公开(公告)号：US20060280431A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-14

申请号：US11445659

申请日：2006-06-02

申请人： Kirk Blattman ,  Glenn Connery ,  Andrew Palfreyman

发明人： Kirk Blattman ,  Glenn Connery ,  Andrew Palfreyman

IPC分类号： H04N5/91

CPC分类号： H04N5/783

摘要： A technique for supporting trick modes in a streaming digital video environment involves receiving a source stream of digital video content that is encoded for a normal playout rate and generating a root trick mode stream from the source stream, wherein the root trick mode stream is generated for a playout rate that is faster than the normal playout rate. The root trick mode stream is then used to generate subsequent trick mode streams that have faster playout rates than the root trick mode stream. Using a root trick mode stream to generate subsequent trick mode streams requires only one trick mode stream to be generated at ingest and therefore reduces ingest processing requirements and eliminates the need to store a different trick mode stream for every possible trick mode playout rate.

摘要翻译： 一种用于支持流数字视频环境中的特技模式的技术涉及接收针对正常播放速率编码的数字视频内容的源流并且从源流生成根特技模式流，其中生成根特技模式流 播放速度比普通播放速度快。 然后，根特技模式流用于产生具有比根特技模式流更快的播出速率的后续特技模式流。 使用根特技模式流来产生后续的特技模式流仅需要在摄取时生成一个特技模式流，因此减少了摄取处理要求，并且消除了为每个可能的特技模式播放速率存储不同的特技模式流的需要。

公开(公告)号：US07721117B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-18

申请号：US11395572

申请日：2006-03-31

申请人： W. Paul Sherer ,  Kirk Blattman ,  Hoi-Tauw Chou ,  Glenn Connery ,  Howard Davis ,  Daniel Kiewlich ,  Robert Drew Major ,  Mel Oyler ,  Neeraj K. Sharma

发明人： W. Paul Sherer ,  Kirk Blattman ,  Hoi-Tauw Chou ,  Glenn Connery ,  Howard Davis ,  Daniel Kiewlich ,  Robert Drew Major ,  Mel Oyler ,  Neeraj K. Sharma

IPC分类号： G06F11/30

CPC分类号： H04L67/1008 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/607 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/101 ,  H04L67/1012 ,  H04L67/1034 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L69/40 ,  H04N21/2181 ,  H04N21/23116 ,  H04N21/2404 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/631 ,  H04N21/64322

摘要： A technique for managing the streaming of digital video content to multiple clients involves identifying an attribute of a content element that is streamed to a client and selecting a protection mechanism for the content element as a function of the attribute, wherein the protection mechanism enables streaming of the content element to the clients in the event of a resource failure. In an example, the identified attribute is an indication of the popularity of the content element (e.g., as measured by the number of active streams), such that the protection mechanism is selected as a function of the popularity of the content element. In an embodiment, protection mechanisms that offer a higher level of protection are selected for the more popular content elements and protection mechanisms that offer a lower level of protection are selected for the less popular content elements.

摘要翻译： 用于管理数字视频内容到多个客户端的流传输的技术包括识别被传送到客户端的内容元素的属性，并且根据属性选择内容元素的保护机制，其中该保护机制使流媒体 资源故障时客户端的内容元素。 在一个示例中，所标识的属性是内容元素的流行度的指示（例如，由活动流的数量测量），使得保护机制被选择为内容元素的普及度的函数。 在一个实施例中，为更流行的内容元素选择提供更高级别的保护的保护机制，并且为较不流行的内容元素选择提供较低级别的保护的保护机制。

公开(公告)号：US09197857B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-24

申请号：US12434480

申请日：2009-05-01

申请人： William VerSteeg ,  Glenn Connery ,  Kurt Kollmansberger ,  John Pickens

发明人： William VerSteeg ,  Glenn Connery ,  Kurt Kollmansberger ,  John Pickens

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/81

CPC分类号： H04N7/165 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： A method and system for conditioning a media stream for splicing are disclosed. In an embodiment, content-specific splice points, which correspond to a possible playout splice point within an original media stream, are identified for both audio and video components of the original media stream. Once the audio bitstream and video bitstream splice points are identified, the audio bitstream in the vicinity of the audio bitstream splice point is packetized into IP packets containing only audio with one of the audio-containing IP packets having an IP packet boundary that corresponds to the audio bitstream splice point and the video bitstream in the vicinity of the video bitstream splice point is packetized into IP packets containing only video with one of the video-containing IP packets having an IP packet boundary that corresponds to the video bitstream splice point. The conditioned original media stream is then transmitted downstream to a splicer.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于调节用于拼接的媒体流的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中，对于原始媒体流的音频和视频组件来标识对应于原始媒体流内的可能播出拼接点的内容特定拼接点。 一旦识别了音频比特流和视频比特流拼接点，则音频比特流拼接点附近的音频比特流被打包成仅包含音频的IP分组，其中具有IP分组边界之一的具有音频的IP分组之一对应于 视频比特流拼接点附近的音频比特流拼接点和视频比特流被打包成仅包含视频的IP分组的IP分组，其中一个包含视频的IP分组具有对应于视频比特流拼接点的IP分组边界。 然后，条件化的原始媒体流在下游传送到拼接器。

公开(公告)号：US20090217318A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-27

申请号：US12434480

申请日：2009-05-01

申请人： William VerSteeg ,  Glenn Connery ,  Kurt Kollmansberger ,  John Pickens

发明人： William VerSteeg ,  Glenn Connery ,  Kurt Kollmansberger ,  John Pickens

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/165 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： A method and system for conditioning a media stream for splicing are disclosed. In an embodiment, content-specific splice points, which correspond to a possible playout splice point within an original media stream, are identified for both audio and video components of the original media stream. Once the audio bitstream and video bitstream splice points are identified, the audio bitstream in the vicinity of the audio bitstream splice point is packetized into IP packets containing only audio with one of the audio-containing IP packets having an IP packet boundary that corresponds to the audio bitstream splice point and the video bitstream in the vicinity of the video bitstream splice point is packetized into IP packets containing only video with one of the video-containing IP packets having an IP packet boundary that corresponds to the video bitstream splice point. The conditioned original media stream is then transmitted downstream to a splicer.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于调节用于拼接的媒体流的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中，对于原始媒体流的音频和视频组件来标识对应于原始媒体流内的可能播出拼接点的内容特定拼接点。 一旦识别了音频比特流和视频比特流拼接点，则音频比特流拼接点附近的音频比特流被打包成仅包含音频的IP分组，其中具有IP分组边界之一的具有音频的IP分组之一对应于 视频比特流拼接点附近的音频比特流拼接点和视频比特流被打包成仅包含视频的IP分组的IP分组，其中一个包含视频的IP分组具有对应于视频比特流拼接点的IP分组边界。 然后，条件化的原始媒体流在下游传送到拼接器。

公开(公告)号：US5875175A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-23

申请号：US846900

申请日：1997-05-01

申请人： William Paul Sherer ,  David R. Brown ,  Richard Reid ,  Glenn Connery ,  Chi-Lie Wang

发明人： William Paul Sherer ,  David R. Brown ,  Richard Reid ,  Glenn Connery ,  Chi-Lie Wang

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L47/263 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/2441 ,  H04L47/28

摘要： A network transmitter schedules packets so that packets are transmitted to a host or group of hosts so as not to overload any particular part of the network. In an embodiment, the transmitter uses packet data structures with a schedule indication for packets placed in the queue so that an independently running adaptor may know when to remove packets from the queue and transmit them. In an alternative embodiment, packets are scheduled by setting a future interrupt for transmitting a packet or group of packets. In a further embodiment, packets are placed in temporal sets where a temporal set is a group of packets that can be transmitted in succession without violating the bandwidth limitations of any network segment.

摘要翻译： 网络发射机调度数据包，以便将数据包传输到主机或主机组，以免过载网络的任何特定部分。 在一个实施例中，发射机使用具有针对放置在队列中的分组的分组指示的分组数据结构，使得独立运行的适配器可以知道何时从队列中移除分组并传送它们。 在替代实施例中，通过设置用于发送分组或分组分组的将来中断来调度分组。 在另一个实施例中，分组被放置在时间集合中，其中时间集合是可以连续发送的分组组，而不违反任何网段的带宽限制。

公开(公告)号：US20150088610A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-26

申请号：US14034911

申请日：2013-09-24

申请人： Christopher R. Bayles ,  Glenn Connery ,  Steven L. DeWitt

发明人： Christopher R. Bayles ,  Glenn Connery ,  Steven L. DeWitt

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for identifying a preferred next best customer for pharmaceutical sales representatives to contact to promote a pharmaceutical product. A customer can be defined as any health care practitioner, health care facility, health care hospital system, or health care plan.

摘要翻译： 本公开一般描述了计算机实现的方法，软件和系统，用于识别药物销售代表的优选的下一个最佳客户以联系以促进药物产品。 客户可以被定义为任何保健医生，保健设施，保健医院系统或医疗保健计划。

公开(公告)号：US20100003008A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12165723

申请日：2008-07-01

申请人： Anil Thomas ,  Glenn Connery

发明人： Anil Thomas ,  Glenn Connery

IPC分类号： H04N5/91

CPC分类号： H04N5/783 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： A system and process are provided to reduce the latency associated with delivery of data for trick functions (e.g., fast-forward or rewind) in data distribution systems. In response to a request for a trick function associated with program data being streamed to a user terminal, first trick data frames for the trick function are retrieved from a first computing apparatus (e.g., a storage server) and in the meantime second trick data frames for the trick function are generated at a second computing apparatus (e.g., streaming server). Until the first trick data frames arrive from the first computing apparatus, the second computing device streams the second trick data frames to the user terminal. The second computing apparatus streams the first trick data frame to the user terminal as they arrive. A user at the user terminal experiences minimal delay in viewing a requested trick function since the second computing apparatus begins sending the trick data to the user terminal before the pre-built trick data arrives for streaming to the user terminal. The streaming server also buffers trick data frames for a current speed trick that may be used for dynamically generating trick data frames a next higher speed trick requested by the user terminal.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统和过程，以减少与数据分发系统中的特技功能（例如，快进或倒带）的数据传送相关联的延迟。 响应于与向流向用户终端的节目数据相关联的特技功能的请求，从第一计算装置（例如，存储服务器）检索特技功能的第一特技数据帧，并且同时从第二特技数据帧 因为在第二计算装置（例如，流服务器）处产生技巧功能。 在第一特技数据帧从第一计算装置到达之前，第二计算装置将第二特技数据帧流向用户终端。 第二计算装置在用户终端到达时将第一特技数据帧流向用户终端。 由于第二计算装置在预先构建的特技数据到达用户终端之前开始向用户终端发送特技数据，因此用户终端中的用户在查看所请求的特技功能时经历最小的延迟。 流服务器还缓存用于当前速度技巧的特技数据帧，其可以用于动态生成用户终端请求的下一个更高速度技巧的特技数据帧。

公开(公告)号：US06694369B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-17

申请号：US09539923

申请日：2000-03-30

申请人： RamKrishna Vepa ,  James Binder ,  Glenn Connery

发明人： RamKrishna Vepa ,  James Binder ,  Glenn Connery

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L43/50

摘要： A method for detecting reachability of client computers communicatively coupled in a computer network to a server computer. A plurality of identifier tags are resident in the memory of the server. The server generates a data packet comprising an I.C.M.P. echo packet and selects a first identifier tag from among the plurality of identifier tags resident in memory, the first identifier tag being chosen to correspond to a first client computer. The server inserts the first identifier tag into the proper data segment of the echo packet and forwards the packet to the first client. After a predetermined time awaiting a responsive ping from the client, the server determines if the client is tag-compliant or non tag-compliant.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测在计算机网络中通信耦合到服务器计算机的客户端计算机的可达性的方法。 多个标识符标签驻留在服务器的存储器中。 服务器生成包括I.C.M.P.的数据分组。 回波分组，并且从驻留在存储器中的多个标识符标签中选择第一标识符标签，第一标识符标签被选择为对应于第一客户端计算机。 服务器将第一个标识符标签插入到回发报文的正确数据段，并将报文转发给第一个客户端。 在等待来自客户端的响应ping的预定时间之后，服务器确定客户端是否符合标签或非标签兼容。

公开(公告)号：US06363444B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-26

申请号：US09464626

申请日：1999-12-17

申请人： John J. Platko ,  Robert Reissfelder ,  Glenn Connery

发明人： John J. Platko ,  Robert Reissfelder ,  Glenn Connery

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： G06F13/28

摘要： A master processor, such as a processor embedded in a network interface card, is coupled to a memory via a memory data bus. The master processor generates addresses for the memory and controls the reading and writing of the memory at addressed locations. A slave processor, such as an optional encryption engine, has a data input/output bus connected to the memory data bus. The master processor also controls the reading and writing of data to/from the slave processor via the memory data bus. The master processor effects data transfers from the memory to the slave processor over the data bus by generating a series of memory addresses to read the data from the memory onto the data bus. As each data word appears on the data bus, it is written into the slave processor. The master processor effects data transfers from the slave processor to the memory over the data bus by reading a series of data from the slave processor onto the data bus, generating a series of memory addresses as the data are being read from the slave processor, and writing each data word into the memory as it appears on the data bus.

摘要翻译： 诸如嵌入在网络接口卡中的处理器的主处理器经由存储器数据总线耦合到存储器。 主处理器为存储器生成地址，并控制在寻址位置读取和写入存储器。 诸如可选加密引擎的从属处理器具有连接到存储器数据总线的数据输入/输出总线。 主处理器还通过存储器数据总线控制对从处理器的数据的读取和写入。 主处理器通过生成一系列存储器地址从数据总线上的存储器读取数据，从而从数据总线通过数据总线实现从存储器到从属处理器的数据传输。 当数据总线上出现每个数据字时，它将被写入从属处理器。 主处理器通过从从属处理器读取一系列数据到数据总线，通过数据总线实现从从属处理器到存储器的数据传输，当从从处理器读取数据时产生一系列存储器地址，以及 将数据字写入数据总线上显示的内存中。

公开(公告)号：US6115776A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-05

申请号：US850538

申请日：1997-05-02

申请人： Richard Reid ,  William Paul Sherer ,  Glenn Connery

发明人： Richard Reid ,  William Paul Sherer ,  Glenn Connery

IPC分类号： G06F13/24 ,  H04L12/413

CPC分类号： H04L12/40032 ,  H04L12/413

摘要： A network adaptor that generates interrupts to a host system when data is received from the network or downloaded from system memory for transmittal over the network. The adaptor generates interrupts after a delay determined by an interrupt deferral mechanism, which includes one or more timers and/or one or more counters. Interrupts are generated, for example, after a predetermined time has elapsed after a DMA completion or after a certain number of packets are counted.

摘要翻译： 一种网络适配器，当从网络接收数据或从系统存储器下载以在网络上传输时，产生主机系统的中断。 适配器在由中断延迟机制确定的延迟之后产生中断，其中包括一个或多个定时器和/或一个或多个计数器。 例如，在DMA完成之后经过预定时间之后或在计数了一定数量的分组之后产生中断。