Patents by Inventor Ryan B. Bloom

Ryan B. Bloom 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).

  • Methods and systems for inserting media content
    Patent number: 9183576
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a content object is disclosed with an in-stream ad unit inserted into the content object for a content object player. The content object is audio and/or video. The processed content object is downloaded or streamed to the content object player. A method for content insertion is provided. In this method, a first media data is received from a server and a placement request is transmitted to a content provider service. As a result, a placement response is received from the content provider service. The placement response includes data identifying a second media data associated with the first media data. The second media data is retrieved and merged with the first media data. After the merge, the first and second media data are transmitted to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Limelight Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Cobb, Ryan B. Bloom, David Rowley, Scott Anderson, Abbas Mahyari
  • CONTROL LAYER INDEXED PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20140245347
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a playback experience for one or more videos is disclosed. Actions are specified in control documents for the one or more videos. The actions specify start time and duration for each action, optional introductory or confirmation messages or interface controls, optional gestures, and/or intents that are triggered by the actions. The various control documents are compiled into a single control document that includes a link to the one or more videos and the actions various. Multiple parties can control the playback experience with multiple control documents to provide a multi-layered control experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Limelight Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Anderson, Abbas Mahyari, Kenan Malik, Aidan Patrick Donohoe, Gouri Shivani Varambally, Jonathan Cobb, David Rowley, Nikita Dolgov, Carl Rivas, Ryan B. Bloom
  • Methods and systems for content insertion
    Patent number: 8291095
    Abstract: A method for content insertion is provided. In this method, a first media data is received from a server and a placement request is transmitted to a content provider service. As a result, a placement response is received from the content provider service. The placement response includes data identifying a second media data associated with the first media data. The second media data is retrieved and merged with the first media data. After the merge, the first and second media data are transmitted to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Limelight Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Cobb, Ryan B. Bloom