Patents by Inventor Ryan Grothouse

Ryan Grothouse 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 FOR IDENTIFIER-BASED VIDEO STREAMING AND SESSIONIZATION
    Publication number: 20250202964
    Abstract: A method includes, during an initial time: receiving a manifest request, for a video, from a device associated with a first address; generating an identifier associated with the first address; generating a manifest defining a set of segments available for the video; and serving the manifest. The method further includes, during a first time: receiving a first request for a first segment, in the set of segments, the first request associated with the first address and the identifier; and based on association between the first address and the identifier, serving the first segment to the first address. The method also includes, during a second time: receiving a second request for a second segment in the set of segments, the second request associated with a second address and the identifier; and based on disassociation of the second address and the identifier, withholding delivery of the second segment to the second address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Masroor Hasan, Channing Conger, Wanda Chiu, Ryan Grothouse, Adam Brown
  • Methods for identifier-based video streaming and sessionization
    Patent number: 12267376
    Abstract: A method includes, during an initial time: receiving a manifest request, for a video, from a device associated with a first address; generating an identifier associated with the first address; generating a manifest defining a set of segments available for the video; and serving the manifest. The method further includes, during a first time: receiving a first request for a first segment, in the set of segments, the first request associated with the first address and the identifier; and based on association between the first address and the identifier, serving the first segment to the first address. The method also includes, during a second time: receiving a second request for a second segment in the set of segments, the second request associated with a second address and the identifier; and based on disassociation of the second address and the identifier, withholding delivery of the second segment to the second address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Mux, Inc.
    Inventors: Masroor Hasan, Channing Conger, Wanda Chiu, Ryan Grothouse, Adam Brown
  • METHODS FOR IDENTIFIER-BASED VIDEO STREAMING AND SESSIONIZATION
    Publication number: 20240114066
    Abstract: A method includes, during an initial time: receiving a manifest request, for a video, from a device associated with a first address; generating an identifier associated with the first address; generating a manifest defining a set of segments available for the video; and serving the manifest. The method further includes, during a first time: receiving a first request for a first segment, in the set of segments, the first request associated with the first address and the identifier; and based on association between the first address and the identifier, serving the first segment to the first address. The method also includes, during a second time: receiving a second request for a second segment in the set of segments, the second request associated with a second address and the identifier; and based on disassociation of the second address and the identifier, withholding delivery of the second segment to the second address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Masroor Hasan, Channing Conger, Wanda Chiu, Ryan Grothouse, Adam Brown