Patents by Inventor Nathan Riley Bishop

Nathan Riley Bishop 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: 9942347
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically adjusting the amount of media content to be cached by a client device streaming media from a streaming device. An initial amount of media content is transmitted for caching to the client device from the streaming device. The location of a client device can be used to determine a connectivity interruption probability between the client device and the streaming device. The amount of media content for caching on the client device is adjusted based on the connectivity interruption probability, and the adjusted amount of media content is transmitted to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Riley Bishop, Erik Scott Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20170279914
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically adjusting the amount of media content to be cached by a client device streaming media from a streaming device. An initial amount of media content is transmitted for caching to the client device from the streaming device. The location of a client device can be used to determine a connectivity interruption probability between the client device and the streaming device. The amount of media content for caching on the client device is adjusted based on the connectivity interruption probability, and the adjusted amount of media content is transmitted to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Riley Bishop, Erik Scott Carpenter
  • Patent number: 9379933
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically adjusting the amount of media content to transmit to a client for caching during a media streaming event. To begin, the location of the user may be determined. Based on the location of the user, a route may be predicted if the user is moving. A future connectivity interruption in the network coverage may be identified by comparing known areas of network coverage with the location of the user and/or the predicted route. Based on the likelihood of a future connectivity interruption, the amount of media content to transmit to a client for caching may be dynamically adjusted so that the user have a seamless media experience even in times of network coverage disconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Riley Bishop, Erik Scott Carpenter