Patents by Inventor Edward Drake
Edward Drake 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).
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Patent number: 10140649Abstract: An update proximity-based device configures a product and/or product package proximity-based device. The product and/or product package proximity-based device is located within a product and/or a product package such that an update is performed upon the product and/or the product package after the update proximity-based device is placed within a proximity to the product and/or product package proximity-based device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Edward Drake, Evan Acosta, Mark Arana
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Publication number: 20180328751Abstract: Systems and methods for providing physical navigation guidance via augmented reality (AR) environments are provided. An AR experience is generated based on navigation information including a starting location and a destination location. The AR experience comprises physical navigation guidance from the starting location to the destination location using virtual elements that are associated with either or both the starting location and/or the destination location. For example, virtual elements in the AR environment can transition from virtual elements associated with the starting location to virtual elements associated with the destination location as the user progresses from the starting location to the destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: JASON T. BEJOT, EDWARD DRAKE
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Patent number: 10104429Abstract: Methods and systems of dynamic content analysis for categorizing media contents are provided. Data regarding the media contents that a user is watching on one or more devices is obtained, and the environment in which the user is watching the media contents may be captured. Metadata categorizing the events and the media contents can be generated, and the metadata may be further associated with a corresponding event.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Mark Arana, Edward Drake
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Patent number: 10079040Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for user interaction with and curation of digital media content, such that users are able to specify a particular clip of video content, and utilize the clip in a desired way. The disclosed systems and methods allow users to view video content, select video clips within the video content, save video clips into a collection of video clips, and curate the collection of video clips. The disclosed systems and methods also allow users to view bookmarks indicating the positions of saved video clips within video content, and to interact with video clips within a video player.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Jody Belliveau, Edward Drake, Anthony Mutalipassi
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Publication number: 20180260026Abstract: An apparatus has a receiver that receives a biological response of a user to an event that occurs during a user experience. Further, the apparatus has a memory that stores one or more predefined criteria that indicate an expected biological response to the event. In addition, the apparatus has a processor that compares the biological response to the one or more predefined criteria and adjusts the user experience based at least upon the biological response failing to meet the one or more predefined criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Edward Drake, Benjamin F. Havey, Mark Arana, Alexander Chen
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Patent number: 10069730Abstract: The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for predictive delivery of high bit-rate content. The disclosed systems and methods provide an adaptive-bit-rate streaming (ABS) system with more robust information, thereby allowing more intelligent pre-caching of the media content. By providing greater information to the ABS system, the disclosed systems are able to foresee higher bit-rate segments that require greater attention, allowing the system to use such information to improve the playback experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: James Voris, Mark Arana, Edward Drake
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Publication number: 20180196523Abstract: A simulation adapter can be attached to a real-world physical object and adapted to communicate one or more characteristics and/or simulation events associated with the real-world physical object to a simulation device. The simulation device is adapted to generate a simulation experience based upon the one or more characteristics of the real-world physical object and/or the simulation events associated with the real-world physical object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: MARK ARANA, BENJAMIN F. HAVEY, EDWARD DRAKE, ALEXANDER C. CHEN
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Publication number: 20170301140Abstract: Systems and methods are described for linking and interacting between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) environments. An AR host system may capture or retrieve data associated with an AR view of a first user's real-world environment. The data may include an audio-visual stream of the real-world view, digital object data associated with digital objects overlaid on the real-world view, and other data. The AR host system transmits the data to a VR system. The VR system may place a second user into a VR environment that is a representation of the AR view. The VR system may also generate additional digital object data associated with the AR view and transmit the generated digital object data to the AR host system. The AR host system receives the digital object data and modifies the AR view presented to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: TONY R. SMITH, MARK ARANA, EDWARD DRAKE, ALEXANDER C. CHEN
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Publication number: 20170245011Abstract: Methods and systems of dynamic content analysis for categorizing media contents are provided. Data regarding the media contents that a user is watching on one or more devices is obtained, and the environment in which the user is watching the media contents may be captured. Metadata categorizing the events and the media contents can be generated, and the metadata may be further associated with a corresponding event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: ARNAUD ROBERT, MARK ARANA, EDWARD DRAKE
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Patent number: 9678960Abstract: Methods and systems of dynamic content analysis for categorizing media contents are provided. Data regarding the media contents that a user is watching on one or more devices is obtained, and the environment in which the user is watching the media contents may be captured. Metadata categorizing the events and the media contents can be generated, and the metadata may be further associated with a corresponding event.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Mark Arana, Edward Drake
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Patent number: 9646337Abstract: A first proximity-based device at a content player receives content modification data from a second proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package when the product or product package is placed within a proximity to the first proximity-based device. A processor at the content player performs modified playback of media content based on the content modification data.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Alex Chen, Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
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Patent number: 9600220Abstract: A process provides a multi-device display configuration. The process receives, at a master device, one or more device parameters from a plurality of display devices. The process also determines, at the master device, an arrangement of the plurality of display devices that provides a multi-device display. Further, the process sends, from the master device, one or more display indicia to the plurality of display devices that each of the plurality of display devices displays to allow one or more users to position the plurality of display devices in the arrangement. The process sends, from the master device, a first portion of the content to a first display device, and a second portion of the content to a second display device for the first and second display devices to simultaneously display the first and second portions of the content.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Edward Drake, Mark Arana, Evan Acosta, Alex Chen
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Publication number: 20170024385Abstract: Systems and methods for creating dynamic, real-time visual representations of multimedia content. A temporal metadata visualization module receives a plurality of temporal metadata tags associated with a time code reference, representing a plurality of attributes of the multimedia content at the particular time. During playback, the temporal metadata virtualization module applies a set of display preferences and creates a visual representation of attributes identified by the temporal metadata tags at a particular time code reference. The visual representation changes based on the temporal metadata tags of a point within playback of the multimedia content, enhancing a user's experience and engagement with the multimedia content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: EDWARD DRAKE, ANTHONY MUTALIPASSI, ANDREW WRIGHT
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Publication number: 20160381411Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling a user to bias the type of media content made available to a user account through a localized content dashboard. In one implementation, a method for adjusting media content availability associated with a user account configured to receive media content from a server system over a network, includes displaying on a content playback system a localized content dashboard, including: a summary of attributes of media content accessed by the user account, where the summary of the attributes is based on metadata associated with the accessed media content; and controls for biasing the attributes of media content delivered to the user account. The content playback system receives data corresponding to user input actuating one of the controls; and in response to receiving the data, transmits over the network to the server system data associated with the media content attribute biased by the user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: EDWARD DRAKE, ANDREW J. WRIGHT, BRUCE BLEASDALE
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Publication number: 20160373817Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically and automatically generating short-form versions of long-form media content are provided. The long-form media content may be tagged with metadata indicating objects or actions in frames, scenes, portions of scenes, or other units of the media content. The systems and methods may receive a user-specified time limit and use the metadata to create a short-form version of the long-form media content (using one or more of the scenes, portions of scenes, or other units of the media content), which preserves one or more story arcs within the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: EDWARD DRAKE, ANDREW J. WRIGHT, LETISHA SHAW, ALEXANDER C. CHEN
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Patent number: 9514489Abstract: A process detects, at a first proximity-based device within a first object, presence of a second proximity-based device within a second object. The presence is within a proximity. Further, the process modifies a first display associated with the first object based upon a second display associated with the second object.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana, Leon Silverman
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Patent number: 9514287Abstract: A process verifies, with a processor, a user account for content delivery with a rolling slot configuration. The rolling slot configuration has a maximum quantity of available slots for devices authorized to receive content. The rolling slot configuration has a plurality of ordered slots that are ordered based upon priority. The process receives a request for content from the user account at a device. The process automatically registers the device in an available slot of the rolling slot configuration based upon a determination of slot availability. The process authorizes the device to play content associated with a user entitlement. The process automatically deauthorizes the device to play the content based upon a deauthorization parameter being met. The process removes a registration of the device from the available slot. The process moves a registration of an additional device with a higher priority than the device to the available slot.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Edward Drake, Michael Musick, Mark Arana, Andrew Wright
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Publication number: 20160261658Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing protected media content are provided. Protected media content can be shared when at least a first and second user are proximately located. The first and second user can be bound or paired based on one or more identification indicia associated with first and second user devices utilized, owned, or operated by the first and second users, respectively. Upon pairing, media content from the first and second users' media content libraries can be shared. Additionally, proximate location can be leveraged to surface media content to other users, giving such other users the opportunity to discover new media content, and otherwise engage in transactions involving the new media content. Further still, the most popular media content associated with the second user or group of users proximate to the first user can be determined and used to prompt further interaction or display information regarding such popular media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: CHRISTOPHER S. TAYLOR, Mark Arana, Josiah Eatedali, Edward Drake, ANN LEE, Anthony Mutalipassi
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Patent number: 9424599Abstract: A process stores, at a data storage device within a product and/or a product package, data associated with a bundle of products and/or services. Further, the process sends, from a proximity-based device within the product and/or the product package, the data to a mobile device when the mobile device is within a proximity to the proximity-based device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
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Publication number: 20160155414Abstract: A first proximity-based device at a content player receives content modification data from a second proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package when the product or product package is placed within a proximity to the first proximity-based device. A processor at the content player performs modified playback of media content based on the content modification data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Alex Chen, Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana