Patents by Inventor Paul Meijer

Paul Meijer 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: 12321774
    Abstract: Methods and systems for queuing events are described. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that receives or creates an event and inserts the event into a queue. The method determines at least one property of the event and associates a priority with the event based on the property. The method then processes the event in accordance with its priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 12223344
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing a queue are disclosed. In one aspect, an example method can comprise accessing at least a portion of a queue comprising a plurality of tasks. Each task of the plurality of tasks can be associated with a property, and the property associated with each task can comprise a respective value. An exclusion value can be determined based on a distribution of the respective values. A group of tasks that comprises respective values of the property that do not match the exclusion value can be selected from the queue, and the selected group of tasks can be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Brian Burkhart, Chris Orogvany
  • Patent number: 12192601
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Publication number: 20240015373
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 11736782
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Publication number: 20230044704
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 11463790
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Publication number: 20190158937
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Publication number: 20180041821
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Publication number: 20170364385
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for queuing events. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that receives or creates an event and inserts the event into a queue. The method determines at least one property of the event and associates a priority with the event based on the property. The method then processes the event in accordance with its priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 9686597
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: THEPLATFORM, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 9678789
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for queuing events. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that receives or creates an event and inserts the event into a queue. The method determines at least one property of the event and associates a priority with the event based on the property. The method then processes the event in accordance with its priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: THEPLATFORM, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 9424335
    Abstract: Content ingest can comprise the storage of content and the logging of the descriptive and technical metadata necessary to identify and locate the content. The methods and systems provided herein relate to content ingest utilizing multiple phase processing to account for both standard and non-standard metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: thePlatform, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 9419915
    Abstract: An example method according to the disclosure can comprise receiving a requested number of slots from a user at a computing system. The computing system can be associated with a plurality of slots for processing one or more jobs. Each of the plurality of slots can be associated with a status (e.g., used, available, idle). A user can request a requested number of slots from the computing system. A quantity of slots can be allocated to the user based on the request, user category (e.g., under-served, adequately served), slot status and other factors. Only idle slots can be allocated to the adequately served user, whereas both available slots and idle slots can be allocated to the under-served user. One or more slots allocated to a user can be re-allocated to other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: thePlatform, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Meijer
  • Publication number: 20160080282
    Abstract: An example method according to the disclosure can comprise receiving a requested number of slots from a user at a computing system. The computing system can be associated with a plurality of slots for processing one or more jobs. Each of the plurality of slots can be associated with a status (e.g., used, available, idle). A user can request a requested number of slots from the computing system. A quantity of slots can be allocated to the user based on the request, user category (e.g., under-served, adequately served), slot status and other factors. Only idle slots can be allocated to the adequately served user, whereas both available slots and idle slots can be allocated to the under-served user. One or more slots allocated to a user can be re-allocated to other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Meijer
  • Publication number: 20150128149
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing a queue are disclosed. In one aspect, an example method can comprise accessing at least a portion of a queue comprising a plurality of tasks. Each task of the plurality of tasks can be associated with a property, and the property associated with each task can comprise a respective value. An exclusion value can be determined based on a distribution of the respective values. A group of tasks that comprises respective values of the property that do not match the exclusion value can be selected from the queue, and the selected group of tasks can be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Brian Burkhart, Chris Orogvany
  • Publication number: 20150082312
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for queuing events. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that receives or creates an event and inserts the event into a queue. The method determines at least one property of the event and associates a priority with the event based on the property. The method then processes the event in accordance with its priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 8904451
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for queuing events. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that receives or creates an event and inserts the event into a queue. The method determines at least one property of the event and associates a priority with the event based on the property. The method then processes the event in accordance with its priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Theplatform, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Publication number: 20140330852
    Abstract: Content ingest can comprise the storage of content and the logging of the descriptive and technical metadata necessary to identify and locate the content. The methods and systems provided herein relate to content ingest utilizing multiple phase processing to account for both standard and non-standard metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
  • Patent number: 8782060
    Abstract: Content ingest can comprise the storage of content and the logging of the descriptive and technical metadata necessary to identify and locate the content. The methods and systems provided herein relate to content ingest utilizing multiple phase processing to account for both standard and non-standard metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: ThePlatform For Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Meijer, Mark Heilkamp