network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, wherein the message contains at least one of a playlist identifier, a media clip index and an indication of an activation time. Responsive to the message, content from a particular content source identified by the playlist indentifier, the media clip index, or both, is streamed to the digitial multimedia device at a time determined responsive to the activation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: PACKETVIDEO NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Foster, Michael Severa, P. Sherwood, David Kosiba, Wei Wu, Cheuk Chan, Thomas Zeng
  • Publication number: 20070171903
    Abstract: A scheme for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node. A message is provided to the network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, wherein the message includes a multidimensional pointer to a depository of digital multimedia content associated with the network node as well as a timing parameter operable to indicate when the message is to take effect. The multidimensional pointer contains a relative time offset variable as well as a plurality of media identifier dimensions corresponding to a plurality of nested hierarchical levels into which the digital multimedia content is organized. Responsive to the message, content from a particular content source identified by the multidimensional pointer is streamed to the digital multimedia device at a time indicated responsive to the timing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Zeng, Michael Foster, Michael Severa, Cheuk Chan, P. Sherwood, Wei Wu, David Kosiba
  • Publication number: 20050176557
    Abstract: A children's play gym including a frame with an elongated tubular top rail having an inside surface, an outside surface and a lengthwise keyway between said surfaces, a plurality of legs, each leg having an upper end wall encircling the top rail, and an anchor releasably anchoring the upper end wall of each leg to the top rail. Each anchor includes a bracket bridging the keyway at that inside surface, and a threaded fastener extending through a hole in the end wall and through said keyway and being threaded into the bracket. This enables the upper end wall of each leg to be slid relative to the top rail and then clamped to the top rail at any location therealong by tightening the threaded fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Bork, William Ziegler, Michael Severa