Patents by Inventor Shankar Meembat

Shankar Meembat 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).

  • Insertion of a content item to a media stream
    Patent number: 9525897
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising obtaining a media stream, determining, based on at least two timing cues, a first location in the media stream, wherein the at least two timing cues are comprised in the following list: a metadata signal associated with the media stream, a silent period in the media stream and a predefined content sequence in the media stream, and inserting a predetermined content item into the media stream starting from or ending in the first location, to at least in part replace content originally in the media stream, wherein in case the metadata signal is comprised in the at least two timing cues, the first location occurs at most a threshold length of time before or after receipt of the metadata signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Exaget Oy
    Inventor: Shankar Meembat
  • Insertion of a content item to a media stream
    Publication number: 20150350694
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising obtaining a media stream, determining, based on at least two timing cues, a first location in the media stream, wherein the at least two timing cues are comprised in the following list: a metadata signal associated with the media stream, a silent period in the media stream and a predefined content sequence in the media stream, and inserting a predetermined content item into the media stream starting from or ending in the first location, to at least in part replace content originally in the media stream, wherein in case the metadata signal is comprised in the at least two timing cues, the first location occurs at most a threshold length of time before or after receipt of the metadata signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Shankar Meembat