Patents by Inventor Phillip Hollins

Phillip Hollins 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: 8341667
    Abstract: Advertising driven switched digital video may be provided. A plurality of content streams may be transmitted. In response to determining that an available transmission bandwidth has increased, at least one new content stream may be provided according to a bandwidth-based priority list. In response to determining that the available transmission bandwidth has decreased, at least one content stream may be removed according to the bandwidth-based priority list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventors: Philip Clifford Jacobs, Srinivas Gummadi, Benjamin Phillip Hollin, Jason Cade Osborne, Gary M. Springer
  • Publication number: 20110321088
    Abstract: Advertising driven switched digital video may be provided. A plurality of content streams may be transmitted. In response to determining that an available transmission bandwidth has increased, at least one new content stream may be provided according to a bandwidth-based priority list. In response to determining that the available transmission bandwidth has decreased, at least one content stream may be removed according to the bandwidth-based priority list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Clifford Jacobs, Srninivas Gummadi, Benjamin Phillip Hollin, Jason Cade Osborne, Gary M. Springer
  • Patent number: 7839927
    Abstract: Motion graphics keying in the compressed domain may be accomplished by receiving a compressed video stream comprising one or more source macroblocks, receiving a keyed graphics stream, determining which of the one or more source macroblocks overlaps with the keyed graphics stream, decoding only the one or more overlapping macroblocks to create one or more decoded macroblocks, combining the keyed graphics stream with the one or more decoded macroblocks to create a composited video stream, encoding the composited video stream to create an encoded composited video stream, and restoring the encoded composited video stream in the compressed video stream in place of the one or more overlapping macroblocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabrice Quinard, Benjamin Phillip Hollin
  • Publication number: 20080185412
    Abstract: A fashionable carryall includes an adjustable waist band and a tether depending therefrom to a holster having both internal compartments and removable outer pockets, and which in turn is secured to the user's thigh using one or more leg straps. The holster has a plurality of removable pockets for items such as mp3 players, keys, cell phones, and water bottles, which can be replaced with different shaped pockets as future technology dictates. The straps allow the holster position to be adjusted vertically on the wearer's thigh, and it can also be converted to a shoulder strap as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Phillip Hollins
  • Publication number: 20050161067
    Abstract: A shade device configured to provide comfort, entertainment, or convenience to the people positioned adjacent to them is disclosed. In one embodiment, the shade device has an audiovisual media and a power source that powers an audiovisual media is disclosed. The audiovisual media may be positioned under a covering of the shade device to provide entertainment to the user. In other embodiments, the shade device includes a liquid source and a sprayer. The sprayer is configured to obtain liquid from the liquid source and spray the liquid to cool the temperature surrounding the user. The shade device may further include sprayer switch and a switch actuator that allow the user to control the amount of liquid sprayed by the sprayer. In certain embodiments, the shade device may include a container for the user to store food or beverage. The container may be cooled by the liquid from the same liquid source where the sprayer obtains the liquid to spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Phillip Hollins