Patents by Inventor Milton C. Soong

Milton C. Soong 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).

  • Method and System for Tunable Distribution of Content
    Publication number: 20140337470
    Abstract: A method and system for tunable distribution of content are disclosed. Preferably, the content comprises digital rights and/or watermark information. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a request from a client. One or more content files related to the request and a user profile of a user are determined. One or more seeders are assigned to start the delivery of the one or more content files. The client is allowed to obtain a plurality of pieces of the one or more content files from the one or more seeders. At least one piece of the plurality of pieces of the one or more content files contains digital rights and/or watermark information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Vikram Venkata Koka, Milton C. Soong, Neil A. King
  • Method and system for tunable distribution of content
    Patent number: 8706876
    Abstract: A method and system for tunable distribution of content are disclosed. Preferably, the content comprises digital rights and/or watermark information. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a request from a client. One or more content files related to the request and a user profile of a user are determined. One or more seeders are assigned to start the delivery of the one or more content files. The client is allowed to obtain a plurality of pieces of the one or more content files from the one or more seeders. At least one piece of the plurality of pieces of the one or more content files contains digital rights and/or watermark information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Vikram Venkata Koka, Milton C. Soong, Neil A. King
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT
    Publication number: 20120297032
    Abstract: A method and system for tunable distribution of content are disclosed. Preferably, the content comprises digital rights and/or watermark information. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a request from a client. One or more content files related to the request and a user profile of a user are determined. One or more seeders are assigned to start the delivery of the one or more content files. The client is allowed to obtain a plurality of pieces of the one or more content files from the one or more seeders. At least one piece of the plurality of pieces of the one or more content files contains digital rights and/or watermark information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Vikram Venkata Koka, Milton C. Soong, Neil A. King
  • Method and system for tunable distribution of content
    Patent number: 8239443
    Abstract: A method and system for tunable distribution of content are disclosed. Preferably, the content comprises digital rights and/or watermark information. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a request from a client. One or more content files related to the request and a user profile of a user are determined. One or more seeders are assigned to start the delivery of the one or more content files. The client is allowed to obtain a plurality of pieces of the one or more content files from the one or more seeders. At least one piece of the plurality of pieces of the one or more content files contains digital rights and/or watermark information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Vikram Venkata Koka, Milton C. Soong, Neil A. King
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT
    Publication number: 20110055934
    Abstract: A method and system for tunable distribution of content are disclosed. Preferably, the content comprises digital rights and/or watermark information. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a request from a client. One or more content files related to the request and a user profile of a user are determined. One or more seeders are assigned to start the delivery of the one or more content files. The client is allowed to obtain a plurality of pieces of the one or more content files from the one or more seeders. At least one piece of the plurality of pieces of the one or more content files contains digital rights and/or watermark information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Vikram Venkata Koka, Milton C. Soong, Neil A. King