Patents by Inventor Richard Fickle

Richard Fickle 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).

  • Publication number: 20070050834
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to localize content management of media content assets. A local content is received at a regional media center. The local content corresponds to an event localized within a locality. The local content is prepared into an asset using a media content management system. An asset package containing the asset is propagated to a head-end for distribution to a subscriber in the locality. In another embodiment of the invention, an asset package containing an asset and asset attributes is received from a propagation unit. The asset is created from a local content corresponding to an event localized within a locality. The asset is distributed to a subscriber in the locality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jose Royo, Igor Vezmar, Timothy Aron, Richard Fickle