Richard C Fickle, Age 67Colorado Springs, CO

7921448, Apr 5, 2011

Oct 22, 2003

10/692082

Richard C. Fickle - Sedalia CO, US
Timothy Bruce Aron - Santa Monica CA, US

Ascent Media Group, LLP - Santa Monica CA

H04N 7/173

725 95, 725 48, 725 82, 725 86, 725 87, 725 91, 725103, 725114, 725138, 725144

The present invention provides for methods, systems, and devices for simultaneously receiving and processing multimedia asset packages transmitted by a plurality of multimedia content providers. The methods and systems of the present invention implement a multiport catcher appliance configured to receive a plurality of transmissions, simultaneously, from multiple content providers in a multimedia asset distribution system. The multimedia catcher receiver includes a multimedia network interface unit configured to simultaneously receive multimedia data segments from content providers, a multimedia network interface unit that provides the multimedia data segments to a receive unit, a receive unit configured to reconstruct and validate a multimedia asset package using multimedia data segments transmitted by a content provider, and a content management system to manage multimedia asset packages and provide multimedia asset packages to a multimedia server.

2004010, May 27, 2004

Nov 19, 2003

10/718376

Richard Fickle - Sedalia CO, US
Jose Royo - Venice CA, US
Timothy Aron - Santa Monica CA, US

Ascent Media Group, Inc.

G06F007/00

707/104100

The present invention provides for closed loop multimedia content management systems and methods to ensure accurate and timely delivery of VOD content from multiple content providers using multiple distribution systems. The present invention provides for a method of distributing multimedia content using a VOD management system by receiving a multimedia asset data file and associated metadata from a content provider and/or a MSO, tracking the delivery of the multimedia asset data file to a MSO, tracking the upload of the multimedia asset data file to a VOD server maintained by the MSO, and providing usage reports relating to usage of multimedia asset data files by end users of the MSO. Usage reports are prepared by receiving data from the VOD servers regarding the files requested by end users, creating a master reporting database using that data, and generating the usage reports using the data contained in the master reporting database.

2007005, Mar 1, 2007

Aug 31, 2005

11/217256

Jose Royo - Venice CA, US
Igor Vezmar - Venice CA, US
Timothy Aron - Santa Monica CA, US
Richard Fickle - Sedalia CO, US

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/16

725119000, 725131000, 725115000, 725145000

An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to localize content management of media content assets. A local content is received at a regional media center. The local content corresponds to an event localized within a locality. The local content is prepared into an asset using a media content management system. An asset package containing the asset is propagated to a head-end for distribution to a subscriber in the locality. In another embodiment of the invention, an asset package containing an asset and asset attributes is received from a propagation unit. The asset is created from a local content corresponding to an event localized within a locality. The asset is distributed to a subscriber in the locality.