Patents by Inventor Jeff Prouty

Jeff Prouty 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).

  • Streaming spherical video
    Patent number: 10880346
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first video stream at a playback device, the first video stream having a first quality, receiving at least two second video streams at the playback device, the at least two second video streams each corresponding to a portion of the first video stream, the at least two second video streams having a second quality, the second quality being a higher quality as compared to the first quality, playing back the first video stream at the playback device, selecting a third video stream from the at least two second video streams based on a view perspective of a user of the playback device, and playing back the third video stream together with the first video stream at the playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Riley Adams, Christian Luc Duvivier, Andrew Scherkus, Rob Suderman, Jeff Prouty, Dillon Richard Cower
  • Forestry information management systems and methods streamlined by automatic biometric data prioritization
    Patent number: 10078784
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for obtaining photographic data recently taken via one or more airborne vehicles (drones, e.g.) and for prioritizing forestry-related review and decision-making as an automatic response to the content of the photographic data even where remote decision-makers are only available via limited-bandwidth connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: DRONESEED CO.
    Inventors: Jeff Prouty, Logan Ullyott, Grant Canary
  • FORESTRY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS STREAMLINED BY AUTOMATIC BIOMETRIC DATA PRIORITIZATION
    Publication number: 20170103263
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for obtaining photographic data recently taken via one or more airborne vehicles (drones, e.g.) and for prioritizing forestry-related review and decision-making as an automatic response to the content of the photographic data even where remote decision-makers are only available via limited-bandwidth connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jeff PROUTY, Logan ULLYOTT, Grant CANARY
  • STREAMING SPHERICAL VIDEO
    Publication number: 20160352791
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first video stream at a playback device, the first video stream having a first quality, receiving at least two second video streams at the playback device, the at least two second video streams each corresponding to a portion of the first video stream, the at least two second video streams having a second quality, the second quality being a higher quality as compared to the first quality, playing back the first video stream at the playback device, selecting a third video stream from the at least two second video streams based on a view perspective of a user of the playback device, and playing back the third video stream together with the first video stream at the playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Riley Adams, Christian Luc Duvivier, Andrew Scherkus, Rob Suderman, Jeff Prouty, Dillon Richard Cower