Patents by Inventor Jason Toff
Jason Toff 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: 10055028Abstract: In an augmented reality and/or a virtual reality system, termination of a virtual session, and/or suspension of a virtual session, may be detected based on detection of a position and/or orientation of a head mounted display device, and/or movement and position/orientation of the head mounted display device worn by the user. Follow on processing, and/or supplemental tasking, associated with the recently terminated virtual session, may be automatically initiated in response to the detection of the termination and/or suspension of the virtual session, without user intervention and/or manual input of a command instructing the system to initiate processing.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventor: Jason Toff
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Publication number: 20180157344Abstract: In an augmented reality and/or a virtual reality system, termination of a virtual session, and/or suspension of a virtual session, may be detected based on detection of a position and/or orientation of a head mounted display device, and/or movement and position/orientation of the head mounted display device worn by the user. Follow on processing, and/or supplemental tasking, associated with the recently terminated virtual session, may be automatically initiated in response to the detection of the termination and/or suspension of the virtual session, without user intervention and/or manual input of a command instructing the system to initiate processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventor: Jason TOFF
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Publication number: 20180159841Abstract: Techniques of access control in VR environments involve defining a series of gestures that users attending a private meeting within a virtual environment carry out to be allowed into the private meeting. Along these lines, when a user sets up a meeting to take place within a virtual environment, the user may define a series of gestures (e.g., swipes, circles, etc.) that may serve as an effective “secret handshake” that gains admittance to the private meeting. In one implementation, each person invited to the private meeting is given the same gesture to form in the virtual environment that provides access to the private meeting. In other implementations, each user has their own respective gesture that, when matched along with an identifier identifying that user, provides the access. Advantageously, such gestures are easily defined and executed by the users and recognized by servers that control private meetings within the virtual environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventor: Jason Toff
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Publication number: 20170194033Abstract: Systems and techniques for modifying a subsection of uploaded media are presented. An instruction component receives a media file and a media enhancement instruction that includes enhancement data and media interval data for a first segment of the media file. A processing component modifies the first segment of the media file associated with the media interval data based on the enhancement data to generate an edited first segment of the media file. A finalization component generates an edited version of the media file that includes the edited first segment of the media file and at least a second segment of the media file that is not modified based on the enhancement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: David Matthew Patierno, Reed Morse, Jason Toff
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Publication number: 20170177177Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a simplified version of a modification of a media content item on a mobile device are provided. The mobile device can receive, via a user interface presented on the mobile device, a request for a desired modification of an original media content item. The mobile device can perform a simplified version of the desired modification of the original media content item. The mobile device can present a preview of the modified media content item in the user interface. The mobile device can transmit, to another computing device, the original media content item with the request for the desired modification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Reed G. A. Morse, Christopher Peter Rhodes, John Gregg, Damien Kelly, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Jason Toff, Molly Castle Nix, Joshua Abraham Tabak
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Patent number: 9640219Abstract: Systems and techniques for modifying a subsection of uploaded media are presented. An instruction component receives a media file and a media enhancement instruction that includes enhancement data and media interval data for a first segment of the media file. A processing component modifies the first segment of the media file associated with the media interval data based on the enhancement data to generate an edited first segment of the media file. A finalization component generates an edited version of the media file that includes the edited first segment of the media file and at least a second segment of the media file that is not modified based on the enhancement data.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: David Matthew Patierno, Reed Morse, Jason Toff
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Patent number: 9591347Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a simplified version of a modification of a media content item on a mobile device are provided. The mobile device can receive, via a user interface presented on the mobile device, a request for a desired modification of an original media content item. The mobile device can perform a simplified version of the desired modification of the original media content item. The mobile device can present a preview of the modified media content item in the user interface. The mobile device can transmit, to another computing device, the original media content item with the request for the desired modification.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Reed Morse, Christopher Peter Rhodes, John Gregg, Damien Kelly, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Jason Toff, Molly Castle Nix, Joshua Abraham Tabak
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Patent number: 9591050Abstract: A computer system collects user activity data for an online media item. The user activity data includes data for users that are consuming the online media item. The computer system identifies one or more criteria that are associated with the user activity data to use to identify one or more images in the online media item for a thumbnail for the online media item and selects one or more images in the online media item, based on the user activity data, that satisfy the one or more criteria. The computer system recommends the one or more images as the thumbnail for the online media item.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Doug Sherrets, Benjamin David Eidelson, Jason Toff, Jason Prado, Sean Liu, Karen Kavett
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Patent number: 9557896Abstract: An interstitial creator identifies a playlist of media items, the playlist comprising pointers to the media items. The interstitial creator receives a request to insert an interstitial at a location in the playlist, wherein the location is after a first media item and before a second media item. In response to the request, the interstitial creator provides an interstitial creation interface and receives, through the interstitial creation interface, interstitial configuration parameters. The interstitial creator creates the interstitial based on the received interstitial configuration parameters and inserts a pointer to the interstitial into the playlist at the location.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Jason Toff, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Dror Shimshowitz, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Publication number: 20160323354Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delaying publicizing, at a second source, upload of a content item to a first source, until confirmation of availability of the content item at the first source. In one or more aspects, a system includes an upload component configured to upload content to a content server, a share component configured to receive selection of a sharing source to post a notification that informs users regarding availability of the content at the content server, a confirmation component configured to receive confirmation from the content server in response to the content becoming available at the content server following the upload of the content, and a notification component configured to post the notification at the sharing source in response to receipt of the confirmation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Reed Morse, Jason Toff, David Matthew Patierno
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Patent number: 9413809Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delaying publicizing, at a second source, upload of a content item to a first source, until confirmation of availability of the content item at the first source. In one or more aspects, a system includes an upload component configured to upload content to a content server, a share component configured to receive selection of a sharing source to post a notification that informs users regarding availability of the content at the content server, a confirmation component configured to receive confirmation from the content server in response to the content becoming available at the content server following the upload of the content, and a notification component configured to post the notification at the sharing source in response to receipt of the confirmation.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Reed Morse, Jason Toff, David Matthew Patierno
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Patent number: 9407824Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating content capturing on a mobile device are provided. The current position of a mobile device is identified during a content capturing preparation stage. The current position of the mobile device can correspond to a first position or a second position. The first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position. When the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, a prompt can be provided on the mobile device to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Joshua Abraham Tabak, Jason Toff, Reed G A Morse, Christopher Peter Rhodes, Molly Castle Nix, John Gregg
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Publication number: 20150149906Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes causing presentation of a collaborative video project to a first user account that includes a set of one or more shared video clips and a set of one or more personal video clips. The method includes receiving from the first user account a first selection of a video clip in the set of personal video clips and, in response, adding the video clip to the set of shared video clips. The method includes causing presentation of the collaborative video project to a second user account, including presentation of the set of shared video clips. The method includes receiving from the second user account a second selection of the video clip and, in response, adding the video clip to a collaborative video for the collaborative video project.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Jason Toff, John Gregg, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Robert Steven Glickstein, Molly Castle Nix
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Patent number: 9032020Abstract: A method for online enhancement of videos includes rendering, at one or more computers, a first video stream based on a first video; transmitting the first video stream to a client; receiving, at the one or more computers, a first user input from a client, the first user input selecting at least one enhancement operation; rendering, at the one or more computers, a second video stream based on the first video and the at least one enhancement operation; and transmitting the second video stream to the client.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: John Gregg, Jason Toff, Josh Sassoon, Thomas Benton Bridgwater
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Publication number: 20140123041Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a simplified version of a modification of a media content item on a mobile device are provided. The mobile device can receive, via a user interface presented on the mobile device, a request for a desired modification of an original media content item. The mobile device can perform a simplified version of the desired modification of the original media content item. The mobile device can present a preview of the modified media content item in the user interface. The mobile device can transmit, to another computing device, the original media content item with the request for the desired modification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Reed Morse, Christopher Peter Rhodes, John Gregg, Damien Kelly, Rushabh Ashok Doshi, Jason Toff, Molly Castle Nix, Joshua Abraham Tabak
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Publication number: 20140118597Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating content capturing on a mobile device are provided. The current position of a mobile device is identified during a content capturing preparation stage. The current position of the mobile device can correspond to a first position or a second position. The first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position. When the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, a prompt can be provided on the mobile device to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Joshua Abraham Tabak, Jason Toff, Reed G A Morse, Christopher Peter Rhodes, Molly Castle Nix, John Gregg
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Publication number: 20130173690Abstract: A method for online enhancement of videos includes rendering, at one or more computers, a first video stream based on a first video; transmitting the first video stream to a client; receiving, at the one or more computers, a first user input from a client, the first user input selecting at least one enhancement operation; rendering, at the one or more computers, a second video stream based on the first video and the at least one enhancement operation; and transmitting the second video stream to the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: John Gregg, Jason Toff, Josh Sassoon, Thomas Benton Bridgwater