ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,348,808, issued on July 1, was assigned to ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC (San Jose, Calif.).

"Systems and methods of managing video and ad segments in a live stream" was invented by Carey Ray Martell (San Marcos, Texas) and Akim Angelo Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of managing online streaming content are contemplated in this application. A new data structure is discussed. The new data structure is useful for the organization and delivery of streaming content-especially live content. Systems and methods make it possible for a broadcast manager to determine when advertisements can be played dur...