Patents Assigned to Cinsay, Inc.
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Patent number: 8813132Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: James K. Andrews, II, Timothy M. Monaghan
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Patent number: 8782690Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Freddy Knuth
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Patent number: 8769053Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Sergey L. Sundukovskiy, Christian Briggs
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Publication number: 20140095330Abstract: A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, JR., Freddy Knuth
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Publication number: 20140089966Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, JR., Freddy Knuth
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Publication number: 20140068660Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, JR., Freddy Knuth
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Publication number: 20140032366Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for peer-assisted shopping, the method includes initiating, on a first endpoint corresponding to a first user, a display of media content. The method also includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an interactive feature configured to allow the first user to interact with the first endpoint in response to the display of media content. The method further includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an option for the first user to invoke a communication request with at least a second user corresponding to at least a second endpoint. Moreover, the method includes, upon selection of the option, initiating a connection request with the at least a second endpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Rick Spitz, Sergey Sundukovskiy, Delfino Galindo, JR., Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
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Patent number: 8549555Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Freddy Knuth
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Patent number: 8533753Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Freddy Knuth
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Publication number: 20130152123Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventor: Cinsay, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130144903Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventor: Cinsay, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130054757Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Spitz, Sergey L. Sundukovskiy, Christian Briggs
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Patent number: 8312486Abstract: A method for presenting advertisements for commercial products in video productions, whereby the commercial product is placed in the video production as an element of the video production. A viewer is enabled to interact with the video production to select the product. Information is then displayed about the selected product; and the viewer is enabled to purchase the selected product.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Cinsay, Inc.Inventors: Christian Briggs, Heath McBurnett, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Freddy Knuth