Patents by Inventor Tal Saraf
Tal Saraf 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).
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Patent number: 10951679Abstract: A number of approaches for transcoding media is described, which allow various users to control one or more aspects of transcoding (e.g. bit rate, resolution) when delivering media content to a client device from a network edge server or other location. The client device is provided with an interface that allows the user to increase or decrease the resolution, bit rate or other settings of the media content. Upon receiving a request from the user, the system transcodes the media content in accordance with the request and dynamically delivers the transcoded media content to the user's device. The system also enables content publishers and network operators to impose restrictions (e.g. minimum and maximum values for various settings) on user control.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 10846130Abstract: A system and method is described for enabling a user to add extensions to one or more of the preconfigured workflows for processing media content. The extensions can comprise a custom task that is injected at a specified entry point in the preconfigured workflow, such as after completion of a particular task. The custom task injected into the workflow can perform a variety of processing jobs, such as adding digital rights management (DRM), allowing access to the media content by third parties, injecting advertisements or other content into the media, checking the media content for errors or viruses, and the like. The custom task may also instruct the workflow to delegate access to the media content to external third party services. When the preconfigured workflow reaches the specified entry point, the workflow may be suspended until the custom task is completed, at which point the preconfigured workflow may resume.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Publication number: 20200204604Abstract: A number of approaches for transcoding media is described, which allow various users to control one or more aspects of transcoding (e.g. bit rate, resolution) when delivering media content to a client device from a network edge server or other location. The client device is provided with an interface that allows the user to increase or decrease the resolution, bit rate or other settings of the media content. Upon receiving a request from the user, the system transcodes the media content in accordance with the request and dynamically delivers the transcoded media content to the user's device. The system also enables content publishers and network operators to impose restrictions (e.g. minimum and maximum values for various settings) on user control.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 10652299Abstract: A number of approaches for transcoding media is described, which allow various users to control one or more aspects of transcoding (e.g. bit rate, resolution) when delivering media content to a client device from a network edge server or other location. The client device is provided with an interface that allows the user to increase or decrease the resolution, bit rate or other settings of the media content. Upon receiving a request from the user, the system transcodes the media content in accordance with the request and dynamically delivers the transcoded media content to the user's device. The system also enables content publishers and network operators to impose restrictions (e.g. minimum and maximum values for various settings) on user control.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 10636081Abstract: A transcoding service is described that is capable of utilizing the excess capacity of the computing resources of a service provider. The customer of the transcoding service can submit a bid price for completing the transcodes. As long as the specified price exceeds the fluctuating price of the unused resource instances, the transcoding service will execute the job on the unused instance(s). If the price of the unused resource instances exceeds the customer's bid, the transcoding process stops. The transcoding service may pause the transcoding when the dynamically fluctuating price of the unused resource exceeds the customer's bid and then resume when the price falls back down. Users can specify constraints for transcoding, such as timeframes during which the transcode must be completed, a total price for completing transcoding or priorities of the media files. The system can automatically optimize the utilization of the resource instances according to the constraints.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 10623408Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the generation and delivery of content including unique and shared components. A content delivery network service provider can obtain requests for content from client computing devices. Based on information provided in the request or otherwise managed by executable code on the client computing device, the CDN service provider obtains one or more pieces of content that may be shared by more than one user or client computing devices. Additionally, the CDN service provider obtains one or more pieces of content that will not be shared by more than one user or more than one client computing device. Responsive to the content request, the CDN service provider can combine the one or more pieces of shared content and the one or more pieces of unique content and deliver the combined content to the requested client computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bradley E. Marshall, Tal Saraf, Craig W. Howard, David Alexander Dunlap, Nicholas J. Maniscalco
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Patent number: 10601767Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for request routing based on application information associated with the requested resource are provided. A DNS nameserver at an application broker obtains a DNS query corresponding to a resource requested from a client computing device and associated with a first resource identifier. The first resource identifier includes application information associated with the requested resource. Based on the application information parsed from the first resource identifier, the DNS nameserver at the application broker selects either a second resource identifier which resolves to a domain of a network computing provider or an IP address associated with a network computing component for processing the requested resource. The DNS nameserver then transmits either the second resource identifier or IP address to the client computing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf
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Patent number: 10191954Abstract: A service is described that is able to analyze and prioritize media transcoding jobs. The determination of priority may be based on a feedback loop in which the system obtains request pattern information that indicates how end user devices consume the media content that has been transcoded. The historical request pattern information can be obtained by the service provider during the serving of the content to the requesting devices. Alternatively, the request pattern information may be obtained by receiving the information from a content publisher or other entities. Based on the request pattern associated with the media content, the system may assign higher priorities to formats that will be most frequently requested at specified time periods. The system may utilize higher number of resources, different types of resources or different configurations of resources to execute the high priority transcoding jobs.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 10193962Abstract: When a client requests content from a Content Delivery Network (or other system), a first portion of the content is transmitted to the client from a source capable of providing high performance to that client. When the client has a sufficient amount of the content to perform its function, then additional portions of the content can be transmitted to the client from a source that provides a lower performance to that client with a minimal or no performance penalty to the user of the client.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: David Alexander Dunlap, Tal Saraf, Nicholas J. Maniscalco, Benjamin W. S. Redman, Martin Cornelis Frederik Slot, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 10116584Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing CDN service providers are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the network storage provider storage component.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf
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Publication number: 20180205697Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing network storage provider and CDN service providers are provided. A content broker component obtains client computing device requests for content provided by a content provider. The content broker processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a network storage provider or a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the content broker.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf, Imran S. Patel
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Patent number: 9985927Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing network storage provider and CDN service providers are provided. A content broker component obtains client computing device requests for content provided by a content provider. The content broker processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a network storage provider or a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the content broker.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf, Imran S. Patel
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Publication number: 20170353395Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing CDN service providers are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the network storage provider storage component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf
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Patent number: 9787599Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing CDN service providers are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the network storage provider storage component.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf
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Publication number: 20170286162Abstract: A system and method is described for enabling a user to add extensions to one or more of the preconfigured workflows for processing media content. The extensions can comprise a custom task that is injected at a specified entry point in the preconfigured workflow, such as after completion of a particular task. The custom task injected into the workflow can perform a variety of processing jobs, such as adding digital rights management (DRM), allowing access to the media content by third parties, injecting advertisements or other content into the media, checking the media content for errors or viruses, and the like. The custom task may also instruct the workflow to delegate access to the media content to external third party services. When the preconfigured workflow reaches the specified entry point, the workflow may be suspended until the custom task is completed, at which point the preconfigured workflow may resume.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 9734472Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for request routing based on cost information are provided. A client request processing a resource identifier for requested content transmits a first DNS query to a content delivery network service provider. The content delivery network service provider transmits an alternative resource identifier in response to the client computing device DNS query. The alternative resource identifier is selected as a function of cost information. The client computing device then issues a second DNS query to the same content delivery network service provider. The content delivery network service provider can then either resolve the second DNS query with an IP address of a cache component or transmit another alternative resource identifier that will resolve to the content delivery network service provider. The process can repeat with the content delivery network service provider's network until a DNS nameserver resolves a DNS query from the client computing device.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf
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Patent number: 9710307Abstract: A system and method is described for enabling a user to add extensions to one or more of the preconfigured workflows for processing media content. The extensions can comprise a custom task that is injected at a specified entry point in the preconfigured workflow, such as after completion of a particular task. The custom task injected into the workflow can perform a variety of processing jobs, such as adding digital rights management (DRM), allowing access to the media content by third parties, injecting advertisements or other content into the media, checking the media content for errors or viruses, and the like. The custom task may also instruct the workflow to delegate access to the media content to external third party services. When the preconfigured workflow reaches the specified entry point, the workflow may be suspended until the custom task is completed, at which point the preconfigured workflow may resume.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall
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Patent number: 9703943Abstract: Architecture for providing pre-authenticated information from an endpoint for subsequently authenticating a device and/or user associated with the previously-authenticated information. A pre-authentication module of the architecture can be a trust component as part of an application that facilitates the utilization of user information and/or endpoint information in a media session protocol message to replace information that would otherwise be gathered via a dialog. In the context of IP-based voice communications, a call can be made from a client that is pre-authenticable, and no longer requires that an IP-based telephone interact with the phone user to facilitate sign-on.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Tal Saraf, Gurdeep Singh Pall, Anand Ramakrishna
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Publication number: 20170085495Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing CDN service providers are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the network storage provider storage component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf
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Publication number: 20170078358Abstract: A number of approaches for transcoding media is described, which allow various users to control one or more aspects of transcoding (e.g. bit rate, resolution) when delivering media content to a client device from a network edge server or other location. The client device is provided with an interface that allows the user to increase or decrease the resolution, bit rate or other settings of the media content. Upon receiving a request from the user, the system transcodes the media content in accordance with the request and dynamically delivers the transcoded media content to the user's device. The system also enables content publishers and network operators to impose restrictions (e.g. minimum and maximum values for various settings) on user control.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Jonathan B. Corley, Tal Saraf, Bradley E. Marshall