Patents by Inventor David Hikaru Nakayama

David Hikaru Nakayama 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).

  • Publication number: 20210409787
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for providing an interactive interface for live streaming events. A user may view a broadcasted live streaming event via the interactive interface. A sub-group of participants of the live streaming event may be identified from a larger group of participants based at least in part on respective locations of respective computing devices of the sub-group participants. A graphical representation can be generated for the group using images of each of the sub-group participants. A selection of the sub-group can be received from the interactive interface and the graphical representation can be presented in response to receiving the selection. Various features of the interactive interface provide for a more enriching experience for both the performer(s) and viewing participants of the broadcasted live streaming event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Steve John Bloom, David Hikaru Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9948742
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein for providing a media application service for predictive caching of media content on a mobile device. The media application service is configured to consider usage data related to media content playback by a user on one or more devices, a connectivity profile of the mobile device, and to generate a list of media content to cache on the mobile device when power and network connectivity requirements of the mobile device are met or exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Bueche, Traci Wei-Fien Tsai Gadow, James Wade Hoelter, Meng (Joseph) Hsien Hsieh, David Hikaru Nakayama, Robert Matthew Cowherd