Patents by Inventor Alan Merzon
Alan Merzon 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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Publication number: 20240009555Abstract: A game platform manages, on behalf of a game program, platform nodes used to execute game operations, such as physics operations, artificial intelligence operations, and player messaging operations. Via the game platform, the game program can implement relatively sophisticated and complex game operations. The game platform can implement each game operation at a corresponding platform node, wherein the platform node employs associated hardware to execute the game operation. The game platform can distribute the platform nodes at different sets of hardware resources, such as different servers, different hardware accelerators, and the like, and thereby implement more sophisticated game operations than can be implemented by the game program directly. The game platform communicates data between the game program and the platform nodes using a zero-copy transfer technique, thereby transferring data with relatively little latency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Sanjeet S. Mehat, Erin Hoffman-John, Bradley Richard McKee, Alan Merzon
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Publication number: 20230001308Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for coordinating multiplayer game sessions are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Catherine Hsiao, Alan Merzon, Kristie Fisher, Stacey Peterson, Haochen Liu, Nicholas Dunn, Tahasildar Ramachandra Shivputrappa, Sam Cheung, Erica Hansen, Benjamin Frenkel
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Patent number: 11439913Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for coordinating multiplayer game sessions are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Catherine Hsiao, Alan Merzon, Kristie Fisher, Stacey Peterson, Haochen Liu, Nicholas Dunn, Tahasildar Ramachandra Shivputrappa, Sam Cheung, Erica Hansen, Benjamin Frenkel
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Publication number: 20210046385Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for coordinating multiplayer game sessions are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Catherine Hsiao, Alan Merzon, Kristie Fisher, Stacey Peterson, Haochen Liu, Nicholas Dunn, Tahasildar Ramachandra Shivputrappa, Sam Cheung, Erica Hansen, Benjamin Frenkel
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Patent number: 10462523Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Publication number: 20180376208Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Patent number: 9826191Abstract: Embodiments related to the use of feedback to adapt digital video recording are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing device, a method of adapting an identification and scheduling of video items for recording based on usage. The method comprises detecting a trigger to perform a series update, and determining one or more video items to record as a part of a series by providing input to a series update module that returns candidate video items for inclusion in the series. The method further comprises scheduling zero or more of the candidate video items for recording, receiving feedback related to video item playback of one or more video items that were recorded based upon the scheduling, and based upon the feedback, adapting the input provided to the series update module for a later series update.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Antonio Fontan, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Alan Merzon
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Patent number: 9398248Abstract: Embodiments that relate to defining series for digital video recording are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method including receiving selection of a set of one or more video content series for which to automatically schedule recording updates, wherein each video content series is of a series type selected from a plurality of series types and each series type utilizes a corresponding update module selected from a plurality of update modules. The method further comprises receiving a trigger configured to trigger an updating of one or more series types, and for each video content series to be updated based upon the trigger received, obtaining a list of candidate video items for potential scheduling by executing the corresponding update module.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Antonio Fontan
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Publication number: 20150319399Abstract: Embodiments related to the use of feedback to adapt digital video recording are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing device, a method of adapting an identification and scheduling of video items for recording based on usage. The method comprises detecting a trigger to perform a series update, and determining one or more video items to record as a part of a series by providing input to a series update module that returns candidate video items for inclusion in the series. The method further comprises scheduling zero or more of the candidate video items for recording, receiving feedback related to video item playback of one or more video items that were recorded based upon the scheduling, and based upon the feedback, adapting the input provided to the series update module for a later series update.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Antonio Fontan, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Alan Merzon
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Publication number: 20150289019Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Patent number: 9106938Abstract: A method for monetizing third-party recommended content is provided. The method includes receiving a programming feed from a recommender, receiving information regarding one or more items of advertising content from one or more advertising publishers, scheduling recording of video content identified in the programming feed for a user that follows the programming feed, sending the information regarding the one or more items of advertising content to a client device of the user, and receiving information regarding user playback actions that occurred during presentation of the video content identified in the programming feed and the advertising content.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Antonio Fontan, Alan Merzon, Tim Herby
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Patent number: 9094649Abstract: Embodiments related to the use of feedback to adapt digital video recording are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing device, a method of adapting an identification and scheduling of video items for recording based on usage. The method comprises detecting a trigger to perform a series update, and determining one or more video items to record as a part of a series by providing input to a series update module that returns candidate video items for inclusion in the series. The method further comprises scheduling zero or more of the candidate video items for recording, receiving feedback related to video item playback of one or more video items that were recorded based upon the scheduling, and based upon the feedback, adapting the input provided to the series update module for a later series update.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Antonio Fontan, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Alan Merzon
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Patent number: 9077947Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Publication number: 20130136411Abstract: A method for managing time-shifted media content is provided. The method comprises associating one or more title-independent selection criteria with a time-shifted content channel. For each time-shifted content channel, one or more time-shifted media content items that satisfy that time-shifted content channel's title-independent selection criteria may be added to that time-shifted content channel, and channel-identifying metadata may be associated with each time-shifted media content item in the time-shifted content channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Tim Herby, Alan Merzon, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Sascha Prueter
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Publication number: 20130136419Abstract: According to one aspect of this disclosure, information is received indicating a set of content items that a first user intends to record. The set of content items are automatically added to a recording schedule of a second user, where the recording schedule indicates content items that are scheduled to be recorded. An indication that an additional content item has been added or removed to the set of content items may be received, and, the additional content item is automatically added or removed to the recording schedule of the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Tim Herby, Antonio Fontan, Alan Merzon, Christopher Habliston
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Publication number: 20130136425Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is recognized that a threshold number of members in a trend group intend to view a content item. The content item is automatically added, for each member in the trend group, to a recording schedule of that member of the trend group. The recording schedule of each member of the trend group is maintained at a recording schedule service and indicates content items to be recorded by a content recording device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Tim Herby, Antonio Fontan, Christopher Habliston, Alan Merzon
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Publication number: 20130139192Abstract: A method for monetizing third-party recommended content is provided. The method includes receiving a programming feed from a recommender, receiving information regarding one or more items of advertising content from one or more advertising publishers, scheduling recording of video content identified in the programming feed for a user that follows the programming feed, sending the information regarding the one or more items of advertising content to a client device of the user, and receiving information regarding user playback actions that occurred during presentation of the video content identified in the programming feed and the advertising content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Antonio Fontan, Alan Merzon, Tim Herby
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Publication number: 20130136424Abstract: Embodiments related to the use of feedback to adapt digital video recording are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing device, a method of adapting an identification and scheduling of video items for recording based on usage. The method comprises detecting a trigger to perform a series update, and determining one or more video items to record as a part of a series by providing input to a series update module that returns candidate video items for inclusion in the series. The method further comprises scheduling zero or more of the candidate video items for recording, receiving feedback related to video item playback of one or more video items that were recorded based upon the scheduling, and based upon the feedback, adapting the input provided to the series update module for a later series update.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Antonio Fontan, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Alan Merzon
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Publication number: 20130136423Abstract: Embodiments that relate to defining series for digital video recording are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method including receiving selection of a set of one or more video content series for which to automatically schedule recording updates, wherein each video content series is of a series type selected from a plurality of series types and each series type utilizes a corresponding update module selected from a plurality of update modules. The method further comprises receiving a trigger configured to trigger an updating of one or more series types, and for each video content series to be updated based upon the trigger received, obtaining a list of candidate video items for potential scheduling by executing the corresponding update module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Antonio Fontan
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Publication number: 20130136426Abstract: According to one aspect of this disclosure, a request is received to add content items indicated by a third-party web feed to a recording schedule. One or more of the content items indicated by the third-party web feed may be automatically added to the recording schedule. The recording schedule may indicate content items to be recorded by an electronic content recording device from a content provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Antonio Fontan