Patents by Inventor Rick Schwartz

Rick Schwartz 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: 20180014073
    Abstract: A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Osama Al-Shaykh, Rick Schwartz, Ralph Neff, Magdalena Leuca Espelien
  • Patent number: 9716915
    Abstract: A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: III HOLDINGS 2, LLC
    Inventors: Osama Al-Shaykh, Rick Schwartz, Ralph Neff, Magdalena Leuca Espelien
  • Publication number: 20160182959
    Abstract: A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Osama Al-Shaykh, Rick Schwartz, Ralph Neff, Magdalena Leuca Espelien
  • Patent number: 9195775
    Abstract: A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: III Holdings 2, LLC
    Inventors: Osama Al-Shaykh, Rick Schwartz, Ralph Neff, Magdalena Leuca Espelien, Greg Sherwood
  • Patent number: 8612387
    Abstract: A system and a method manage, control and/or render media in a network. The system utilizes a media management application that manages, controls and/or renders digital media files in the network. A user browses, searches, manages and/or consumes content from multiple storage devices and servers in the network. The user may view a visual representation of active media connections between the available servers and/or the available rendering devices connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: PacketVideo Corp.
    Inventors: Rick Schwartz, Daan Wilkens, I. Starlight Mundy, Joel Espelien
  • Publication number: 20120324584
    Abstract: A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Osama Al-Shaykh, Rick Schwartz, Ralph Neff, Magdalena Leuca Espelien
  • Publication number: 20120260169
    Abstract: A system and a method manage, control and/or render media in a network. The system utilizes a media management application that manages, controls and/or renders digital media files in the network. A user browses, searches, manages and/or consumes content from multiple storage devices and servers in the network. The user may view a visual representation of active media connections between the available servers and/or the available rendering devices connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Rick Schwartz, Daan Wilkens, I. Starlight Mundy, Joel Espelien
  • Patent number: 8224775
    Abstract: A system and a method manage, control and/or render media in a network. The system utilizes a media management application that manages, controls and/or renders digital media files in the network. A user browses, searches, manages and/or consumes content from multiple storage devices and servers in the network. The user may view a visual representation of active media connections between the available servers and/or the available rendering devices connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Packetvideo Corp.
    Inventors: Rick Schwartz, Dann Wilkens, I. Starlight Mundy, Joel Espelien
  • Publication number: 20120159337
    Abstract: A system and a method recommend media content. A recommending user may use a media-capable device to access, discover, identify and/or create the media content. The recommending user may use the media-capable device to generate, create and/or submit a recommendation based on the media content. The recommendation may identify media content to be consumed by one or more viewing users specified by the recommendation. A media experience engine may select, may obtain, may arrange and/or may organize the media content for a media experience session to be viewed by a group of viewing users. The media experience session may be based on the recommendation and the identities of the viewing users available to participate in the media experience session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Kerry Travilla, Osama Al-Shaykh, Rick Schwartz, James Brailean, Ralph Neff, Sanae Hotani
  • Publication number: 20110060998
    Abstract: A system and a method manage internet media content by identifying relevant media content associated with a webpage, generating a symbolic representation for the identified media and/or presenting the symbolic representation of the identified media to enable media management, organization, retrieval, consumption and/or redirection functionality to be integrated with a web browsing experience. The system and the method may provide enhanced multimedia functionality integrated with a web browsing experience using an application providing web browser functionality, a plug-in program for an existing web browser, and/or an application associated and/or in communication with a web browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Rick Schwartz, Osama Al-Shaykh, Ron Linyard, Mark Banham, Ralph Neff, Magdalena Leuca Espelien, Keith Hullfish
  • Publication number: 20100332565
    Abstract: A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Osama Al-Shaykh, Rick Schwartz, Ralph Neff, Magdalena Leuca Espelien
  • Publication number: 20100169778
    Abstract: A system and a method enable browsing, selecting and/or controlling rendering of media with a mobile device. Content from multiple content sources is aggregated, and a default content source and/or a default rendering device used for subsequent media selection are established. Individual media playback shortcuts are associated with specific default rendering devices. A user may navigate within a collection of content without a need to repeat full content browsing and selection. A user interface of a multimedia player and/or playback controller on the mobile device displays active metadata tags. By selecting an active metadata tag, the user may access a list of associated metadata tag values. By selecting a tag value, the user may select a set of content associated with the tag value for rendering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: L. Starlight Mundy, Rick Schwartz, Ken Clapp, Ralph Neff
  • Publication number: 20090248702
    Abstract: A system and a method manage, control and/or render media in a network. The system utilizes a media management application that manages, controls and/or renders digital media files in the network. A user browses, searches, manages and/or consumes content from multiple storage devices and servers in the network. The user may view a visual representation of active media connections between the available servers and/or the available rendering devices connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Rick Schwartz, Dann Wilkens, I. Starlight Mundy, Joel Espelien