Patents by Inventor William Frederick Dyer

William Frederick Dyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20100281042
    Abstract: A method and system for accessing video file content is provided. When a user encounters a web page with video content, the user can select to view the video content and wait for the server to transcode the video file and to stream the transcoded video file to the user's client device. Alternatively, the user may request that the server transcode the video file and to send the transcoded video file to the user's device, where the transcoded video file will be stored. While waiting for the video to be transcoded, the user may browse other websites, for example. In addition, a user may a request may request that the server transcode the video file and to stream the transcoded video file to the user's device in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Edwin D. Windes, Lam Ping To, Samuel Ying Cheung, Xinfeng Ma, Misha Gorelik, Thomas Eric Hayosh, William Frederick Dyer
  • Publication number: 20080195698
    Abstract: A method and system for accessing video file content is provided. When a user encounters a webpage with video content, the user can select to view the video content and wait for the server to transcode the video file and to stream the transcoded video file to the user's client device. Alternatively, the user may request that the server transcode the video file and to send the transcoded video file to the user's device, where the transcoded video file will be stored. While waiting for the video to be transcoded, the user may browse other websites, for example. The user may then view the video file at a later time that is convenient by accessing a video file inbox. The transcoded video file could alternatively be stored at the server, which can send a notification to the user's device to indicate that the video file has been transcoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: NOVARRA, INC.
    Inventors: Nemanja Stefanovic, William Frederick Dyer, Ketan B. Patel, Thomas Eric Hayosh