Martin A Gibson

US Patent:

20210144204, May 13, 2021

Filed:

Nov 20, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/953860

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ludovic Pierre - Palo Alto CA, US
Martin Gibson - San Francisco CA, US
Nandini Iyer - Fremont CA, US
Jean-Rene Menand - Los Altos CA, US
Sebastian Rapport - Grass Valley CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04N 21/8547
G06F 16/95
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/2362
H04N 21/41
H04N 21/858
H04L 12/28
H04N 21/436
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/43
G06F 9/00
H04W 8/00
H04N 21/242
H04N 21/8545

Abstract:

A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.

US Patent:

20200267423, Aug 20, 2020

Filed:

May 4, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/866085

Inventors:

- Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, CH
Frederic THOMAS - Onex, CH
Martin GIBSON - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

NAGRAVISION S.A. - Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

International Classification:

H04N 21/2343
H04N 21/845
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/236

Abstract:

A method for initiating a transmission of a program stream for delivery from a local access point to a client device, said program stream being structured as a plurality of regular segments relating to a single event. This method comprises the steps of: (a) processing at least one of the regular segments into a set of particular segments, where the at least one regular segment carries a payload of a first playback duration and the payload of said set represents a second playback duration that is greater than that of the first playback duration, and where the second playback duration is sufficient to comply with a client device requirement for initiating a rendering of the event, and (b) transmitting, during an initial period, from the local access point said set of particular segments.

US Patent:

20200162548, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Sep 24, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/580368

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ludovic Pierre - Palo Alto CA, US
Martin Gibson - San Francisco CA, US
Nandini Iyer - Fremont CA, US
Jean-Rene Menand - Los Altos CA, US
Sebastian Rapport - Grass Valley CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04N 21/8545
H04N 21/242
H04W 8/00
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/28
G06F 9/00
H04N 21/43
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/436
H04N 21/858
H04N 21/41
H04N 21/2362
G06F 16/95
H04N 21/8547

Abstract:

A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.

US Patent:

20180103276, Apr 12, 2018

Filed:

May 24, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/573618

Inventors:

- Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, CH
Frederic THOMAS - Onex, CH
Martin GIBSON - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

NAGRAVISION S.A. - Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

International Classification:

H04N 21/2343
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/236

Abstract:

A method for initiating a transmission of a program stream for delivery from a local access point to a client device, said program stream being structured as a plurality of regular segments relating to a single event. This method comprises the steps of: processing at least one of the regular segments into a set of particular segments, where the at least one regular segment carries a payload of a first playback duration and the payload of said set represents a second playback duration that is greater than that of the first playback duration, and where the second playback duration is sufficient to comply with a client device requirement for initiating a rendering of the event, and transmitting, during an initial period, from the local access point said set of particular segments.

US Patent:

20170339226, Nov 23, 2017

Filed:

Jun 28, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/635455

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ludovic Pierre - Palo Alto CA, US
Martin Gibson - Saratoga CA, US
Nandini Iyer - Fremont CA, US
Jean-Rene Menand - Los Altos CA, US
Sebastian Rapport - Grass Valley CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
G06F 9/00
H04N 21/8547
H04N 21/8545
H04N 21/436
H04N 21/43
H04N 21/41
H04N 21/242
H04N 21/2362
H04N 21/235
H04N 21/858
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/28
G06F 17/30
H04W 8/00

Abstract:

A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.

US Patent:

20160044104, Feb 11, 2016

Filed:

Aug 21, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/832986

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ludovic Pierre - Paris, FR
Martin Gibson - Saratoga CA, US
Nandini Iyer - Fremont CA, US
Jean-Rene Menand - Los Altos CA, US
Sebastian Rapport - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.