Patents by Inventor Steve Branam

Steve Branam 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).

  • Scalable seamless digital video stream splicing
    Patent number: 8743906
    Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for scalable seamless digital video stream splicing. Data packets in a first video stream of bits are rearranged. Placeholder packets are created in a second video stream of bits. The first video stream of bits and the second video stream of bits are combined to generate a spliced stream by inserting data packets from the first video stream of bits into the placeholder packets in the second video stream of bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Branam, Craig Frink, Santosh Krishnan, Weidong Xu, Jean Zhou, Qin-Fan Zhu
  • Input queued content switching using a playlist
    Patent number: 8650602
    Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for input queued content switching using a playlist. A retrieval sequence is generated using a plurality of content requests based on content location information. A first portion of content is requested to be queued at a first content source, and a second portion of content is requested to be queued at a second content source. A content stream of the first portion and the second portion of content is generated using the retrieval sequence. The generating includes selecting the first portion of content from a queue associated with the first content source and transferring the first portion of content to an output buffer, then terminating transfer of the first portion of content and initiating transfer of the second portion of content from a queue associated with the second content source. The portion of content in the output buffer is transmitted to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Pond, Thomas V. Radogna, Weidong Xu, Qin-Fan Zhu, Steve Branam, Craig Frink, Michael G. Hluchyj, Santosh Krishnan
  • Input Queued Content Switching Using A Playlist
    Publication number: 20100223392
    Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for input queued content switching using a playlist. A retrieval sequence is generated using a plurality of content requests based on content location information. A first portion of content is requested to be queued at a first content source, and a second portion of content is requested to be queued at a second content source. A content stream of the first portion and the second portion of content is generated using the retrieval sequence. The generating includes selecting the first portion of content from a queue associated with the first content source and transferring the first portion of content to an output buffer, then terminating transfer of the first portion of content and initiating transfer of the second portion of content from a queue associated with the second content source. The portion of content in the output buffer is transmitted to a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Verivue, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Pond, Thomas V. Radogna, Weidong Xu, Qin-Fan Zhu, Steve Branam, Craig Frink, Michael G. Hluchyj, Santosh Krishnan
  • SCALABLE SEAMLESS DIGITAL VIDEO STREAM SPLICING
    Publication number: 20100189131
    Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for scalable seamless digital video stream splicing. Data packets in a first video stream of bits are rearranged. Placeholder packets are created in a second video stream of bits. The first video stream of bits and the second video stream of bits are combined to generate a spliced stream by inserting data packets from the first video stream of bits into the placeholder packets in the second video stream of bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Verivue, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Branam, Craig Frink, Santosh Krishnan, Weidong Xu, Jean Zhou, Qin-Fan Zhu