Patents by Inventor Steven Burnap

Steven Burnap 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).

  • Media on demand using an intermediary device to output media from a remote computing device
    Patent number: 8078695
    Abstract: Particular embodiments generally relate to providing media for display to a user. In one embodiment, the media may be stored on a remote computing device. An intermediary device may be used to display the media on an output device. Even though the media may be stored on the remote computing device, the user may believe that the media is stored on the intermediary device when displaying content using the intermediary device. Representations of the media units may be received at the intermediary device. The intermediary device automatically predicts which representations of the media may be most likely to be accessed by the user. When a request to access the media units is received, if the requested media unit is stored on the intermediary device, then it can be automatically displayed using the corresponding representation of the media unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Burnap
  • MEDIA ON DEMAND USING AN INTERMEDIARY DEVICE TO OUTPUT MEDIA FROM A REMOTE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100017830
    Abstract: Particular embodiments generally relate to providing media for display to a user. In one embodiment, the media may be stored on a remote computing device. An intermediary device may be used to display the media on output device. Even though the media may be stored on the remote computing device, the user may believe that the media is stored on the intermediary device when displaying content using the intermediary device. Representations of the media units may be received at the intermediary device. The intermediary device automatically predicts which representations of the media may be most likely to be accessed by the user. When a request to access the media units is received, if the requested media unit is stored on the intermediary device, then it can be automatically displayed using the corresponding representation of the media unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc
    Inventor: Steven Burnap