Patents by Inventor Cameron James Pickett

Cameron James Pickett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11233762
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing message element in electronic communication threads. For example, systems and methods described herein identify message elements in electronic communication threads and add interactions between the message elements to the electronic communication thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Cameron James Pickett, Patrick Andrew Larson, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: 11070677
    Abstract: Techniques to signal escalation of a peer-to-peer two-party media call to a multiway media call are described. An apparatus may comprise a communication client operative on caller and callee client devices. The communication client may comprise a user interface component to allow users of the device to initiate and take part in one-to-one and multiway calls; a network component operative to handle network communications between messaging servers and other client devices; a peer-to-peer media call component operative to perform peer-to-peer one-on-one media calls between client devices; a multiway media call component operative to join a multiway call at a multiway media relay system; and a media call management component operative to initiate the peer-to-peer media call, to detect a multiway media call escalation event and to transition the peer-to-peer media call to a multiway call session. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Cameron James Pickett, Dwayne B Mercredi, David Kawai Wong
  • Publication number: 20210014185
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing message element in electronic communication threads. For example, systems and methods described herein identify message elements in electronic communication threads and add interactions between the message elements to the electronic communication thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Cameron James Pickett, Patrick Andrew Larson, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: 10791081
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing message element in electronic communication threads. For example, systems and methods described herein identify message elements in electronic communication threads and add interactions between the message elements to the electronic communication thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Cameron James Pickett, Patrick Andrew Larson, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: 10511569
    Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-modal multi-party calling include receiving a join request at a multiway server (MWS) from a first client, the join request identifying a second client; sending a call invitation to the second client from the MWS; receiving a connection from the second client to the MWS; receiving a first media status from one of the first client or the second client while the first client and the second client are in a peer-to-peer mode; and forwarding the first media status to the other of the first client or the second client. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Tomi Yiu, Cameron James Pickett, Naizhi Li, Chi Wang Ho, Parama Jyothi Reddappagari
  • Publication number: 20190215287
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing message element in electronic communication threads. For example, systems and methods described herein identify message elements in electronic communication threads and add interactions between the message elements to the electronic communication thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Cameron James Pickett, Patrick Andrew Larson, Russell William Andrews
  • Patent number: 10225220
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing message element in electronic communication threads. For example, systems and methods described herein identify message elements in electronic communication threads and add interactions between the message elements to the electronic communication thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Cameron James Pickett, Patrick Andrew Larson, Russell William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20180048621
    Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-modal multi-party calling include receiving a join request at a multiway server (MWS) from a first client, the join request identifying a second client; sending a call invitation to the second client from the MWS; receiving a connection from the second client to the MWS; receiving a first media status from one of the first client or the second client while the first client and the second client are in a peer-to-peer mode; and forwarding the first media status to the other of the first client or the second client. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tomi Yiu, Cameron James Pickett, Naizhi Li, Chi Wang Ho, Parama Jyothi Reddappagari
  • Publication number: 20160352667
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing message element in electronic communication threads. For example, systems and methods described herein identify message elements in electronic communication threads and add interactions between the message elements to the electronic communication thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Cameron James Pickett, Patrick Andrew Larson, Russell William Andrews