Patents by Inventor Robert Edward May

Robert Edward May 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).

  • Transitioning between broadcast and unicast streams
    Patent number: 11375258
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of segments of media content, each of the plurality of segments including a plurality of media frames, generating segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, the segment metadata including a segment identifier, transmitting a broadcast stream including the plurality of segments and the segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, and making the plurality of segments available for retrieval via a unicast stream using the segment identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TRITON US VP ACQUISITION CO.
    Inventors: Keith Millar, Robert Edward May
  • TRANSITIONING BETWEEN BROADCAST AND UNICAST STREAMS
    Publication number: 20200236413
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of segments of media content, each of the plurality of segments including a plurality of media frames, generating segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, the segment metadata including a segment identifier, transmitting a broadcast stream including the plurality of segments and the segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, and making the plurality of segments available for retrieval via a unicast stream using the segment identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Keith Millar, Robert Edward May
  • Transitioning between broadcast and unicast streams
    Patent number: 10652603
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of segments of media content, each of the plurality of segments including a plurality of media frames, generating segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, the segment metadata including a segment identifier, transmitting a broadcast stream including the plurality of segments and the segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, and making the plurality of segments available for retrieval via a unicast stream using the segment identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: TRITON US VP ACQUISION CO.
    Inventors: Keith Millar, Robert Edward May
  • Transitioning between Broadcast and Unicast Streams
    Publication number: 20170013296
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of segments of media content, each of the plurality of segments including a plurality of media frames, generating segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, the segment metadata including a segment identifier, transmitting a broadcast stream including the plurality of segments and the segment metadata for each of the plurality of segments, and making the plurality of segments available for retrieval via a unicast stream using the segment identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Millar, Robert Edward May
  • Blemish concealment in video signals
    Patent number: 5978047
    Abstract: A video signal 21 is input to a motion-compensated median filter to produce a preliminary blemish-concealed signal 23. The preliminary signal and the original input signal are passed via appropriate delays to respective inputs of a selector switch 31 and to a side chain circuit. The selector switch is controlled by the side chain circuit output and the selector switch output 22 forms a final blemish-concealed video signal. In the side chain circuit a difference signal C is generated to indicate differences between the input signal and the preliminary signal. The difference signal C is processed in two parallel circuit branches to remove differences having gently-sloping edges and differences corresponding to similar-sized differences in similar areas of adjacent frames, which are likely to be motion artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Edward May
  • Fire-resistant fabrics
    Patent number: 3934285
    Abstract: Mattress fabrics or the like rendered fire-resistant by coating the underside with a polymeric binder having dispersed therein from 30-60% by weight of a flake- or leaf-shaped heat conductive material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and graphite of from 50-400 mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1971
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Edward May
  • Fire resistant fabrics
    Patent number: RE29630
    Abstract: Mattress .Iadd.and upholstery .Iaddend.fabrics or the like rendered fire-resistant by coating the underside with a polymeric binder having dispersed therein from 30-60% by weight of a flake- or leaf-shaped heat conductive material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and graphite of from 50-400 mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1978
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Edward May