Patents by Inventor Scott K. Brown
Scott K. Brown 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).
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Publication number: 20120066058Abstract: Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Scott K. Brown, Bradley Paul Gorman, Brooke Lamont Patterson, Mark Lionel Filteau, Kevin Eugene Mason, Eric Adam Manchester
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Patent number: 8130755Abstract: Generally, a terminal can access a resource selection device to access a content source, the content source being structured and arranged to respond directly to the terminal. For example, a PC (“personal computer”) may be pointed at a load-balancing switch. The load balancing switch translates the PC's traffic and directs the PC traffic to a server (or switch) providing streaming services. The server responds directly to the terminal, but uses the IP address/identity of the load-balancing switch with which the terminal is communicating.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventor: Scott K. Brown
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Patent number: 8028092Abstract: Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Scott K. Brown, Bradley Paul Gorman, Brooke Lamont Patterson, Mark Lionel Filteau, Kevin Eugene Mason, Eric Adam Manchester
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Publication number: 20110211495Abstract: Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventor: Scott K. Brown
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Patent number: 7921157Abstract: Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventor: Scott K. Brown
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Publication number: 20100228965Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: AOL INC.Inventors: DAVID F. PARE, DAVID L. BIDERMAN, STEPHEN E. LOOMIS, SCOTT K. BROWN, MICHAEL WISE, DAVID WEXELBLAT, CONOR P. CAHILL, DAVID S. BILL
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Publication number: 20100180293Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Inventors: SCOTT K. BROWN, David L. Biderman
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Patent number: 7734042Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: David F. Pare, David L. Biderman, Stephen E. Loomis, Scott K. Brown, Michael Wise, David Wexelblat, Conor P. Cahill, David S. Bill
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Publication number: 20100091985Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: AOL LLCInventors: David F. Pare, David L. Biderman, Stephen Loomis, Scott K. Brown, Michael Wise, David Wexelblat, Conor P. Cahill, David S. Bill
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Patent number: 7685286Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Scott K. Brown, David L. Biderman
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Patent number: 7602908Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: AOL LLCInventors: David F Pare, David L. Biderman, Stephen Loomis, Scott K. Brown, Michael Wise, David Wexelblat, Conor P. Cahill, David S. Bill
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Publication number: 20090182848Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: AOL LLCInventors: Scott K. Brown, David L. Biderman
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Patent number: 7430609Abstract: A source accessed by a terminal may be changed by enabling a terminal to access a stream of data units on a first duplicating switch, determining that the terminal should access the stream from a second duplicating switch, and transitioning the terminal to the second duplicating switch to access the stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2002Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: AOL LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Scott K. Brown, Thomas Pepper, David Biderman
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Patent number: 7412516Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: AOL LLCInventors: Scott K. Brown, David L. Biderman
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Patent number: 7292571Abstract: Generally, a terminal can access a resource selection device to access a content source, the content source being structured and arranged to respond directly to the terminal. For example, a PC (“personal computer”) may be pointed at a load-balancing switch. The load balancing switch translates the PC's traffic and directs the PC traffic to a server (or switch) providing streaming services. The server responds directly to the terminal, but uses the IP address/identity of the load-balancing switch with which the terminal is communicating.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2002Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: AOL LLC, a Delaware limited liability companyInventor: Scott K. Brown
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Patent number: 7266609Abstract: A switch having a first communications interface to receive a stream of data units, a buffer to store the payload portion of the data unit, a replicator to duplicate at least the payload portion of the data unit, and a second communications interface to enable access to the stream of data units by two or more terminals.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: AOL LLCInventors: David S. Bill, Gilbert G. Weigand, Scott K. Brown, William J. Raduchel, Christopher L. Amen-Kroeger
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Patent number: 7124166Abstract: Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2002Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: AOL LLCInventor: Scott K. Brown
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Publication number: 20040003118Abstract: Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Inventors: Scott K. Brown, Bradley Paul Gorman, Brooke Lamont Patterson, Mark Lionel Filteau, Kevin Eugene Mason, Eric Adam Manchester
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Publication number: 20030154283Abstract: Generally, a terminal can access a resource selection device to access a content source, the content source being structured and arranged to respond directly to the terminal. For example, a PC (“personal computer”) may be pointed at a load-balancing switch. The load balancing switch translates the PC's traffic and directs the PC traffic to a server (or switch) providing streaming services. The server responds directly to the terminal, but uses the IP address/identity of the load-balancing switch with which the terminal is communicating.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2002Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventor: Scott K. Brown
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Publication number: 20020161910Abstract: A switch having a first communications interface to receive a stream of data units, a buffer to store the payload portion of the data unit, a replicator to duplicate at least the payload portion of the data unit, and a second communications interface to enable access to the stream of data units by two or more terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: David Bill, Gil Weigand, Scott K. Brown, Bill Raduchel