Patents by Inventor Ian Shields

Ian Shields 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).

  • Method, system and computer program product for changing avatars in a communication application display
    Patent number: 10802683
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprising: obtaining, by a server from a first user device, an image via a first instance of a communication application; obtaining, by the server from the first user device, an indication of availability status; generating, by the server, an avatar image based on the image and the indication of availability status, the avatar image including at least a portion of the image and one or more characters indicative of the availability status; and transmitting, by the server to a second user device, the avatar image for display in a second instance of the communication application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Griffin, Justin Styler, Ian Shields, Marcellos Parker