Patents by Inventor Pulin J. Thakkar

Pulin J. Thakkar 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).

  • Synchronized distributed media assets
    Patent number: 8655926
    Abstract: Synchronized distributed media assets is described. In embodiments, a global media catalog of global metadata is maintained for media assets that are accessible by client devices registered to a user. The global metadata corresponds to the media assets that are located remotely from one or more of the client devices. A client device can communicate a request for a media asset that is identified by the global metadata and located at a location remote from the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pulin J. Thakkar, Praful P. Chavda
  • SYNCHRONIZED DISTRIBUTED MEDIA ASSETS
    Publication number: 20100325153
    Abstract: Synchronized distributed media assets is described. In embodiments, a global media catalog of global metadata is maintained for media assets that are accessible by client devices registered to a user. The global metadata corresponds to the media assets that are located remotely from one or more of the client devices. A client device can communicate a request for a media asset that is identified by the global metadata and located at a location remote from the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pulin J. Thakkar, Praful P. Chavda