Patents by Inventor Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite

Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite 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).

  • Patent number: 10834472
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits van Heyningen, John Croy, Daniel Murray Benson, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Robert Balog
  • Publication number: 20200092613
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits van Heyningen, John Croy, Daniel Murray Benson, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Robert Balog
  • Patent number: 10524015
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits van Heyningen, John Croy, Daniel Murray Benson, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Robert Balog
  • Publication number: 20190230418
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits van Heyningen, John Croy, Daniel Murray Benson, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Robert Balog
  • Patent number: 10349145
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits van Heyningen, John Croy, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Daniel Murray Benson, Robert Balog
  • Publication number: 20180367865
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits van Heyningen, John Croy, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Daniel Murray Benson, Robert Balog
  • Publication number: 20180020262
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits van Heyningen, John Croy, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Daniel Murray Benson, Robert Balog
  • Patent number: 9838749
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits Van Heyningen, John Croy, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Daniel Murray Benson, Robert Balog
  • Publication number: 20160360280
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering programming content to vehicles (e.g., seagoing vessels) in a cost-effective manner. In some embodiments, programming content may be delivered to vehicles over previously deployed networks (e.g., satellite networks), using excess network capacity which may not otherwise be used to deliver data. By opportunistically employing excess network capacity (e.g., as the capacity becomes available), data constituting programming content may be delivered to vehicles over a period of time, such as via multicast transmission. A vehicle may store received data on one or more onboard servers. After an item of programming content has been received, the item may be made accessible to the vehicle's crew and/or passengers, such as by streaming the item to one or more suitably configured playback devices. Content may be served to playback devices “on demand” and/or according to a programming schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: KVH Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Kits Van Heyningen, John Croy, Stephen Mark Haythornthwaite, Daniel Murray Benson, Robert Balog