Patents by Inventor Patrick W. McDonagh

Patrick W. McDonagh 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).

  • Managing quality of experience for media transmissions
    Patent number: 9326041
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for quality of experience for media transmissions. In an implementation, a method may include defining a lower media stream discontinuity threshold. The method may also include evaluating a media stream discontinuity rate associated with a portion of a media stream. When the media stream discontinuity rate associated with the portion of the media stream is greater than the lower media stream discontinuity threshold, the method may further include determining a quality of experience associated with the portion of the media stream based upon, at least in part, a payload associated with the portion of the media stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, University College Dublin
    Inventors: Paul B. French, James P. Galvin, Jr., Patrick W. McDonagh, Patrick J. O'Sullivan
  • MANAGING QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR MEDIA TRANSMISSIONS
    Publication number: 20150082366
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for quality of experience for media transmissions. In an implementation, a method may include defining a lower media stream discontinuity threshold. The method may also include evaluating a media stream discontinuity rate associated with a portion of a media stream. When the media stream discontinuity rate associated with the portion of the media stream is greater than the lower media stream discontinuity threshold, the method may further include determining a quality of experience associated with the portion of the media stream based upon, at least in part, a payload associated with the portion of the media stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: University College Dublin, International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. French, James P. Galvin, JR., Patrick W. McDonagh, Patrick J. O'Sullivan
  • System and method for monitoring video performance
    Patent number: 8850467
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving one or more transmitted frame identifiers that are mathematical representations of one or more transmitted video frames included within a multi-frame video. One or more video frames included within the multi-frame video are received, thus defining one or more received video frames. A mathematical representation of each of the one or more received video frames is generated, thus defining one or more received frame identifiers. The one or more received frame identifiers are compared to the one or more transmitted frame identifiers to determine a level of similarity between the one or more received video frames and the one or more transmitted video frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, University College Dublin
    Inventors: John Fitzpatrick, Paul B. French, James P. Galvin, Patrick W. McDonagh, Patrick J. O'Sullivan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING VIDEO PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20140267787
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving one or more transmitted frame identifiers that are mathematical representations of one or more transmitted video frames included within a multi-frame video. One or more video frames included within the multi-frame video are received, thus defining one or more received video frames. A mathematical representation of each of the one or more received video frames is generated, thus defining one or more received frame identifiers. The one or more received frame identifiers are compared to the one or more transmitted frame identifiers to determine a level of similarity between the one or more received video frames and the one or more transmitted video frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: University College Dublin, International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: JOHN FITZPATRICK, Paul B. French, James P. Galvin, JR., Patrick W. McDonagh, Patrick J. O'Sullivan