Joel C Melby

US Patent:

20090037960, Feb 5, 2009

Filed:

Jul 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/831269

Inventors:

Joel Melby - Southborough MA, US

Assignee:

GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION - Horsham PA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

725 87, 709218, 709231, 725109, 725 91

Abstract:

An on-demand system (e.g., a video on-demand system) includes a central network node on which reside media assets or programming available to subscribers upon request. A plurality of edge nodes is in communication with the central network node and with one another over a at least one packet-switched network. Each of the edge nodes includes at least one video on-demand server on which a subset of the available media assets reside. Each of the edge nodes is configured to provide on-demand services to subscribers in different geographic regions. The edge node also includes a content management agent for coordinating delivery of locally unavailable media assets from others of the edge nodes using a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol.

US Patent:

20050289619, Dec 29, 2005

Filed:

Jun 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/143429

Inventors:

Joel Melby - Southborough MA, US

International Classification:

H04N007/173

US Classification:

725095000, 725093000

Abstract:

A resource allocation method and system configured to establish a streaming session in conjunction with a streaming controller so as to allow a BMCS to intelligently establish, set up and teardown streaming sessions. The resource allocation method and system further manages devices installed with the VOD Server and devices across the steaming networks that are not visible to the existing resource managers.

US Patent:

20150304713, Oct 22, 2015

Filed:

Feb 10, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/618321

Inventors:

- Somerville MA, US
Joel C. Melby - Southborough MA, US

Assignee:

CLYPD, INC. - Somerville MA

International Classification:

H04N 21/442
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/24
H04N 21/2668

Abstract:

A system draws an inference about the audience being targeted by the buyer of an advertisement placement opportunity by correlating the order for the advertisement placement opportunity with characteristics of the audience associated with the television program in which the advertisement placement opportunity is embedded. Sellers of advertisement placement opportunities may use the inferred target audience information to appropriately price their advertising inventories and to fulfill orders more effectively.