Patents by Inventor Roy F. Price

Roy F. Price 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).

  • Synchronized video session with integrated participant generated commentary
    Patent number: 7716376
    Abstract: Systems and methods enable users to exchange content, such as chat text, with other users that are consuming video media. In one implementation, several users collectively group together to form a video session. The users in the video session each consume the same video media, and the video media is played on individual user computer devices in a synchronized manner. The users send chat text or other content to one another over a network using a computer user interface. The chat text or other content is superimposed over or otherwise merged with the synchronized video running on the individual user computer devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy F. Price, Ethan Z. Evans, Ameesh Paleja