Patents by Inventor William Albert Whited

William Albert Whited 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).

  • Streaming gateway
    Patent number: 7937485
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments describe methods, systems, and products that intelligently translate between streaming formats. One such method receives a multimedia stream of data, with the multimedia stream of data having a streaming protocol. Network control data is received and indicates a level of demand for the multimedia stream of data. The multimedia stream of data is translated to a different streaming protocol to reduce bandwidth. The translated multimedia stream of data is then forwarded to a transport network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William Albert Whited, Michael Duckett