Patents by Inventor Patricia Anne McKenzie

Patricia Anne McKenzie 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).

  • Techniques for animating stickers with sound
    Patent number: 10600224
    Abstract: Techniques for animating stickers with sound include receiving audio input by a first mobile device; animating a selected image according to an energy level of the audio input using a set of animation frames associated with the selected image in a user interface view of an application executing on the first mobile device; and presenting the animated image concurrently with receiving the audio input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Patricia Anne McKenzie, Duckjin Kang, Dwayne B Mercredi, Aaron Nech
  • Techniques for animating stickers with sound
    Patent number: 10325395
    Abstract: Techniques for animating stickers with sound include receiving audio input by a first mobile device; animating a selected image according to an energy level of the audio input using a set of animation frames associated with the selected image in a user interface view of an application executing on the first mobile device; and presenting the animated image concurrently with receiving the audio input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Patricia Anne Mckenzie, Duckjin Kang, Dwayne B Mercredi, Aaron Nech
  • TECHNIQUES FOR ANIMATING STICKERS WITH SOUND
    Publication number: 20170206697
    Abstract: Techniques for animating stickers with sound include receiving audio input by a first mobile device; animating a selected image according to an energy level of the audio input using a set of animation frames associated with the selected image in a user interface view of an application executing on the first mobile device; and presenting the animated image concurrently with receiving the audio input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia Anne McKenzie, Duckjin Kang, Dwayne B. Mercredi, Aaron Nech