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William David Amidei
Also filed as: AMIDEI WILLIAM · AMIDEI WILLIAM D · AMIDEI WILLIAM DAVID
48 granted patents·16 pending applications·463 citations·filing 2001–2025
98Inventor score
Files withDIVX LLC34SONIC IP INC24UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC2GRAB ERIC WILLIAM1HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO1
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64 records- 0198US10063896B2Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clientsDIVX LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·34 cites·15 claims
- 0298US9313510B2Use of objective quality measures of streamed content to reduce streaming bandwidthSONIC IP INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·64 cites·22 claims
- 0397US9380099B2Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clientsSONIC IP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·23 cites·19 claims
- 0497US9264475B2Use of objective quality measures of streamed content to reduce streaming bandwidthSONIC IP INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 16, 2016·55 cites·24 claims
- 0597US8997254B2Systems and methods for fast startup streaming of encrypted multimedia contentSONIC IP INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·59 cites·18 claims
- 0695USRE48761EUse of objective quality measures of streamed content to reduce streaming bandwidthDIVX LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 28, 2021·11 cites·33 claims
- 0795US9648362B2Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clientsSONIC IP INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·8 cites·13 claims
- 0895US8832297B2Systems and methods for performing multiphase adaptive bitrate streamingSOROUSHIAN KOUROSH·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·35 cites·41 claims
- 0994US9100687B2Playback synchronization across playback devicesSONIC IP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·12 cites·23 claims
- 1093USRE49990EUse of objective quality measures of streamed content to reduce streaming bandwidthDIVX LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 28, 2024·2 cites·33 claims
- 1193US11190497B2Systems and methods for application identificationDIVX LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·5 cites·10 claims
- 1293US10148989B2Systems and methods for encoding video contentDIVX LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·10 cites·14 claims
- 1393US9762937B2Systems and methods for protecting elementary bitstreams incorporating independently encoded tilesSONIC IP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·8 cites·27 claims
- 1493US9343112B2Systems and methods for supplementing content from a serverSONIC IP INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 17, 2016·46 cites·36 claims
- 1592US11483609B2Systems and methods for encoding video contentDIVX LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 25, 2022·2 cites·18 claims
- 1692US11064235B2Systems and methods for encoding video contentDIVX LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 13, 2021·3 cites·18 claims
- 1792US10595070B2Systems and methods for encoding video contentDIVX LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·6 cites·14 claims
- 1892US9794233B2Systems and methods for application identificationSONIC IP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·6 cites·13 claims
- 1992US9432718B2Playback synchronization across playback devicesSONIC IP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 30, 2016·6 cites·17 claims
- 2091US11729451B2Systems and methods for encoding video contentDIVX LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 15, 2023·1 cites·16 claims
- 2191US10880620B2Playback synchronization across playback devicesDIVX LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 29, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 2291US10205981B2Playback synchronization across playback devicesDIVX LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 12, 2019·5 cites·22 claims
- 2390US10523984B2Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clientsDIVX LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·4 cites·13 claims
- 2490US9268923B2Systems and methods for application identificationSONIC IP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·8 cites·15 claims
- 2588US11870758B2Systems and methods for application identificationDIVX LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 9, 2024·1 cites·18 claims
- 2688US10542303B2Systems and methods for protecting elementary bitstreams incorporating independently encoded tilesDIVX LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·4 cites·16 claims
- 2788US10075292B2Systems and methods for quick start-up of playbackSONIC IP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·5 cites·18 claims
- 2888US8799647B2Systems and methods for application identificationGRAB ERIC WILLIAM·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 5, 2014·7 cites·22 claims
- 2987US2025300972A1Systems and Methods for Application IdentificationDIVX LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3086US11272232B2Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clientsDIVX LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 8, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 3186US11245938B2Systems and methods for protecting elementary bitstreams incorporating independently encoded tilesDIVX LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 3286US10341306B2Systems and methods for application identificationDIVX LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·3 cites·16 claims
- 3386US9332290B2Methods, systems, and media for certifying a playback deviceSONIC IP INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 3, 2016·5 cites·33 claims
- 3483US12375739B2Systems and methods for protecting elementary bitstreams incorporating independently encoded tilesDIVX LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 3583US12355736B2Systems and methods for application identificationDIVX LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 3683US12250420B2Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clientsDIVX LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 11, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 3782US2025016394A1Systems and Methods for Encoding Video ContentDIVX LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3881US10721285B2Systems and methods for quick start-up of playbackDIVX LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 21, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3980US12126849B2Systems and methods for encoding video contentDIVX LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4080US2024414221A1Systems and Methods for Quick Start-Up of PlaybackDIVX LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4179US9602886B2Methods and systems for displaying contextually relevant information from a plurality of users in real-time regarding a media assetROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4278US2025175659A1Synchronizing Multiple Over the Top Streaming ClientsDIVX LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4377US11765410B2Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clientsDIVX LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4476US2025168427A1Systems and Methods for Protecting Elementary Bitstreams Incorporating Independently Encoded TilesDIVX LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4575US12041113B2Systems and methods for quick start-up of playbackDIVX LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 16, 2024·0 cites·39 claims
- 4674US12010362B2Systems and methods for protecting elementary bitstreams incorporating independently encoded tilesDIVX LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·23 claims
- 4774US9648086B2System, method, and computer program product for providing test logic to user devicesSONIC IP INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4868USRE50400EPlayback synchronization across playback devicesDIVX LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·44 claims
- 4966US11539780B2Systems and methods for quick start-up of playbackDIVX LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 5065US6822766B2Correction for debris and low output photosensors in scroll fed scanner using stored initial calibration dataHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·9 cites·18 claims
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