Patents Assigned to TOUCHCAST LLC
  • Patent number: 11405587
    Abstract: A system, method, and/or computer storage medium encoded with a computer program are disclosed for providing an interactive virtual event session for respective pluralities of devices substantially in real-time. A data communication session is provided, to which a plurality of computing devices operated by participants of an event session connect. Respective audio-video feeds including content captured by respective cameras and microphones configured with the plurality of computing devices are received. Moreover, at least some of the content in at least two of the respective audio-video feeds is adjusted, including by executing editing processes. Furthermore, a virtual setting for the event session is provided to each of the plurality of computing devices, and modified to include at least the adjusted content. Changing views of the adjusted content and the virtual setting is provided to each of the plurality of computing devices, using artificial intelligence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 11310463
    Abstract: A system and method provide customizable interactive audio/video content to each of a plurality of computing devices. When executing at least some code stored in the memory, a processor generates a coordinated presentation by integrating in the memory, via a video mixer, one or more images from a camera with content selected by at least one user. Further the at least one processor is configured to process the coordinated presentation to provide an abridged version of the coordinated presentation at at least one of the remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10911716
    Abstract: Respectively customizable interactive audio/video content is provided to each of a plurality of computing devices during a networked communication session. At least some of the computing devices capture audio video content via a microphone and camera respectively operable with each of the at least some of the computing devices. Further, the at least one processor is configured to receive, from each of the at least some of the computing devices, the respective audio and video content. The at least one processor is configured to generate a composited interactive audio/video feed including at least one of the audio and video content received from each of the at least some computing devices during the networked communication session. Moreover, the at least one processor is configured to transmit to each of the plurality of computing devices during the networked communication session the composited interactive audio/video feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10757365
    Abstract: A system and method provide customizable interactive audio/video content to each of a plurality of computing devices. When executing at least some code stored in the memory, a processor generates a coordinated presentation by integrating in the memory, via a video mixer, one or more images from a camera with content selected by at least one user. Further the at least one processor is configured to process the coordinated presentation to provide an abridged version of the coordinated presentation at at least one of the remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Touchcast LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10531044
    Abstract: An intelligent virtual assistant is provided for respectively customizable interactive audio/video content to each of a plurality of computing devices during a networked communication session. Input is received from at least one device, and is determined via information provided in or with the input, that the input is at least one of speech input, facial input, gesture input and textual input. The input is processed and machine-based learning occurs using at least some of the processed input. The intelligent virtual assistant is provided for the respectively customizable interactive audio/video content as a function of the machine-based learning process via at least one of the plurality of computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10523899
    Abstract: A system and method provide customizable interactive audio/video content to each of a plurality of computing devices. When executing at least some code stored in the memory, a processor generates a coordinated presentation by integrating in the memory, via a video mixer, one or more images from a camera with content selected by at least one user. Further the at least one processor is configured to process the coordinated presentation to provide an abridged version of the coordinated presentation at at least one of the remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10356363
    Abstract: Respectively customizable interactive audio/video content is provided to each of a plurality of computing devices during a networked communication session. At least some of the computing devices capture audio video content via a microphone and camera respectively operable with each of the at least some of the computing devices. Further, the at least one processor is configured to receive, from each of the at least some of the computing devices, the respective audio and video content. The at least one processor is configured to generate a composited interactive audio/video feed including at least one of the audio and video content received from each of the at least some computing devices during the networked communication session. Moreover, the at least one processor is configured to transmit to each of the plurality of computing devices during the networked communication session the composited interactive audio/video feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10297284
    Abstract: Access to a networked communication session is provided to each of a plurality of user computing devices that are each configured with at least a camera, audio input subsystem, and audio output subsystem. During the networked communication session and after an audio input of a first user computing device detects a user speaking, the volume of the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device is adjusted. Further, the volume of the audio input subsystem of each of the other user computing devices is adjusted. Furthermore, after an audio input subsystem of a second user computing device detects a user of the second user computing device speaking, the volume of the audio output subsystem of the second user computing device is adjusted, as is the audio input subsystem of the other respective user computing devices and the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10255251
    Abstract: In one or more implementations, programming code is provided to each of a plurality of Internet web site hosts. Connection information is received that represents a web page and/or a user. At least one database is accessed that stores information representing advertising content, audience criteria and/or advertising performance, and a premium publisher, a publisher network, and/or self-serve publishing, and a plurality of electronic coordinated presentations. Information representing one coordinated presentation is selected at least as a function of at least one of the received electronic connection information, the electronic advertiser information and the electronic publisher information, and at least some electronic authored coordinated presentation information is transmitted, that is usable to provide the one coordinated presentation with an Internet web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventors: Edo Segal, Daniel Guerrero, Charles Miller, Mark Piesanen
  • Patent number: 10121512
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for generating a coordinated presentation. Content selected by a user is curated, and a plurality of images are captured for inclusion. A first data stream for the curated content and a second data stream for the captured images are received. A portion of a subject within each second data stream image is defined. An appearance of movement is tracked, and at least some of the plurality of images in the second data stream is modified. The respective content associated with the two data streams is integrated, including the modified at least some of the plurality of images, to generate the coordinated presentation that is capable of transmission to and receipt by one or more remote devices, and wherein the coordinated presentation is configured to enable interaction with at least a portion of the curated content at each of the one or more remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventors: Edo Segal, Dmytro Panin
  • Patent number: 10084849
    Abstract: A system and method in which a remote control application executes on a mobile computing device having a processor, a communication device, and an accelerometer and/or a gyroscope. The mobile computing device interfaces with the content provided on a display device that is separate and remote from the mobile computing device. First information is generated that represents a respective location within the display device and usable to provide a graphical representation on the display device with the content at the respective location. Movement is detected and second information representing a different respective position within the display device is generated. The second information is usable to provide the graphical representation on the display device with the content substantially at the different respective position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10075676
    Abstract: An intelligent virtual assistant is provided for respectively customizable interactive audio/video content to each of a plurality of computing devices during a networked communication session. Input is received from at least one device, and is determined via information provided in or with the input, that the input is at least one of speech input, facial input, gesture input and textual input. The input is processed and machine-based learning occurs using at least some of the processed input. The intelligent virtual assistant is provided for the respectively customizable interactive audio/video content as a function of the machine-based learning process via at least one of the plurality of computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 10033967
    Abstract: A networked communication session is defined vis-à-vis parameter information received from a first device, and access to the networked communication session is provided to the first device. Access to the networked communication session is further provided to each of additional device(s) in accordance with information associated with each of the additional device(s). A composited interactive audio/video feed is generated and transmitted that comprises audio/video input received during the networked communication session from each of the devices. Each of the devices is configured via a gesture-based user interface to enable user-based selection and respective manipulation of at least a portion of the composited audio/video feed that results in a customized representation of the composited audio-video feed at a particular one device that is not represented at a particular other of the device(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventors: Edo Segal, Charles Miller, Dmytro Panin
  • Patent number: 9852764
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for generating a coordinated presentation. Content selected by a user is curated, and a plurality of images are captured for inclusion. A first data stream for the curated content and a second data stream for the captured images are received. A portion of a subject within each second data stream image is defined. An appearance of movement is tracked, and at least some of the plurality of images in the second data stream is modified. The respective content associated with the two data streams is integrated, including the modified at least some of the plurality of images, to generate the coordinated presentation that is capable of transmission to and receipt by one or more remote devices, and wherein the coordinated presentation is configured to enable interaction with at least a portion of the curated content at each of the one or more remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Touchcast LLC
    Inventors: Edo Segal, Dmytro Panin
  • Patent number: 9787945
    Abstract: A networked communication session is defined vis-à-vis parameter information received from a first device, and access to the networked communication session is provided to the first device. Access to the networked communication session is further provided to each of additional device(s) in accordance with information associated with each of the additional device(s). A composited interactive audio/video feed is generated and transmitted that comprises audio/video input received during the networked communication session from each of the devices. Each of the devices is configured via a gesture-based user interface to enable user-based selection and respective manipulation of at least a portion of the composited audio/video feed that results in a customized representation of the composited audio-video feed at a particular one device that is not represented at a particular other of the device(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventors: Edo Segal, Charles Miller, Dmytro Panin
  • Patent number: 9666231
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for generating a coordinated presentation. Content selected by a user is curated for inclusion in the coordinated presentation, and a plurality of images are captured for inclusion in the coordinated presentation. A first data stream associated with the curated content and a second data stream associated with the captured images are received, and a first arrangement of content associated with at least some of the first and second data streams are output. Telemetry information associated with at least one of a gyroscope and accelerometer is processed and at least some of the curated content is modified in accordance with at least some of the telemetry information and/or at least one of the plurality of images comprised in the second data stream. Further, respective content associated the two data streams are integrated to generate the coordinated presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventors: Edo Segal, Dmytro Panin
  • Patent number: 9661256
    Abstract: A system and method for providing uninterrupted video content in a portion of a display while simultaneously providing other content. A coordinated presentation is provided that comprises a content unit and a plurality of controllable display units. The content unit plays video content, a first controllable display unit plays first interactive video content and a second controllable display unit plays second interactive video content. Information regarding a selection event that occurred in the first controllable display unit is received, and a representation of the coordinated presentation is generated. The representation of the coordinated presentation is provided in a third controllable display unit without interrupting the playing of the video content. The first interactive video content is provided in the content unit, wherein the first interactive video content replaces the video content and without interrupting the playing of the first interactive video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventors: Edo Segal, Charles Miller, Daniel Guerrero
  • Patent number: 9363448
    Abstract: Disclosed is system and method to generate coordinated presentation, and that includes: a curating content module to curate content selected by a user for inclusion in the coordinated presentation; an audio/visual input module to capture, at least via a camera, a plurality of images for inclusion in the coordinated presentation; a display module to display, via a display coupled to the computing device, a first arrangement of all of the curated content. Moreover, a user interface module can be provided that comprises a touch-screen interface to enable user-based selection and manipulation of a portion of the curated content and a video mixer module to integrate the plurality of images captured by the camera together with a portion of the curated content via a user selection from the touch-screen interface. The coordinated presentation is configured to enable respective interaction with the portion of the curated content at each of the remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST, LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal
  • Patent number: 9036043
    Abstract: A teleprompter system and method include use of a touch-screen interface positioned intermediate to the user and a camera such that the camera captures the user's image through a transparency of the touch-screen interface. The touch screen interface is coupled to a computer and is operably connected so as to enable user control and manipulation of interactive media content generated by the computer. A video mixing component integrates images captured by the camera with interactive media content generated by the computer, as may be manipulated by the user via the touch-screen interface, to generate a coordinated presentation. The coordinated presentation can be received by one or more remote devices. The remote devices can further interact with at least the interactive media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC
    Inventor: Edo Segal