Patents by Inventor Zhengua Fu

Zhengua Fu 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).

  • Source updating for streaming based servers
    Patent number: 7886070
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of: detecting a request from a client to restart a streamed multimedia presentation from a new starting point; determining if an update to a source file of the streamed multimedia presentation is available; if the update is available: closing the source file, opening the update, and establishing a link to the existing data channel; locating the new starting point of the streamed multimedia presentation; and streaming the multimedia presentation from the new starting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Hans Westerink, Paolo Dettori, Zhengua Fu, Julio Nogima, Frank A. Schaffa