Patents by Inventor Taylor Hellam
Taylor Hellam 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).
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Patent number: 11599328Abstract: There is provided a media player device for use with a text medium having a plurality of pages each having a plurality of words, the media player device comprising an audio output, a memory storing a text medium application software; and a processor configured to execute the text medium application software to receive a first signal emitted from a wireless communication element embedded in the text medium, the first signal including a text medium ID uniquely identifying the text medium, and play an audio, via the audio output and in response to receiving the text medium ID, wherein the audio corresponds to the text medium ID and the audio pronounces the plurality of words in a same sequence appearing in each of the plurality of pages.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Mohammad Poswal, Giovanna Alaimo, Malcolm Murdock, Richard Ginter, Taylor Hellam
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Patent number: 11594217Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure relates to presentation of a first effect on one or more presentation devices during an oral recitation of a first story. The first effect is associated with a first trigger point, first content, and/or first story. The first trigger point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase in the first story. A first transmission point associated with the first effect can be determined based on a latency of a presentation device and user speaking profile. The first transmission point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase before the first trigger point in the first story. Control signals for instructions to present the first content at the first trigger point are transmitted to the presentation device when a user recites the first transmission point such that first content is presented at the first trigger point.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Nicolas Peck
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Patent number: 11017599Abstract: The systems and methods presented herein are related to providing narrative experiences for users of a virtual space. A machine learning based technique may be implemented for generating paths through the virtual space that present the narrative experiences. A path may be based on tagged points of interest, as illustrated in stored narrative information associated with the virtual space. A machine-learning training loop may be applied wherein the system may be trained to recognize and/or understand what sorts of virtual content within the virtual space may be considered to be of narrative interest to audience members.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Dario Di Zanni
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Patent number: 10990753Abstract: A user interface may be presented to a creator to facilitate the creation of narrative content. The user interface may be part of a system configured to generate recommendations pertaining to narrative content. The narrative content is meant to be experienced by users, e.g., in a virtual space. Feedback and/or other responses from the creator may be used to train and/or modify the generation of new recommendations. Feedback and/or other responses from the users may be used to train and/or modify the generation of new recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Dario Di Zanni
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Patent number: 10850197Abstract: A system for providing guided interactions with books includes a content delivery terminal communicatively coupled to a computing platform including a hardware processor and a memory storing a content delivery software code, a content registry, and a library of entries corresponding respectively to multiple interaction plans for guiding an interaction with a book. The hardware processor executes the content delivery software code to detect, via the content delivery terminal, a book corresponding to content included in the content registry, and to identify an interaction plan for the guided interaction based on one or more of the content and a user input received by the content delivery terminal. The content delivery software code further identifies a first portion of the content for use in initiating the interaction plan, and outputs the first portion of the content to the content delivery terminal for printing by the content delivery terminal in the book.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Malcolm Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Shawnna Stewart
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Publication number: 20200360808Abstract: A system for providing guided interactions with books includes a content delivery terminal communicatively coupled to a computing platform including a hardware processor and a memory storing a content delivery software code, a content registry, and a library of entries corresponding respectively to multiple interaction plans for guiding an interaction with a book. The hardware processor executes the content delivery software code to detect, via the content delivery terminal, a book corresponding to content included in the content registry, and to identify an interaction plan for the guided interaction based on one or more of the content and a user input received by the content delivery terminal. The content delivery software code further identifies a first portion of the content for use in initiating the interaction plan, and outputs the first portion of the content to the content delivery terminal for printing by the content delivery terminal in the book.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Malcolm Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Shawnna Stewart
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Publication number: 20200321003Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure relates to presentation of a first effect on one or more presentation devices during an oral recitation of a first story. The first effect is associated with a first trigger point, first content, and/or first story. The first trigger point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase in the first story. A first transmission point associated with the first effect can be determined based on a latency of a presentation device and user speaking profile. The first transmission point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase before the first trigger point in the first story. Control signals for instructions to present the first content at the first trigger point are transmitted to the presentation device when a user recites the first transmission point such that first content is presented at the first trigger point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Nicolas Peck
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Patent number: 10726838Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure relates to presentation of a first effect on one or more presentation devices during an oral recitation of a first story. The first effect is associated with a first trigger point, first content, and/or first story. The first trigger point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase in the first story. A first transmission point associated with the first effect can be determined based on a latency of a presentation device and user speaking profile. The first transmission point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase before the first trigger point in the first story. Control signals for instructions to present the first content at the first trigger point are transmitted to the presentation device when a user recites the first transmission point such that first content is presented at the first trigger point.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Nicolas Peck
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Publication number: 20200066039Abstract: The systems and methods presented herein are related to providing narrative experiences for users of a virtual space. A machine learning based technique may be implemented for generating paths through the virtual space that present the narrative experiences. A path may be based on tagged points of interest, as illustrated in stored narrative information associated with the virtual space. A machine-learning training loop may be applied wherein the system may be trained to recognize and/or understand what sorts of virtual content within the virtual space may be considered to be of narrative interest to audience members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Dario Di Zanni
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Publication number: 20190385601Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure relates to presentation of a first effect on one or more presentation devices during an oral recitation of a first story. The first effect is associated with a first trigger point, first content, and/or first story. The first trigger point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase in the first story. A first transmission point associated with the first effect can be determined based on a latency of a presentation device and user speaking profile. The first transmission point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase before the first trigger point in the first story. Control signals for instructions to present the first content at the first trigger point are transmitted to the presentation device when a user recites the first transmission point such that first content is presented at the first trigger point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Nicolas Peck
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Patent number: 10467808Abstract: The systems and methods presented herein are related to providing narrative experiences for users of a virtual space. A machine learning based technique may be implemented for generating paths through the virtual space that present the narrative experiences. A path may be based on tagged points of interest, as illustrated in stored narrative information associated with the virtual space. A machine-learning training loop may be applied wherein the system may be trained to recognize and/or understand what sorts of virtual content within the virtual space may be considered to be of narrative interest to audience members.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Dario Di Zanni
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Patent number: 10425678Abstract: A system for providing group performance using a set of client devices. The time frame of reference of individual client devices of the set of client devices can be synchronized to the host time frame of reference. The individual client devices may effectuate the presentation of the content of the group performance predetermined points in time with respect to the host time frame of reference. Audio and/or visual content of the content provided by the individual client devices is based on the real-world location of the individual client devices. The content provided can be monitored to check if the content is presented at the predetermined points in time. The content provided is adjusted such that the content is provided at the more predetermined points in time. The presentation of the content in a synchronized manner results in the group performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Mohammad Poswal, Malcolm E. Murdock
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Publication number: 20180225873Abstract: The systems and methods presented herein are related to providing narrative experiences for users of a virtual space. A machine learning based technique may be implemented for generating paths through the virtual space that present the narrative experiences. A path may be based on tagged points of interest, as illustrated in stored narrative information associated with the virtual space. A machine-learning training loop may be applied wherein the system may be trained to recognize and/or understand what sorts of virtual content within the virtual space may be considered to be of narrative interest to audience members.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Dario Di Zanni
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Patent number: 10043407Abstract: There is provided an interactive book having a plurality of printed pages, where at least one of the plurality of pages includes at least one interactive element, the interactive book configured to wirelessly connect to a media device, transmit a first signal to the media device via the wireless connection, the first signal including a book ID uniquely identifying the interactive book, detect a current page of the plurality of pages, wherein the current page is being viewed by a user, receive an activation signal from the at least one interactive element when a user interacts with the at least one interactive element, and transmit a second signal to the media device via the wireless connection based on the current page and the activation signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Malcolm Murdock, Michael Hy, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Nikita Pashenkov
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Publication number: 20180137092Abstract: A user interface may be presented to a creator to facilitate the creation of narrative content. The user interface may be part of a system configured to generate recommendations pertaining to narrative content. The narrative content is meant to be experienced by users, e.g., in a virtual space. Feedback and/or other responses from the creator may be used to train and/or modify the generation of new recommendations. Feedback and/or other responses from the users may be used to train and/or modify the generation of new recommendations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Malcolm E. Murdock, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Dario Di Zanni
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Patent number: 9877197Abstract: There is provided a method for use by a client device having a client address in a network for communication with a host device having a host address in the network. The method includes retrieving a first subset of a plurality of images, displaying the first subset of the plurality of images, receiving a selection of a second subset of the first subset of the plurality of images from a user of the client device, determining a number based on the second subset of the first subset of the plurality of images, replacing a portion of the client address with the number to obtain the host address, and connecting to the host device using the host address obtained by the replacing of the portion of the client address with the number.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Justin Patterson, Fred Agourian, Mohammad Poswal, Dario Di Zanni
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Publication number: 20170104724Abstract: There is provided a method for use by a client device having a client address in a network for communication with a host device having a host address in the network. The method includes retrieving a first subset of a plurality of images, displaying the first subset of the plurality of images, receiving a selection of a second subset of the first subset of the plurality of images from a user of the client device, determining a number based on the second subset of the first subset of the plurality of images, replacing a portion of the client address with the number to obtain the host address, and connecting to the host device using the host address obtained by the replacing of the portion of the client address with the number.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Taylor Hellam, Justin Patterson, Fred Agourian, Mohammad Poswal, Dario Di Zanni
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Publication number: 20160350066Abstract: There is provided a media player device for use with a text medium having a plurality of pages each having a plurality of words, the media player device comprising an audio output, a memory storing a text medium application software; and a processor configured to execute the text medium application software to receive a first signal emitted from a wireless communication element embedded in the text medium, the first signal including a text medium ID uniquely identifying the text medium, and play an audio, via the audio output and in response to receiving the text medium ID, wherein the audio corresponds to the text medium ID and the audio pronounces the plurality of words in a same sequence appearing in each of the plurality of pages.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Mohammad Poswal, Giovanna Alaimo, Malcolm Murdock, Richard Ginter, Taylor Hellam
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Publication number: 20160343264Abstract: There is provided an interactive book having a plurality of printed pages, where at least one of the plurality of pages includes at least one interactive element, the interactive book configured to wirelessly connect to a media device, transmit a first signal to the media device via the wireless connection, the first signal including a book ID uniquely identifying the interactive book, detect a current page of the plurality of pages, wherein the current page is being viewed by a user, receive an activation signal from the at least one interactive element when a user interacts with the at least one interactive element, and transmit a second signal to the media device via the wireless connection based on the current page and the activation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Malcolm Murdock, Michael Hy, Mohammad Poswal, Taylor Hellam, Nikita Pashenkov