Jason S Osborne

US Patent:

7848613, Dec 7, 2010

Filed:

Jun 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/427752

Inventors:

Jason Osborne - Lilburn GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/91

US Classification:

386 83, 386 95, 386112

Abstract:

Systems and methods for managing time-shift buffering in a digital media recording device are disclosed. One embodiment of a method comprises receiving media content through at least a first tuner of the digital media recording device, the media content comprising at least a first instance of media content received consecutive to a second instance of media content. The method further includes directing the first instance of media content into a first time-shift buffer, the first instance of the media content received through the first tuner of the digital media recording device. After directing the first instance of the media content into the first time-shift buffer, the second instance of media content is directed into one of the first time-shift buffer and a second time-shift buffer while continuing to direct media content received through the first tuner of the digital media recording device into the first time-shift buffer for at least a predetermined duration of time.

US Patent:

8370889, Feb 5, 2013

Filed:

Mar 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/692457

Inventors:

Kanthimathi Gayatri Sukumar - Coimbatore, IN
Balaprakash Sivaprakasam - Chennai, IN
L. Gnanendra Satish - Chennai, IN
Jason C. Osborne - Lilburn GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/16
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725120, 725139, 725117, 725 38, 725 91, 725 93, 725100, 725103, 725105, 725111, 725114, 725116, 725121, 725131, 725135, 725140, 725143, 725144, 725151, 348 E7071, 348 E7072

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a switched digital video (SDV) client to intelligently generate and transmit reverse request in a SDV system. In this manner, reverse channel traffic is reduced. During rapid channel changes using the up and down keys on a remote control, the SDV client waits a predetermined amount of time before generating a reverse request that is subsequently transmitted upstream to a headend server. By way of example, changing broadcasted channels quickly will not generate a reverse request until the predetermined amount of time is over. In the event that a changed channel is an SDV session, a program select request is immediately generated in order to begin receiving the SDV session.

US Patent:

20080244667, Oct 2, 2008

Filed:

Mar 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/691565

Inventors:

Jason C. Osborne - Lilburn GA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725 94

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a switched digital video (SDV) server to prioritize SDV programs. More specifically, SDV programs carried on an RF carrier frequency are given priorities in the event of unavailable bandwidth. In this manner, the SDV server selects which SDV programs to broadcast, to unbind, or not to fulfill.