Paul Roy

US Patent:

7191243, Mar 13, 2007

Filed:

Nov 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/002026

Inventors:

Paul J. Roy - Mountain View CA, US
Majd Bakar - Castro Valley CA, US
Jeffrey W. Huth - Corralitos CA, US
Mark Wagner - Mountain View CA, US
Stuart Ozer - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04B 7/212

US Classification:

709231, 709243, 709236, 725 93, 725 94, 725 97, 370342, 370442

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating a data stream for broadcast to one or more client systems. A source identifier identifies where the data for the data stream may be obtained. Scheduling information associated with the identifier determines when the data should be added to the data stream for broadcast. The data is requested and received from the data source using the identifier and added to the data stream to arrive at the one or more client systems in accordance with the scheduling information. The generated data stream may comprise one or more sub-streams. The scheduling information may be checked or validated to assure consistency and accuracy. Client systems may simultaneously receive data, including real-time data, from multiple sources.

US Patent:

7555515, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Apr 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/420134

Inventors:

Paul J. Roy - Menlo Park CA, US
Andrew J. Jaffray - San Francisco CA, US
Pradeep K. Jha - Fremont CA, US
Victor S. Lee - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

709201, 718106, 370235

Abstract:

A pipeline may include a first stage and a second stage for executing data processing services and a data host communicatively coupled to the first and second stages. The data host provides for storing and communicating data, wherein the storing and communicating are asynchronous one to another. Execution of the first data processing service is asynchronous with respect to execution of the second data processing service.