Patents by Inventor Robert Arritt

Robert Arritt 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).

  • Program and device class entitlements in a media platform
    Patent number: 10455265
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing entitlements in a broadcast stream are disclosed. The method includes receiving a manifest containing program information for a program in the broadcast stream, with the program information providing a program entitlement block. The method uses entitlements specified in the program entitlement block to enforce entitlements for the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Ericsson AB
    Inventors: Daniel Biagini, Mikhail Mikhailov, Kevin Ma, Prabhudev Navali, Robert Arritt
  • PROGRAM AND DEVICE CLASS ENTITLEMENTS IN A MEDIA PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20160316247
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing entitlements in a broadcast stream are disclosed. The method includes identifying a program within a received media stream for a channel, receiving entitlements associated with the program, and writing an entitlement block containing the entitlements into a manifest file for delivery to a media client in the broadcast stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Biagini, Mikhail Mikhailov, Kevin Ma, Prabhudev Navali, Robert Arritt
  • PROGRAM AND DEVICE CLASS ENTITLEMENTS IN A MEDIA PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20160316244
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing entitlements in a broadcast stream are disclosed. The method includes receiving a manifest containing program information for a program in the broadcast stream, with the program information providing a program entitlement block. The method uses entitlements specified in the program entitlement block to enforce entitlements for the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Biagini, Mikhail Mikhailov, Kevin Ma, Prabhudev Navali, Robert Arritt