# Dawson F. Dean — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Dawson F. Dean has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How to Play Any Media Playlist by Converting it to a Standard Format](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6990497/dynamic-streaming-media-management) — granted 2006
  This patent describes a system that takes media playlists in various formats, converts them into a single standard format, and then streams the referenced content, even allowing for dynamic changes during playback.

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