Patents by Inventor Lloyd Dee Thompson

Lloyd Dee Thompson 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).

  • Methods and systems for reducing inadvertent interactions with advertisements displayed on a computing device
    Patent number: 11579766
    Abstract: A computing device can receive an interactive advertisement comprising a first content object and a second content object. The computing device can display the first content object corresponding to a collapsed version of the interactive advertisement. The computing device can receive a first action to activate the interactive advertisement. The computing device can provide for display, responsive to receiving the first action, a target object identifying a location on the display screen to which to move the first content object. The computing device can receive a second action to move the first content object towards the target object. The computing device can then provide for display, the second content object corresponding to an expanded version of the interactive ad on the display screen of the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Brian Scot Cohen, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Armen Mkrtchyan
  • Delivering auto-play media content element from cross origin resources
    Patent number: 11562138
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering cross-site auto-play media are described herein. The server can receive, from a client device, a request for media content at a first domain embedded in a content element from a second domain. The request can include an identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection. The server can determine, responsive to identifying the identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection, that the request comprises a content type header having a first predetermined value. The server can generate, responsive to the determination, a response comprising the media content element in a body of the response. The server can transmit the response to the client device. Receipt of the response can cause the client device to extract the media content element from the body of the response and to render the media content element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Murtaza Halai, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Brian Mulford, Armen Mkrtchyan
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING INADVERTENT INTERACTIONS WITH ADVERTISEMENTS DISPLAYED ON A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210082004
    Abstract: A computing device can receive an interactive advertisement comprising a first content object and a second content object. The computing device can display the first content object corresponding to a collapsed version of the interactive advertisement. The computing device can receive a first action to activate the interactive advertisement. The computing device can provide for display, responsive to receiving the first action, a target object identifying a location on the display screen to which to move the first content object. The computing device can receive a second action to move the first content object towards the target object. The computing device can then provide for display, the second content object corresponding to an expanded version of the interactive ad on the display screen of the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Brian Scot Cohen, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Armen Mkrtchyan
  • DELIVERING AUTO-PLAY MEDIA CONTENT ELEMENT FROM CROSS ORIGIN RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20210019473
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering cross-site auto-play media are described herein. The server can receive, from a client device, a request for media content at a first domain embedded in a content element from a second domain. The request can include an identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection. The server can determine, responsive to identifying the identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection, that the request comprises a content type header having a first predetermined value. The server can generate, responsive to the determination, a response comprising the media content element in a body of the response. The server can transmit the response to the client device. Receipt of the response can cause the client device to extract the media content element from the body of the response and to render the media content element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Murtaza Halai, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Brian Mulford, Armen Mkrtchyan
  • Methods and systems for reducing inadvertent interactions with advertisements displayed on a computing device
    Patent number: 10896447
    Abstract: A computing device can receive an interactive advertisement comprising a first content object and a second content object. The computing device can display the first content object corresponding to a collapsed version of the interactive advertisement. The computing device can receive a first action to activate the interactive advertisement. The computing device can provide for display, responsive to receiving the first action, a target object identifying a location on the display screen to which to move the first content object. The computing device can receive a second action to move the first content object towards the target object. The computing device can then provide for display, the second content object corresponding to an expanded version of the interactive ad on the display screen of the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Brian Scot Cohen, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Armen Mkrtchyan
  • Delivering auto-play media content element from cross origin resources
    Patent number: 10733376
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering cross-site auto-play media are described herein. The server can receive, from a client device, a request for media content at a first domain embedded in a content element from a second domain. The request can include an identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection. The server can determine, responsive to identifying the identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection, that the request comprises a content type header having a first predetermined value. The server can generate, responsive to the determination, a response comprising the media content element in a body of the response. The server can transmit the response to the client device. Receipt of the response can cause the client device to extract the media content element from the body of the response and to render the media content element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Murtaza Halai, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Brian Mulford, Armen Mkrtchyan
  • DELIVERING AUTO-PLAY MEDIA CONTENT ELEMENT FROM CROSS ORIGIN RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20180253415
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering cross-site auto-play media are described herein. The server can receive, from a client device, a request for media content at a first domain embedded in a content element from a second domain. The request can include an identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection. The server can determine, responsive to identifying the identifier indicating that the client device is configured to restrict cross-domain redirection, that the request comprises a content type header having a first predetermined value. The server can generate, responsive to the determination, a response comprising the media content element in a body of the response. The server can transmit the response to the client device. Receipt of the response can cause the client device to extract the media content element from the body of the response and to render the media content element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Murtaza Halai, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Brian Mulford, Armen Mkrtchyan