Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Clay

Nicholas J. Clay 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).

  • Multi-path content distribution and aggregation
    Patent number: 7664875
    Abstract: Communication occurs between a source and a destination over plural communications paths by first identifying content to be sent to a destination via a communications system. After discovering that plural communications paths connecting directly to the destination are available, the content is divided into plural different portions and is transmitted to the destination such that each of the plural different portions is routed via a different one of the plural communications paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Avica Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Clay, Andrew H. Maltz, William E. Elswick
  • Distributed storage of audio/video content
    Patent number: 7257309
    Abstract: Provided are systems and techniques for playing audio/video programs (e.g., movies) using a bank of networked audio/video players (e.g., digital projectors). Initially, a first portion (e.g., the majority) of an audio/video program is stored on a first audio/video player in a bank of networked audio/video players and a second portion (e.g., the balance) of the audio/video program is stored on a second audio/video player in the bank of networked audio/video players. An instruction to play the audio/video program (or a composition that includes the audio/video program) is input in the first audio/video player and, in response to that instruction, the second portion of the audio/video program is transferred from the second audio/video player to the first audio video player and the audio/video program is played on the first audio/video player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Avica Technology Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Elswick, John T. Hurst, Andrew H. Maltz, Nicholas J. Clay
  • Multi-path content distribution and aggregation
    Patent number: 7032028
    Abstract: Communication occurs between a source and a destination over plural communications paths by first identifying content to be sent to a destination via a communications system. After discovering that plural communications paths connecting directly to the destination are available, the content is divided into plural different portions and is transmitted to the destination such that each of the plural different portions is routed via a different one of the plural communications paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Avica Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Clay, Andrew H. Maltz, William E. Elswick
  • Multi-path content distribution and aggregation
    Publication number: 20030172182
    Abstract: Communication occurs between a source and a destination over plural communications paths by first identifying content to be sent to a destination via a communications system. After discovering that plural communications paths connecting directly to the destination are available, the content is divided into plural different portions and is transmitted to the destination such that each of the plural different portions is routed via a different one of the plural communications paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Clay, Andrew H. Maltz, William E. Elswick