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SCHAFFA FRANK A

US45 patents
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IBM

36 patents
US7617509B1Nov 10, 2009

Method and system for automated monitoring of quality of service of digital video material distribution and play-out

IBM59 citations98
US6772209B1Aug 3, 2004

Efficient method for rule-based distribution and management of content in a distributed hierarchy of storage devices

IBM238 citations98
US5533020AJul 2, 1996

ATM cell scheduler

IBM197 citations98
US6806887B2Oct 19, 2004

System for integrating personalized data with visual content

IBM162 citations97
US7984473B1Jul 19, 2011

System and method for the coordination of short-term cyclic data and ephemeral content in a broadcast stream

IBM71 citations96
US6993081B1Jan 31, 2006

Seamless splicing/spot-insertion for MPEG-2 digital video/audio stream

IBM143 citations96
US6675388B1Jan 6, 2004

Data distribution system using coordinated analog and digital streams

IBM94 citations96
US6654389B1Nov 25, 2003

System and method for searching patterns in real-time over a shared media

IBM119 citations96
US6643298B1Nov 4, 2003

Method and apparatus for MPEG-2 program ID re-mapping for multiplexing several programs into a single transport stream

IBM136 citations96
US7356147B2Apr 8, 2008

Method, system and program product for attaching a title key to encrypted content for synchronized transmission to a recipient

IBM41 citations92
US7269836B2Sep 11, 2007

System and method for providing multiplexing and remultiplexing of MPEG-2 streams

IBM20 citations92
US6690683B1Feb 10, 2004

Method and apparatus for demultiplexing a shared data channel into a multitude of separate data streams, restoring the original CBR

IBM24 citations91
US6665266B1Dec 16, 2003

Method and apparatus for multiplexing a multitude of separate data streams into one shared data channel, while maintaining CBR requirements

IBM21 citations91
US5337311AAug 9, 1994

Apparatus for connecting two fiber distributed data interface rings

IBM20 citations91
US5282199AJan 25, 1994

Method and apparatus for interoperation of FDDI-I and FDDI-II networks

IBM30 citations91
US7720968B2May 18, 2010

Method and system of configuring elements of a distributed computing system for optimized value

IBM35 citations89
US9576048B2Feb 21, 2017

Complex service network ranking and clustering

IBM7 citations84
US9122745B2Sep 1, 2015

Interactive acquisition of remote services

IBM7 citations84
US9020841B2Apr 28, 2015

System and method for custom-fitting services to consumer requirements

IBM6 citations84
US7092527B2Aug 15, 2006

Method, system and program product for managing a size of a key management block during content distribution

IBM17 citations84
US7986707B2Jul 26, 2011

Method and system for rules based workflow of media services

IBM14 citations82
US10984452B2Apr 20, 2021

User/group servicing based on deep network analysis

IBM2 citations72
US10033781B2Jul 24, 2018

Streaming data on data processes

IBM1 citations63
US9723043B2Aug 1, 2017

Streaming data on data processes

IBM1 citations63
US9667680B2May 30, 2017

Streaming data on data processes

IBM1 citations63
US9503489B2Nov 22, 2016

Streaming data on data processes

IBM1 citations63
US10210558B2Feb 19, 2019

Complex service network ranking and clustering

IBM0 citations52
US10140638B2Nov 27, 2018

Providing information technology resiliency in a cloud-based services marketplace

IBM1 citations52
US9984172B2May 29, 2018

Accessing really simple syndication (RSS) enabled content using session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling

IBM0 citations52
US9246964B2Jan 26, 2016

Streaming data on data processes

IBM0 citations52
US9219771B2Dec 22, 2015

Streaming data on data processes

IBM0 citations52
US9020840B2Apr 28, 2015

System and method for custom-fitting services to consumer requirements

IBM1 citations52
US8965890B2Feb 24, 2015

Context sensitive media and information

IBM0 citations49
US9113150B2Aug 18, 2015

System and method for recording collaborative information

IBM0 citations48
US7886070B2Feb 8, 2011

Source updating for streaming based servers

IBM1 citations48
US9436461B2Sep 6, 2016

Refining composition instrumentation for services

IBM0 citations42

ALEXANDER MICHAEL E

3 patents

FOSTER ERIC M

2 patents

DETTORI PAOLO

1 patent

CLARKE JR EDWARD P

1 patent

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC

1 patent

ABT WILLIAM F

1 patent