Patents by Inventor Steve Benfield

Steve Benfield 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).

  • Publication number: 20180218458
    Abstract: An activity management system is configured to allow users to access multimedia content where the multimedia content is divided in to segments. While a user is viewing or interacting with the multimedia content, the user can submit one or more activities (e.g., comments, questions, replies, or reactions) using a graphical user interface. The system is operable to electronically link the activity provided by the user with the particular segment of multimedia content in which the activity was captured by the system. The system is also configured to determine a sentiment score for particular multimedia content, one or more segments of the particular multimedia content, a user, a group of users, or an organization. The sentiment score may be related to a general mood (e.g., confused, happy, bored) of the user when viewing one or more segments of particular multimedia content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Steve Benfield, Ahmad Aslami, James Marshall
  • Patent number: 9984426
    Abstract: An activity management system is configured to allow users to access multimedia content where the multimedia content is divided in to segments. While a user is viewing or interacting with the multimedia content, the user can submit one or more activities (e.g., comments, questions, replies, or reactions) using a graphical user interface. The system is operable to electronically link the activity provided by the user with the particular segment of multimedia content in which the activity was captured by the system. The system is also configured to determine a sentiment score for particular multimedia content, one or more segments of the particular multimedia content, a user, a group of users, or an organization. The sentiment score may be related to a general mood (e.g., confused, happy, bored) of the user when viewing one or more segments of particular multimedia content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Understory, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Benfield, Ahmad Aslami, Taylor Jones, Jonathan Cutrell, Taylor Dolan, Andrew Kimball, Chad Mills
  • Publication number: 20180040078
    Abstract: An activity management system is configured to allow users to access multimedia content where the multimedia content is divided in to segments. While a user is viewing or interacting with the multimedia content, the user can submit one or more activities (e.g., comments, questions, replies, or reactions) using a graphical user interface. The system is operable to electronically link the activity provided by the user with the particular segment of multimedia content in which the activity was captured by the system. The system is also configured to determine a sentiment score for particular multimedia content, one or more segments of the particular multimedia content, a user, a group of users, or an organization. The sentiment score may be related to a general mood (e.g., confused, happy, bored) of the user when viewing one or more segments of particular multimedia content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Steve Benfield, Ahmad Aslami, Taylor Jones, Jonathan Cutrell, Taylor Dolan, Andrew Kimball, Chad Mills
  • Patent number: 9852480
    Abstract: An Activity Management System, according to particular embodiments, is configured to provide a platform in which viewers may access multimedia content (e.g., one or more videos files, audio files, document files, image files, etc.). The Activity Management System is operable to present viewers with multimedia content where the multimedia content is divided in to segments. While a user is viewing or interacting with multimedia content, the user can provide one or more activities (e.g., comments, questions, replies, reactions, etc.) within a conversation area of a graphical user interface. The Activity Management System is operable to electronically link the activity provided by (e.g., submitted by, or associated with) the user with the particular segment of multimedia content in which the activity was captured by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Understory, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Kimball, Taylor Jones, Chad Mills, Ahmad Aslami, Steve Benfield, Jonathan Cutrell, Taylor Dolan
  • Publication number: 20170358036
    Abstract: An Activity Management System, according to particular embodiments, is configured to provide a platform in which viewers may access multimedia content (e.g., one or more videos files, audio files, document files, image files, etc.). The Activity Management System is operable to present viewers with multimedia content where the multimedia content is divided in to segments. While a user is viewing or interacting with multimedia content, the user can provide one or more activities (e.g., comments, questions, replies, reactions, etc.) within a conversation area of a graphical user interface. The Activity Management System is operable to electronically link the activity provided by (e.g., submitted by, or associated with) the user with the particular segment of multimedia content in which the activity was captured by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Kimball, Taylor Jones, Chad Mills, Ahmad Aslami, Steve Benfield, Jonathan Cutrell, Taylor Dolan
  • Publication number: 20170358035
    Abstract: An activity Management System, according to particular embodiments, is configured to provide a platform in which viewers may access multimedia content. The system is operable to present viewers with multimedia content where the multimedia content is divided in to segments. While a user is viewing or interacting with multimedia content, the user can submit one or more activities (e.g., comments, questions, replies, or reactions) using a graphical user interface. The system is operable to electronically link the activity provided by (e.g., submitted by, or associated with) the user with the particular segment of multimedia content in which the activity was captured by the system. The system is also configured to determine a sentiment score for particular multimedia content, one or more segments of the multimedia content, a viewer, a group, or an organization. The sentiment score may be related to a general mood (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Steve Benfield, Ahmad Aslami, Taylor Jones, Jonathan Cutrell, Taylor Dolan, Andrew Kimball, Chad Mills
  • Publication number: 20170019473
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying information from multiple remote computing devices on an interactive display by receiving a first set of information from a first remote computing device that is connected to a first local area network via a first network communication device such as via Ethernet. A second set of information is received from a second remote computing device that is connected to a second local area network via a second network communication device such as Wi-Fi. The system mirrors a first display for the first remote computing device and mirrors a second display for the second remote computing device on an interactive display. This allows two users to simultaneously mirror content from two remote computing devices onto the same interactive display. In an alternate embodiment, the second network communication device may be configured to operate as a wireless access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Sriraman Venkataraman, Steve Benfield, Verlin Henderson, Andrew Edwardson, Paul Wareing
  • Publication number: 20150121232
    Abstract: A computer system for creating and displaying a presentation is disclosed. In various embodiments, the computer system receives a request to generate one or more slides and to associate the one or more slides with a particular background. The system then displays a preview of the one or more slides and the associated particular background in a preview area. The system, in one or more embodiments, is configured to display, during the presentation, the one or more slides overlaid on the one or more backgrounds. In a particular embodiment, the computer system is configured to display multiple slides on a single background during the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Promethean Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Edwardson, Andrew Pennington, Andrew Button, Steve Benfield, Ben Titterington