Patents
US 9391676 B2: Network audio distribution system and method
- Granted
- 2016-07-12
- Filed
- 2014-10-17 application 14517390
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Audio content distribution from audio sources to client terminals through a network. An audio source interface receives raw audio from an audio source, and converts it into a digital audio clip in a digital audio packet, containing a timestamp and a channel identity corresponding to the audio source. A network audio server formats the digital audio packet into a network compliant digital audio file, which is stored at a network address. The network audio server generates a directory packet including the address of the digital audio file, the channel identity, and the timestamp, and, couples the directory packet to a directory server located on the network. The directory server outputs directory packets to a client terminal on the network, which selects a directory packet and sends an audio file request through the network for the digital audio file. The audio file is then sent to the client terminal.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160712.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RangeCast Technologies, LLC 10 patents | US company or organization | Ely, NV | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Sean Sullivan | Somerville, MA | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04B | Transmission | H04B7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L65/612 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N7/24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RANGECAST TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2015-08-10 | TELEGRAPH PEAK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC ELY, NV | 51243/712 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-07-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SULLIVAN, TERENCE SEAN signed 2015-07-16 | RANGECAST TECHNOLOGIES, LLC ELY, NV | 36143/167 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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