Patents by Inventor Thai W. Then

Thai W. Then 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).

  • Bandwidth estimation based on statistical measures
    Patent number: 9954788
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for estimating bandwidth estimate based on a set of statistical measurements that quantifies bandwidth variation. The method receives a piece of media content at a receiving device and computes several instantaneous bandwidth measurements based on sample data blocks or media content received at the receiving device. The method computes the set of statistical measures that quantifies variation between the computed instantaneous bandwidth measurements. Based on the set of statistical measures, the method computes a revised bandwidth estimate for receiving media content at the receiving device. In some embodiments, the method uses the revised bandwidth estimate to determine an amount of media content data to buffer in order to provide an uninterrupted playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Pantos, Thai W. Then
  • Bandwidth Estimation Based on Statistical Measures
    Publication number: 20120307654
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for estimating bandwidth estimate based on a set of statistical measurements that quantifies bandwidth variation. The method receives a piece of media content at a receiving device and computes several instantaneous bandwidth measurements based on sample data blocks or media content received at the receiving device. The method computes the set of statistical measures that quantifies variation between the computed instantaneous bandwidth measurements. Based on the set of statistical measures, the method computes a revised bandwidth estimate for receiving media content at the receiving device. In some embodiments, the method uses the revised bandwidth estimate to determine an amount of media content data to buffer in order to provide an uninterrupted playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Roger Pantos, Thai W. Then