Patents Assigned to Citizen, Inc.
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Publication number: 20180130107Abstract: Access to certain application programs and/or media content items at or from an online storefront are granted or denied for a requesting computing device based on whether a subject computing device is present at or within a threshold proximity to a reference computing device or a reference location. The requesting computing device may include the reference computing device or another computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: Sce Pike, Quinn Simpson, Kevin Gask
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Publication number: 20170339463Abstract: User-applied, in-stream association of media content with a video content item is disclosed. During presentation of a video content item, a user selects or otherwise identifies a media content item to be associated with the video content item. The user further selects or otherwise identifies a temporal position (e.g., time value) within the video content item with which the media content item is to be associated. In one example, a user selects and drags the media content item to or toward the video content item within a GUI to define the association. In at least some implementations, the video content item may be presented via a different device than the media content item, thereby forming a multi-platform association.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: Sce Pike, Matthew Motyka
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Patent number: 9773267Abstract: Access to certain application programs and/or media content items at or from an online storefront are granted or denied for a requesting computing device based on whether a subject computing device is present at or within a threshold proximity to a reference computing device or a reference location. The requesting computing device may include the reference computing device or another computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: Sce Pike, Quinn Simpson, Kevin Gask
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Patent number: 9648389Abstract: User-applied, in-stream association of media content with a video content item is disclosed. During presentation of a video content item, a user selects or otherwise identifies a media content item to be associated with the video content item. The user further selects or otherwise identifies a temporal position (e.g., time value) within the video content item with which the media content item is to be associated. In one example, a user selects and drags the media content item to or toward the video content item within a GUI to define the association. In at least some implementations, the video content item may be presented via a different device than the media content item, thereby forming a multi-platform association.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: Sce Pike, Matthew Motyka
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Publication number: 20160275579Abstract: Access to certain application programs and/or media content items at or from an online storefront are granted or denied for a requesting computing device based on whether a subject computing device is present at or within a threshold proximity to a reference computing device or a reference location. The requesting computing device may include the reference computing device or another computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: SCE PIKE, QUINN SIMPSON, KEVIN GASK
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Patent number: 9299102Abstract: Access to certain application programs and/or media content items at or from an online storefront are granted or denied for a requesting computing device based on whether a subject computing device is present at or within a threshold proximity to a reference computing device or a reference location. The requesting computing device may include the reference computing device or another computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: Sce Pike, Quinn Simpson, Kevin Gask
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Patent number: 9294426Abstract: A social networking environment supporting collaborative social interaction is disclosed. The social networking environment may be implemented by a computing system including a number of client computing devices and a server system that communicate with each other via a communications network. User profile and geographic location information associated with users of the social networking environment may be shared with each other. Users may request commentary from other users regarding a target user. Users may receive and fulfill requests for commentary to facilitate social interactions between two or more other users. Users may define an inner-circle of users from which commentary may be requested by that user.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: Sce Pike, Andrew Klonsky, Quinn Simpson, Annette Thurston, George Piper Carr
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Publication number: 20150304263Abstract: A social networking environment supporting collaborative social interaction is disclosed. The social networking environment may be implemented by a computing system including a number of client computing devices and a server system that communicate with each other via a communications network. User profile and geographic location information associated with users of the social networking environment may be shared with each other. Users may request commentary from other users regarding a target user. Users may receive and fulfill requests for commentary to facilitate social interactions between two or more other users. Users may define an inner-circle of users from which commentary may be requested by that user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: CITIZEN, INC.Inventors: SCE PIKE, ANDREW KLONSKY, QUINN SIMPSON, ANNETTE THURSTON, GEORGE PIPER CARR
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Patent number: 8959440Abstract: A social networking environment supporting collaborative social interaction is disclosed. The social networking environment may be implemented by a computing system including a number of client computing devices and a server system that communicate with each other via a communications network. User profile and geographic location information associated with users of the social networking environment may be shared with each other. Users may request commentary from other users regarding a target user. Users may receive and fulfill requests for commentary to facilitate social interactions between two or more other users. Users may define an inner-circle of users from which commentary may be requested by that user.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Citizen, Inc.Inventors: Sce Pike, Andrew Klonsky, Quinn Simpson, Annette Thurston, George Piper Carr
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Patent number: 8313393Abstract: Devices, apparatus, and methods of storing and releasing a ball marker from the bottom of a head of the golf club, such as a putter. A compartment in the bottom of the golf club head has a side opening adjacent to the rear of the golf club head for allowing a disc shaped ball marker to be slid into the compartment, and sliding the marker in reverse allows the marker to be slid out of and removed from the compartment. A magnet can also be used. Also, the compartment can have grooved side walls that act as tracks to allow the marker to be slid into and out of the compartment. A removable top disc and front plate on the golf club head allows for advertising indicia and logos to be placed on the head of the golf club.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Citrus County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.Inventor: Richard W. Toxen