Patents by Inventor Robert David Malcolm

Robert David Malcolm 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: 12568259
    Abstract: A video processing system for dynamic hybrid delivery of video is provided. The system includes a processor and a non-transitory data storage device storing a set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the system to: obtain a temporal data file indicating a start time and an end time for a video stream and one or more timing references, each of the timing references indicating a respective position in the video stream for advertisement placement; obtain a plurality of advertisement orders; generate, based on the temporal data file, a video configuration log file for dynamic insertion of one or more of the plurality of advertisement orders into the video stream; process the video stream using a video encoder to generate a transport stream based on the video stream; and generate a video output feed using the transport stream and the video configuration log file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
    Inventors: Graham Andrew Heap, Emma Quinn, Robert David Malcolm, Thomas Huxter-Freer
  • Patent number: 12470760
    Abstract: Systems and methods for serving advertisement in a video stream are disclosed. An example method includes: obtaining one or more advertisement (ad) orders; generating, by a traffic engine, a first temporal schedule indicating a start time and an end time for a video stream and one or more timing references, each of the timing references indicating a respective position in the video stream for advertisement placement; generating, by a playout engine, a broadcast manifest based on the first temporal schedule; processing, using a multicast video processing unit, the video stream using a video encoder to generate a transport stream based on the video stream, the transport stream comprising one or more data markers for placements of one or more advertisements; modifying the broadcast manifest based on one or more optimization criteria; and generating a video output feed using the transport stream and the broadcast manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Imagine Communications Corp.
    Inventors: Graham Andrew Heap, Emma Quinn, Robert David Malcolm, Thomas Huxter-Freer
  • Publication number: 20250324110
    Abstract: A video processing system for dynamic hybrid delivery of video is provided. The system includes a processor and a non-transitory data storage device storing a set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the system to: obtain a temporal data file indicating a start time and an end time for a video stream and one or more timing references, each of the timing references indicating a respective position in the video stream for advertisement placement; obtain a plurality of advertisement orders; generate, based on the temporal data file, a video configuration log file for dynamic insertion of one or more of the plurality of advertisement orders into the video stream; process the video stream using a video encoder to generate a transport stream based on the video stream; and generate a video output feed using the transport stream and the video configuration log file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Graham Andrew Heap, Emma Quinn, Robert David Malcolm, Thomas Huxter-Freer
  • Publication number: 20250324121
    Abstract: Systems and methods for serving advertisement in a video stream are disclosed. An example method includes: obtaining one or more advertisement (ad) orders; generating, by a traffic engine, a first temporal schedule indicating a start time and an end time for a video stream and one or more timing references, each of the timing references indicating a respective position in the video stream for advertisement placement; generating, by a playout engine, a broadcast manifest based on the first temporal schedule; processing, using a multicast video processing unit, the video stream using a video encoder to generate a transport stream based on the video stream, the transport stream comprising one or more data markers for placements of one or more advertisements; modifying the broadcast manifest based on one or more optimization criteria; and generating a video output feed using the transport stream and the broadcast manifest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Graham Andrew Heap, Emma Quinn, Robert David Malcolm, Thomas Huxter-Freer