Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130167020 | Just in Time Workflow Construction - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for handling a workflow within an electronic document. Participants are chosen for the workflow and the activities are assigned to the workflow participants. Workflow information is obtained from an electronic document, where the workflow information pertains to activities assigned to a user. The user can consult on or delegate the assigned activities, in which case the electronic document is sent to the consultant or delegate. Alternatively the user can reassign future activities. If it is detected that the workflow has been completed, the user can indicate the continuing of the workflow by identifying additional workflow participants, and the electronic document is sent to one of the additional workflow participants. | 06-27-2013 |
20140032703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EXPANDABLE COMPUTER STORAGE SYSTEM - A method of implementing an expandable computer storage system is disclosed. With the ever increasing amounts of data, computer storage systems tend to eventually become filled. To allow for additional storage capacity in manner that can be formed without taking the computer storage system off-line an expandable computer storage system is disclosed. The expandable computer storage system uses a hasher system with a hash function on a filename to select an individual storage unit from an expandable array of storage units. A configuration file in the hasher system specifies how the hash function selects the individual storage unit. When additional storage units are added to the storage array, a newer configuration file is added to the hasher system which allows the new storage units to be used. However, the older configuration file is kept and used as a back-up in case a file cannot be located using the new configuration file. Over time, all the file files will be moved from a location specified by the older configuration file to a new location specified by the newer configuration file. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCKING EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO A DIVIDED RESOURCE - A method of locking exclusive access to a divided computer resource that may be access by more than one different is disclosed. A computer resource that is divided into more than one piece may require exclusive access to all the individual portions before the computer resource may be used. If more than one client system attempts to access such a divided computer resource, a deadlock situation may occur. To prevent such a deadlock situation, each client that attempts to access the divided resource will issue a globally unique identifier to the divided resource. If more than one client system attempts to access portions of the same computer resource then the globally unique identifier will be used to arbitrate disputes and thus prevent deadlock. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING ONLINE STORAGE TO COMPUTER USERS - A system and method of allocating storage space in a computer system is disclosed. In the disclosed system, computer resources are allocated using a quota system that employs quota identifiers. An allocation system creates quota identifiers and each quota identifier is assigned a specific quota value. Computer resources are then assigned to users by assigning quota identifiers to the users. Additional amounts may be allocated to specific users by created extension quota identifiers and associating those quota identifiers with specific users. | 01-30-2014 |
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20090106356 | MEDIA PLAYBACK POINT SEEKING USING DATA RANGE REQUESTS - Techniques are described for downloading user-selected segments of media objects. As described herein, a user may demand that a client device present a segment of a media object when the client device has not yet downloaded the data that represents the partial segment of the media object. The client device may then output two separate requests to a server that hosts the media object. The first request specifies a resource identifier of the media object and a first data range. Data in the first range specifies a format of data of the media object. The second request specifies the resource identifier of the media object and a second data range. Data in the second range represents the requested partial segment of the media object. When the client device receives the data, the client device uses the data in the first range to present the data in the second range. | 04-23-2009 |
20090150557 | DYNAMIC BIT RATE SCALING - The invention provides for a download agent executing on a computing device to dynamically select between media files with different media quality for delivery of media content provided by a media content provider. The download agent may select between different media files with similar content but different quality based on a playback rate of the media file, the resolution of the media file, or the encoding scheme of the media file. The download agent may seamlessly transition from one media file to another media file at key frames to avoid any motion artifacts and to avoid requiring a user to restart the media file. | 06-11-2009 |
20130346627 | DYNAMIC BIT RATE SCALING - The invention provides for a download agent executing on a computing device to dynamically select between media files with different media quality for delivery of media content provided by a media content provider. The download agent may select between different media files with similar content but different quality based on a playback rate of the media file, the resolution of the media file, or the encoding scheme of the media file. The download agent may seamlessly transition from one media file to another media file at key frames to avoid any motion artifacts and to avoid requiring a user to restart the media file. | 12-26-2013 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090287841 | LIVE MEDIA DELIVERY OVER A PACKET-BASED COMPUTER NETWORK - In general, this disclosure describes techniques of determining a backset for client devices attempting to download data of a live transmission. A backset is an amount of temporal delay that the client devices are delayed by when viewing the live transmission. As described herein, a media content provider may determine a recommended backset for each client devices based characteristics of the client device. Each client device may then be backset by the determined value, or may calculate its own backset based on the recommended backset. Establishing a backset for each client device may avoid rebuffering of live transmission data. | 11-19-2009 |
20100146145 | ADAPTIVE PLAYBACK RATE WITH LOOK-AHEAD - The disclosure provides for a download agent executing on a computing device to dynamically select between media files when a portion of the media file that is currently being downloaded has a portion average playback rate that is greater than a throughput rate at which the computing device is receiving media files. During the portion where the portion average playback rate is greater than the throughput rate, the download agent may dynamically transition to a different media file where the portion average playback rate for the portion is less than or equal to the throughput rate. The download agent may then transition back to the original media file after downloading the portion form the different media file. | 06-10-2010 |
20100306373 | DATA RETRIEVAL BASED ON BANDWIDTH COST AND DELAY - The invention provides for a download agent executing on a computing device. The download agent determines the status of each of the source servers, and downloads from source servers that are in the available state. Additionally the download agent tracks characteristics of the source servers. The download agent determines the required bandwidth of portions of the media content stored on the source servers. Based on the characteristics of the source servers and the required bandwidth of the portions of the media content, the download agent determines how much media content should be downloaded from which source servers and at what time. | 12-02-2010 |
20110264771 | LIVE MEDIA DELIVERY OVER A PACKET-BASED COMPUTER NETWORK - In general, this disclosure describes techniques of determining a backset for client devices attempting to download data of a live transmission. A backset is an amount of temporal delay that the client devices are delayed by when viewing the live transmission. As described herein, a media content provider may determine a recommended backset for each client devices based characteristics of the client device. Each client device may then be backset by the determined value, or may calculate its own backset based on the recommended backset. Establishing a backset for each client device may avoid rebuffering of live transmission data. | 10-27-2011 |
20130024550 | LIVE MEDIA DELIVERY OVER A PACKET-BASED COMPUTER NETWORK - In general, this disclosure describes techniques of determining a backset for client devices attempting to download data of a live transmission. A backset is an amount of temporal delay that the client devices are delayed by when viewing the live transmission. As described herein, a media content provider may determine a recommended backset for each client devices based characteristics of the client device. Each client device may then be backset by the determined value, or may calculate its own backset based on the recommended backset. Establishing a backset for each client device may avoid rebuffering of live transmission data. | 01-24-2013 |