Patents by Inventor Nicholas Sidwell

Nicholas Sidwell 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).

  • Dynamic congestion control through real-time QOS monitoring in video streaming
    Patent number: 11765217
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for providing thinned manifests during a live event. As network usage of a regional internet service provider (ISP) or content delivery network (CDN) becomes unsustainable, new streaming sessions for a live event are provided a thinned manifest that does not have playback options for bitrates above a bitrate limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Ravindra Ganti, Charles M. Cordova, Nicholas Sidwell, John F. X. Gaquin
  • Dynamic congestion control through real-time QOS monitoring in video streaming
    Patent number: 11102260
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for providing thinned manifests during a live event. As network usage of a regional internet service provider (ISP) or content delivery network (CDN) becomes unsustainable, new streaming sessions for a live event are provided a thinned manifest that does not have playback options for bitrates above a bitrate limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Ravindra Ganti, Charles M. Cordova, Nicholas Sidwell, John F. X. Gaquin