Inventor
SCHAFFA FRANK A
US45 patents
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IBM
36 patentsUS7617509B1Nov 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 patentsUS8234410B2Jul 31, 2012
Subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across networks
ALEXANDER MICHAEL E6 citations83
US9934519B2Apr 3, 2018
Dynamic, subscriber driven charging models for media distribution
ALEXANDER MICHAEL E4 citations72
US9740697B2Aug 22, 2017
Subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across networks
ALEXANDER MICHAEL E0 citations51
FOSTER ERIC M
2 patentsUS8656178B2Feb 18, 2014
Method, system and program product for modifying content usage conditions during content distribution
FOSTER ERIC M15 citations81
US9300465B2Mar 29, 2016
Method, system and program product for attaching a title key to encrypted content for synchronized transmission to a recipient
FOSTER ERIC M0 citations49