Patents by Inventor Steven Andrew Soderbergh

Steven Andrew Soderbergh 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).

  • Patent number: 11343595
    Abstract: An interactive narrative presentation includes a plurality of narrative segments, with a variety of available media content consumer selectable paths or directions, typically specified by a director or editor. The content consumer can select a path or path segment at each of a number of points, e.g., decision points, in the narrative presentation via user interface elements or narrative prompts, providing the consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. The narrative prompts can include images from subsequent segments, may be generated to stylistically resemble the underlying narrative presentation, may be animated to move with or with respect to the underlying narrative presentation, and, or may be presented in overlaid with a presentation of the underlying narrative while the underlying narrative continues play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: PODOP, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Nicolas Dedual, Jose Raul Castillo, Derek H. B. Chung, Adrian Sack, Matthew Keesan
  • Patent number: 11159861
    Abstract: A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: PODOP, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia P. Brelis, Derek H. B. Chung, Ronny Heinrich Grunwald, Matthew J. Keesan, Kristin Marie Loeb, Adrian Sack, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew L. Silver, Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Edward James Solomon, Caroline S. Welch
  • Publication number: 20190273972
    Abstract: An interactive narrative presentation includes a plurality of narrative segments, with a variety of available media content consumer selectable paths or directions, typically specified by a director or editor. The content consumer can select a path or path segment at each of a number of points, e.g., decision points, in the narrative presentation via user interface elements or narrative prompts, providing the consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. The narrative prompts can include images from subsequent segments, may be generated to stylistically resemble the underlying narrative presentation, may be animated to move with or with respect to the underlying narrative presentation, and, or may be presented in overlaid with a presentation of the underlying narrative while the underlying narrative continues play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Nicolas Dedual, Jose Raul Castillo, Derek H. B. Chung, Adrian Sack, Matthew Keesan
  • Publication number: 20190200102
    Abstract: A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Cynthia P. Brelis, Derek H. B. Chung, Ronny Heinrich Grunwald, Matthew J. Keesan, Kristin Marie Loeb, Adrian Sack, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew L. Silver, Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Edward James Solomon, Caroline S. Welch
  • Patent number: 10225627
    Abstract: A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PODOP, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia P. Brelis, Derek H. B. Chung, Ronny Heinrich Grunwald, Matthew J. Keesan, Kristin Marie Loeb, Adrian Sack, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew L. Silver, Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Edward James Solomon, Caroline S. Welch
  • Patent number: 10142708
    Abstract: A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: PODOP, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia P. Brelis, Derek H. B. Chung, Ronny Heinrich Grunwald, Matthew J. Keesan, Kristin Marie Loeb, Adrian Sack, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew L. Silver, Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Edward James Solomon, Caroline S. Welch
  • Publication number: 20180091874
    Abstract: A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Cynthia P. Brelis, Derek H. B. Chung, Ronny Heinrich Grunwald, Matthew J. Keesan, Kristin Marie Loeb, Adrian Sack, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew L. Silver, Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Edward James Solomon, Caroline S. Welch
  • Publication number: 20170245023
    Abstract: A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: MINDSIGHTMEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia P. Brelis, Derek H. B. Chung, Ronny Heinrich Grunwald, Matthew J. Keesan, Kristin Marie Loeb, Adrian Sack, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew L. Silver, Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Edward James Solomon, Caroline S. Welch