Patents by Inventor Sean Stephens

Sean Stephens 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).

  • Publication number: 20080235249
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide data management systems with an ability to integrate parent-child and peer-to-peer relationships (e.g., hierarchies) in a single interface, allowing a user to parent/unparent, link/unlink, merge/unmerge, and modify trusted attributes in a single interaction using highly accurate algorithms to provide data, including hints and recommendations for the management of these hierarchies. A user interface allows a user to perform hierarchy global management functions including read, write, business-to-business (B2B) search, navigation, and maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Sean Stephens, James B. Cushman, Joaquim Neto, Michael Scotece, Bradley Scott Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20070250636
    Abstract: Streaming systems and methods are described for integrating and distributing live, pre-recorded and/or on-demand media content via a packet network. The streaming systems receive a plurality of content signals from live, pre-recorded and/or on-demand content sources. The streaming systems establish a streaming session for a selected content signal that is transmitted to a remote client computer over a packet switched data network. The selected content signal is streamed over the data network during the streaming session. The streaming of the selected content signal is managed using a server. The server communicates with components including a viewer access database, a content database that includes names and titles to available content from available sources, a viewer advertising database, and/or an accounting database that includes fees to be applied to title owners of content signals when selected for transmission over the packet switched data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventor: Sean Stephens