Patents by Inventor William Mays

William Mays 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: 20210263981
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for real-time or near real-time streaming of content using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a stream of data, representing the contiguous time based content of a program (e.g. a live video broadcast), into a plurality of distinct media files, and generating a playlist file having a plurality of tags and Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) indicating an order of presentation of the plurality of distinct media files. The plurality of media files and the playlist file can be made available for transmission to a client device which can retrieve the media files using the playlist file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: David Biderman, William May, JR., Alan Tseng, Roger Pantos, James David Batson
  • Patent number: 11019309
    Abstract: A near real time content streaming system can use a playlist file, in one embodiment, that includes an indicator of the type of content represented by the playlist file. The type can be indicated by a parameter, such as Video on Demand (VOD) or live, or event, that specifies the type of playlist file, and a client device can process the playlist file based upon the type of playlist file indicated by the parameter. For example, the client device, after determining the type of playlist from a playlist file can make efficiency optimizations when processing the playlist file. For example, the client, knowing the playlist file is a VOD playlist, can save the previously used variant playlist when switching to a new variant playlist rather than discarding the previously used variant playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William May, Jr., Roger Pantos
  • Patent number: 10977330
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for real-time or near real-time streaming of content using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a stream of data, representing the contiguous time based content of a program (e.g. a live video broadcast), into a plurality of distinct media files, and generating a playlist file having a plurality of tags and Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) indicating an order of presentation of the plurality of distinct media files. The plurality of media files and the playlist file can be made available for transmission to a client device which can retrieve the media files using the playlist file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Biderman, William May, Jr., Alan Tseng, Roger Pantos, James David Batson
  • Patent number: 10523726
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can execute a user application on a client device to present media files and to control presentation of the media files. The method can further run a media serving process on the client device to retrieve a playlist specifying the media files and a media source at which the media files are available, to retrieve the media files from the media source, and to decode the media files retrieved. The media serving process can call the user application to process a custom URL in order to obtain an object referred to by the custom URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Pantos, Alan Tseng, William May, Jr., James David Batson
  • Patent number: 10044779
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can adaptively determine a minimum overlap for an overlap in time between two streams being received concurrently in order to determine when to switch between the two streams, and the minimum overlap can be determined based on connection speed. In another embodiment, a minimum playlist duration can be set as a multiple of a target duration which specifies a maximum duration of a media file specified in a playlist. In another embodiment, a method can enforce a start point for playback at a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Pantos, William May, Jr., David Biderman, Alan Tseng
  • Patent number: 9935315
    Abstract: Certain nickel hydroxide active cathode materials for use in alkaline rechargeable batteries are capable of transferring >1.3 electrons per Ni atom under reversible electrochemical conditions. The specific capacity of the nickel hydroxide active materials is for example ?325 mAh/g. The cathode active materials exhibit an additional discharge plateau near 0.8 V vs. a metal hydride (MH) anode. Ni in an oxidation state of less than 2, such as Ni1+, is able to participate in electrochemical reactions when using the present cathode active materials. It is possible that up to 2.3 electrons, up to 2.5 electrons or more may be transferred per Ni atom under electrochemical conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Kwo Young, Lixin Wang, William Mays, Benjamin Reichman, Hu Chao-Ian, Diana Wong, Jean Nei
  • Patent number: 9899676
    Abstract: Certain nickel hydroxide active cathode materials for use in alkaline rechargeable batteries are capable of transferring >1.3 electrons per Ni atom under reversible electrochemical conditions. The specific capacity of the nickel hydroxide active materials is for example ?325 mAh/g. The cathode active materials exhibit an additional discharge plateau near 0.8 V vs. a metal hydride (MH) anode. Ni in an oxidation state of less than 2, such as Ni1+, is able to participate in electrochemical reactions when using the present cathode active materials. It is possible that up to 2.3 electrons, up to 2.5 electrons or more may be transferred per Ni atom under electrochemical conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Kwo Young, Lixin Wang, William Mays, Benjamin Reichman, Hu Chao-Ian, Diana Wong, Jean Nei
  • Publication number: 20170374320
    Abstract: A near real time content streaming system can use a playlist file, in one embodiment, that includes an indicator of the type of content represented by the playlist file. The type can be indicated by a parameter, such as Video on Demand (VOD) or live, or event, that specifies the type of playlist file, and a client device can process the playlist file based upon the type of playlist file indicated by the parameter. For example, the client device, after determining the type of playlist from a playlist file can make efficiency optimizations when processing the playlist file. For example, the client, knowing the playlist file is a VOD playlist, can save the previously used variant playlist when switching to a new variant playlist rather than discarding the previously used variant playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: William May, JR., Roger Pantos
  • Patent number: 9832245
    Abstract: Methods, systems and machine readable storage medium for allowing playback of streaming media at playback rates of other than 1× are described. In one embodiment, a method can determine different sets of I-frames that are available before a display deadline, where each set can have a different cadence, and one of the sets can be selected for download and display to achieve playback at other than 1×. Byte range requests from a client device can be used to retrieve each of the I-frames. Other methods, system and media are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Biderman, William May, Jr., Roger Pantos, James David Batson, John Samuel Bushell
  • Patent number: 9729830
    Abstract: A near real time content streaming system can use a playlist file, in one embodiment, that includes an indicator of the type of content represented by the playlist file. The type can be indicated by a parameter, such as Video on Demand (VOD) or live, or event, that specifies the type of playlist file, and a client device can process the playlist file based upon the type of playlist file indicated by the parameter. For example, the client device, after determining the type of playlist from a playlist file can make efficiency optimizations when processing the playlist file. For example, the client, knowing the playlist file is a VOD playlist, can save the previously used variant playlist when switching to a new variant playlist rather than discarding the previously used variant playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William May, Jr., Roger Pantos
  • Publication number: 20170171094
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for real-time or near real-time streaming of content using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a stream of data, representing the contiguous time based content of a program (e.g. a live video broadcast), into a plurality of distinct media files, and generating a playlist file having a plurality of tags and Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) indicating an order of presentation of the plurality of distinct media files. The plurality of media files and the playlist file can be made available for transmission to a client device which can retrieve the media files using the playlist file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: David Biderman, William May, JR., Alan Tseng, Roger Pantos, James David Batson
  • Patent number: 9601755
    Abstract: Lithiated composite materials and methods of manufacture are provided that are capable of imparting excellent capacity and greatly improved cycle life in lithium-ion secondary cells. By supplementing a high nickel content lithium storage material with a transition metal oxide lithium storage material or a dopant at relatively low levels, the capacity of the high nickel content lithium storage materials is maintained while cycle life is dramatically improved. These characteristics are promoted by methods of producing the materials that intermix unlithiated precursor materials with a lithium source and sintering the materials together in a single sintering reaction. The resulting lithiated composite materials provide for the first time both high capacity and excellent cycle life to predominantly high nickel content electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ovonic Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Reichman, William Mays, Diana Wong
  • Publication number: 20170078345
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can execute a user application on a client device to present media files and to control presentation of the media files. The method can further run a media serving process on the client device to retrieve a playlist specifying the media files and a media source at which the media files are available, to retrieve the media files from the media source, and to decode the media files retrieved. The media serving process can call the user application to process a custom URL in order to obtain an object referred to by the custom URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Roger Pantos, Alan Tseng, William May, JR., James David Batson
  • Patent number: 9595708
    Abstract: Lithiated composite materials and methods of manufacture are provided that are capable of imparting excellent capacity and greatly improved cycle life in lithium-ion secondary cells. By supplementing a high nickel content lithium storage material with a transition metal oxide lithium storage material or a dopant at relatively low levels, the capacity of the high nickel content lithium storage materials is maintained while cycle life is dramatically improved. These characteristics are promoted by methods of producing the materials that intermix unlithiated precursor materials with a lithium source and sintering the materials together in a single sintering reaction. The resulting lithiated composite materials provide for the first time both high capacity and excellent cycle life to predominantly high nickel content electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Ovonic Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Reichman, William Mays, Diana Wong
  • Patent number: 9558282
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for real-time or near real-time streaming of content using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a stream of data, representing the contiguous time based content of a program (e.g. a live video broadcast), into a plurality of distinct media files, and generating a playlist file having a plurality of tags and Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) indicating an order of presentation of the plurality of distinct media files. The plurality of media files and the playlist file can be made available for transmission to a client device which can retrieve the media files using the playlist file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Biderman, William May, Jr., Alan Tseng, Roger Pantos, James David Batson
  • Patent number: 9531779
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can execute a user application on a client device to present media files and to control presentation of the media files. The method can further run a media serving process on the client device to retrieve a playlist specifying the media files and a media source at which the media files are available, to retrieve the media files from the media source, and to decode the media files retrieved. The media serving process can call the user application to process a custom URL in order to obtain an object referred to by the custom URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Pantos, Alan Tseng, William May, Jr., James David Batson
  • Patent number: D1004948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Quip NYC Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell Russell Wood-Lee, Paul Koh, Jonathan Fratti, William May, Simon Enever, James Krause
  • Patent number: D1023289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Quip NYC, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Henry Fratti, Eric Glenn Harsh, Steffany V. Tran, Nathan A. Herrmann, Simon J. M. Enever, William May, Sean James Wilson, James C. Krause, Maxwell R. Wood-Lee, Paul B. Koh
  • Patent number: D1057665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Quip NYC Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Glenn Harsh, Michael J. Lawlor, Simon J. M. Enever, William May, James C. Krause
  • Patent number: D1060661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Quip NYC Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Henry Fratti, Eric Glenn Harsh, Steffany V. Tran, Nathan A Herrmann, Simon J. M. Enever, William May, Sean James Wilson, James C. Krause, Maxwell R. Wood-Lee, Paul B. Koh