Patents by Inventor William M. Biggs

William M. Biggs 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).

  • Integrated social network and stream playback
    Patent number: 9633016
    Abstract: A system and method for searching and playing multimedia content on a social network portal is disclosed. The system and method includes hosting a social network portal of a user, wherein the social network portal displays information of the user. The method further includes integrating, on the social network portal of the user, a multimedia controller. A selection or mouse-over of the multimedia controller initiates and controls the playback and selection of a multimedia item on an integrated multimedia player. The method also includes enabling a user to simultaneously navigate the social network portal and stream content via the integrated multimedia player. A user can also search for or request multimedia content via the multimedia controller and player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Paul Gundotra, Ajmal Arshan Asver, Christopher Bader-Wechseler, David Gary Besbris, William M. Biggs, David M. Cohen, Amar Gandhi, Brett Rolston Lider, Noam Lovinsky, Matthew Stephen Steiner
  • Integrated Social Network and Stream Playback
    Publication number: 20130110929
    Abstract: A system and method for searching and playing multimedia content on a social network portal is disclosed. The system and method includes hosting a social network portal of a user, wherein the social network portal displays information of the user. The method further includes integrating, on the social network portal of the user, a multimedia controller. A selection or mouse-over of the multimedia controller initiates and controls the playback and selection of a multimedia item on an integrated multimedia player. The method also includes enabling a user to simultaneously navigate the social network portal and stream content via the integrated multimedia player. A user can also search for or request multimedia content via the multimedia controller and player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Vivek Paul Gundotra, Ajmal Arshan Asver, Christopher Bader-Wechseler, David Gary Besbris, William M. Biggs, David M. Cohen, Amar Gandhi, Brett Rolston Lider, Noam Lovinsky, Matthew Stephen Steiner