Richard Lang (CEO)
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Richard Lang | |
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| Occupation | Internet entrepreneur |
| Employer | Democrasoft |
| Notable work | Virtual Country: Strategy for 21st Century Democracy |
| Website | democrasoft collaborizeclassroom |
Richard Lang is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Democrasoft, established in 1989.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 1983, Lang co-invented a dual-deck VCR (videocassette recorder),[citation needed] for which a patent was issued, and co-founded the electronics company Go-Video, Inc.[citation needed]
In 1987, Lang developed (and later patented) "burst" mode,[2] a technique intended to efficiently deliver video and audio programs over electronic networks. "Burst mode" has been used in the development of video-on-demand and audio-on-demand systems.[3]
Lang is the author of Virtual Country - Strategy for 21st Century Democracy.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The iPhone Patent Wars: Early patent skirmishes of Apple, Inc., in pictures". AppleInsider. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Burst.com changes name". The North Bay Business Journal. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ US5710970A, Walters, Eric Hall; Lang, Richard A. & Mincer, Earl I., "Broadcast video burst transmission cyclic distribution method", issued 1998-01-20
- ^ http://www.virtualcountry.us Virtual Country - Strategy for 21st Century Democracy
External links
[edit]- Richard Lang on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show
- Richard Lang - Harnessing the Wisdom of the Crowd
- Richard Lang - New Community Metrics