Patents by Inventor David James Roy Erdmann

David James Roy Erdmann 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: 10986414
    Abstract: Techniques are described for allocation hardware and/or bandwidth resources of a viewer device between a live streaming media content playback of a video player and a concurrently provided live chat. For example, the network and hardware resources used by a video player for streaming media content playback can be adjusted based on chat conditions of the live chat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aneeb Naveed Qureshi, Adam Paul DeRusha, David James Roy Erdmann, Samuel Scott Gigliotti
  • Patent number: 10491958
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a live video stream with an interactive shopping interface. A live video stream and item information are obtained from another computing device. The item information indicates one or more items being featured in the live video stream. A user interface is rendered upon a display. The user interface includes the live video stream and a timeline interface indicating the items being featured during various segments in the live video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Autrey Taylor, Gary Alexander Campbell, David James Roy Erdmann, Paul Anthony Kotas, Brent Robert Mills, Liza Marie Walsh
  • Patent number: 10460357
    Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a content request, generating and transmitting an advertisement request, receiving an advertisement, determining a product or service associated with the advertisement, and generating an e-commerce functionality associated with the product or service. The e-commerce functionality and advertisement may be transmitted to a user device and rendered to a user via the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Bevacqua, David James Roy Erdmann
  • Patent number: 10440436
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for synchronizing interactive content with a live video stream. Items featured or discussed during a segment of a live video stream are determined. A manifest is generated for the segment. The manifest includes locator information for obtaining the segment and item information indicating the items. The manifest is then sent to one or more clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Amber Autrey Taylor, David James Roy Erdmann, Alexandru Ion Indrei, Daniel Thomas Mellott, Brent Robert Mills, Dan Catalin Teodorescu
  • Patent number: 10440435
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for performing searches while users are viewing video content. An explicit request from a user to initiate a search relative to video content is detected. An item in the video content is identified. The search is executed in a database to obtain information regarding the item. The information is presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David James Roy Erdmann, Amber Autrey Taylor
  • Patent number: 10368136
    Abstract: Techniques are described for allocation hardware and/or bandwidth resources of a viewer device between a live streaming media content playback of a video player and a concurrently provided live chat. For example, the bandwidth used by the live chat can be adjusted based on the playback of the video player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aneeb Naveed Qureshi, Adam Paul DeRusha, David James Roy Erdmann, Samuel Scott Gigliotti
  • Publication number: 20180152764
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a live video stream with an interactive shopping interface. A live video stream and item information are obtained from another computing device. The item information indicates one or more items being featured in the live video stream. A user interface is rendered upon a display. The user interface includes the live video stream and a timeline interface indicating the items being featured during various segments in the live video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Amber Autrey Taylor, Gary Alexander Campbell, David James Roy Erdmann, Paul Anthony Kotas, Brent Robert Mills, Liza Marie Walsh
  • Patent number: 9973819
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a live video stream with an interactive shopping interface. A live video stream is obtained from a media server. Item information is obtained from the media server. The item information indicates one or more items being featured in the live video stream. A user interface is rendered upon a display. The user interface includes the live video stream and the item information indicating the items being featured in the live video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Amber Autrey Taylor, Gary Alexander Campbell, David James Roy Erdmann, Paul Anthony Kotas, Brent Robert Mills, Liza Marie Walsh
  • Patent number: 9130976
    Abstract: Techniques described and suggested herein include systems and methods for identifying potential sources of infections of devices by unauthorized code. In an embodiment, network traffic is logged. A plurality of computing devices that include unauthorized code is identified. The logged traffic is used to identify information sources accessed by the identified affected devices. The identified information sources may be refined. Refinement of the identified information sources may include excluding information sources that have been accessed by uninfected devices. A user interface that allows a user to further refine the identified information sources may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, INC.
    Inventors: Karl Andre McCabe, Jon Arron McClintock, David James Roy Erdmann
  • Patent number: 9123014
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predicting a future location of a mobile user. A recent location of a mobile user is received. Past location data for the mobile user is retrieved from storage. A future location of the mobile user is predicted based at least in part on the recent location and on the past location data. The prediction is provided in response to a query or by subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David James Roy Erdmann, Joseph Patrick Pinsky
  • Patent number: 8718934
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predicting a future location of a mobile user. A recent location of a mobile user is received. Past location data for the mobile user is retrieved from storage. A future location of the mobile user is predicted based at least in part on the recent location and on the past location data. The prediction is provided in response to a query or by subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David James Roy Erdmann, Joseph Patrick Pinsky