Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Watts
Andrew J. Watts 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: 11688388Abstract: Techniques are described for fulfilling an utterance request for an item represented within a video rendered at a client device. In some implementations, a user account associated with the request is identified, enabling a video stream transmitted in association with the user account at the time that the request was uttered to be identified. In one technique, a timestamp associated with the request is used to identify the relevant portion of the video stream. The item represented within the portion of the video stream can be identified using various techniques and/or information such as image recognition, metadata within the video, subtitles, closed captions, and/or a database mapping between the item and a video content item transmitted in the video stream.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Danovitz, Lei Li, Lars Christian Ulness, Andrew J. Watts, Amarsingh Buckthasingh Winston, Umut Utkan, Michael Flynn, Girish Bansilal Bajaj
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Patent number: 11431664Abstract: An enterprise communication computing device for initiating communication between groups of computing devices may be provided. The communication device may include a processor in communication with memory and may include an interface having modules for telephonic and text-based communication. The processor may generate an interface with icons representative of corresponding modules. The processor may receive selections of icons and may initiate selected modules. The processor may receive user input defining content and recipients and may generate an input field enabling entry of response options. The processor may receive user input of the options and may format the options to generate a response-request portion of the message in a drop-down menu. The processor may transmit the message to each recipient including the content and the response-request. Receipt of the message may cause recipient computing devices to display the response options.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Linda Wunderlich, Andrew J. Watt, Cesar Bryan Acosta, Mercy St James, Christopher Chickoree, Emre Ozgener, Alexander Ralph Schneck, Tobiah Rothlingshofer, Steven Stiles, Garrett Bernard Williams, Julian Loreti
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Publication number: 20220086112Abstract: An enterprise communication computing device for initiating communication between groups of computing devices may be provided. The communication device may include a processor in communication with memory and may include an interface having modules for telephonic and text-based communication. The processor may generate an interface with icons representative of corresponding modules. The processor may receive selections of icons and may initiate selected modules. The processor may receive user input defining content and recipients and may generate an input field enabling entry of response options. The processor may receive user input of the options and may format the options to generate a response-request portion of the message in a drop-down menu. The processor may transmit the message to each recipient including the content and the response-request. Receipt of the message may cause recipient computing devices to display the response options.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Linda Wunderlich, Andrew J. Watt, Cesar Bryan Acosta, Mercy St James, Christopher Chickoree, Emre Ozgener, Alexander Ralph Schneck, Tobiah Rothlingshofer, Steven Stiles, Garrett Bernard Williams, Julian Loreti
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Patent number: 11146675Abstract: An enterprise communication computing device enabling communication with recipient computing devices based upon unique, non-telephonic-based recipient computing device identifiers associated with recipient computing devices may be provided. The communication device may include a processor and a memory device and a communication interface. The communication interface may include a plurality of modules including telephonic communication, text-based messaging, and two-way radio communication. The processor may be programmed to generate a user interface with a plurality of icons, each representative of a module. The processor may receive a selection of a first icon representative of a first module, and may execute the first module.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Linda Wunderlich, Andrew J. Watt, Cesar Bryan Acosta, Mercy St James, Christopher Chickoree, Emre Ozgener, Alexander Ralph Schneck, Tobiah Rothlingshofer, Steven Stiles, Garrett Bernard Williams, Julian Loreti
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Patent number: 10803854Abstract: Techniques are described for fulfilling an utterance request for an item represented within a video rendered at a client device. In some implementations, a user account associated with the request is identified, enabling a video stream transmitted in association with the user account at the time that the request was uttered to be identified. In one technique, a timestamp associated with the request is used to identify the relevant portion of the video stream. The item represented within the portion of the video stream can be identified using various techniques and/or information such as image recognition, metadata within the video, subtitles, closed captions, and/or a database mapping between the item and a video content item transmitted in the video stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Danovitz, Lei Li, Lars Christian Ulness, Andrew J. Watts, Amarsingh Buckthasingh Winston, Umut Utkan, Michael Flynn, Girish Bansilal Bajaj
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Patent number: 10574779Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predictive caching of content to facilitate instantaneous use of the content. If a user is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, and if the client has available resources to facilitate instantaneous use, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the user commences use. In doing so, the client may obtain metadata for the content item from a server. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate instantaneous use of the content item by the client based at least in part on the metadata.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: James Marvin Freeman, II, Aaron M. Bromberg, Bryant F. Herron-Patmon, Nush Karmacharya, Joshua B. Barnard, Peter Wei-Chih Chen, Stephen A. Slotnick, Abhishek Dubey, Andrew J. Watts, Richard J. Winograd
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Patent number: 10516753Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predictive caching of content to facilitate use of the content. If account is likely to commence use of a content item, the content item is cached before the use is commenced. The cache may be divided into multiple segments with different content selection criteria.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lei Li, Andrew Jason Ma, Gurpreet Singh Ahluwalia, Abhishek Dubey, Sachin Shah, Vijay Sen, Gregory Scott Benjamin, Prateek Rameshchandra Shah, Cody Wayne Maxwell Powell, Meltem Celikel, Darryl Hudgin, James Marvin Freeman, II, Aaron M. Bromberg, Bryant F. Herron-Patmon, Nush Karmacharya, Joshua B. Barnard, Peter Wei-Chih Chen, Stephen A. Slotnick, Andrew J. Watts, Richard J. Winograd
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Patent number: 10389838Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for client-side predictive caching of content to facilitate use of the content. If account is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the use is commenced. In doing so, the client may obtain an initial portion of the content item from another computing device. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate use of the content item by the client. The client-side cache may be divided into multiple segments with different content selection criteria.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lei Li, Andrew Jason Ma, Gurpreet Singh Ahluwalia, Abhishek Dubey, Sachin Shah, Vijay Sen, Gregory Scott Benjamin, Prateek Rameshchandra Shah, Cody Wayne Maxwell Powell, Meltem Celikel, Darryl Hudgin, James Marvin Freeman, II, Aaron M. Bromberg, Bryant F. Herron-Patmon, Nush Karmacharya, Joshua B. Barnard, Peter Wei-Chih Chen, Stephen A. Slotnick, Andrew J. Watts, Richard J. Winograd
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Patent number: 10382509Abstract: An application architecture comprises one or more audio interfaces placed within the premises of users. A cloud-based application engine receives audio information from the interfaces and provides information to cloud-based applications based on the audio within the user premises. The other applications utilize the information to provide or enhance services to the users.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hunter Williams, William D. Carr, Kevin J. Gasper, Cameron Janes, Andrew J. Watts, James H. Wood
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Publication number: 20190182348Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predictive caching of content to facilitate use of the content. If account is likely to commence use of a content item, the content item is cached before the use is commenced. The cache may be divided into multiple segments with different content selection criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: LEI LI, ANDREW JASON MA, GURPREET SINGH AHLUWALIA, ABHISHEK DUBEY, SACHIN SHAH, VIJAY SEN, GREGORY SCOTT BENJAMIN, PRATEEK RAMESHCHANDRA SHAH, CODY WAYNE MAXWELL POWELL, MELTEM CELIKEL, DARRYL HUDGIN, JAMES MARVIN FREEMAN, II, AARON M. BROMBERG, BRYANT F. HERRON-PATMON, NUSH KARMACHARYA, JOSHUA B. BARNARD, PETER WEI-CHIH CHEN, STEPHEN A. SLOTNICK, ANDREW J. WATTS, RICHARD J. WINOGRAD
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Patent number: 9959566Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler
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Publication number: 20170148088Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler
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Publication number: 20170142219Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for client-side predictive caching of content to facilitate use of the content. If account is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the use is commenced. In doing so, the client may obtain an initial portion of the content item from another computing device. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate use of the content item by the client. The client-side cache may be divided into multiple segments with different content selection criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: LEI LI, ANDREW JASON MA, GURPREET SINGH AHLUWALIA, ABHISHEK DUBEY, SACHIN SHAH, VIJAY SEN, GREGORY SCOTT BENJAMIN, PRATEEK RAMESHCHANDRA SHAH, CODY WAYNE MAXWELL POWELL, MELTEM CELIKEL, DARRYL HUDGIN, JAMES MARVIN FREEMAN, II, AARON M. BROMBERG, BRYANT F. HERRON-PATMON, NUSH KARMACHARYA, JOSHUA B. BARNARD, PETER WEI-CHIH CHEN, STEPHEN A. SLOTNICK, ANDREW J. WATTS, RICHARD J. WINOGRAD
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Patent number: 9600838Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler
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Patent number: 9544388Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for client-side predictive caching of content to facilitate instantaneous use of the content. If a user is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the user commences use. In doing so, the client may obtain metadata for the content item and an initial portion of the content item from another computing device. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate instantaneous use of the content item by the client based at least in part on the metadata and the initial portion. The client-side cache may be divided into multiple segments with different content selection criteria.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lei Li, Andrew Jason Ma, Gurpreet Singh Ahluwalia, Abhishek Dubey, Sachin Shah, Vijay Sen, Gregory Scott Benjamin, Prateek RameshChandra Shah, Cody Wayne Maxwell Powell, Meltem Celikel, Darryl Hudgin, James Marvin Freeman, Aaron M. Bromberg, Bryant F. Herron-Patmon, Nush Karmacharya, Joshua B. Barnard, Peter Wei-Chih Chen, Stephen A. Slotnick, Andrew J. Watts, Richard J. Winograd
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Publication number: 20160381168Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predictive caching of content to facilitate instantaneous use of the content. If a user is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, and if the client has available resources to facilitate instantaneous use, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the user commences use. In doing so, the client may obtain metadata for the content item from a server. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate instantaneous use of the content item by the client based at least in part on the metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: JAMES MARVIN FREEMAN, II, AARON M. BROMBERG, BRYANT F. HERRON-PATMON, NUSH KARMACHARYA, JOSHUA B. BARNARD, PETER WEI-CHIH CHEN, STEPHEN A. SLOTNICK, ABHISHEK DUBEY, ANDREW J. WATTS, RICHARD J. WINOGRAD
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Patent number: 9444861Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predictive caching of content to facilitate instantaneous use of the content. If a user is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, and if the client has available resources to facilitate instantaneous use, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the user commences use. In doing so, the client may obtain metadata for the content item and an initial portion of the content item from a server. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate instantaneous use of the content item by the client based at least in part on the metadata and the initial portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James Marvin Freeman, II, Aaron M. Bromberg, Bryant F. Herron-Patmon, Nush Karmacharya, Joshua B. Barnard, Peter Wei-Chih Chen, Stephen A. Slotnick, Abhishek Dubey, Andrew J. Watts, Richard J. Winograd
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Publication number: 20160080444Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predictive caching of content to facilitate instantaneous use of the content. If a user is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, and if the client has available resources to facilitate instantaneous use, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the user commences use. In doing so, the client may obtain metadata for the content item and an initial portion of the content item from a server. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate instantaneous use of the content item by the client based at least in part on the metadata and the initial portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: James Marvin Freeman, II, Aaron M. Bromberg, Bryant F. Herron-Patmon, Nush Karmacharya, Joshua B. Barnard, Peter Wei-Chih Chen, Stephen A. Slotnick, Abhishek Dubey, Andrew J. Watts, Richard J. Winograd
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Patent number: 9215269Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predictive caching of content to facilitate instantaneous use of the content. If a user is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, and if the client has available resources to facilitate instantaneous use, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the user commences use. In doing so, the client may obtain metadata for the content item and an initial portion of the content item from a server. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate instantaneous use of the content item by the client based at least in part on the metadata and the initial portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James Marvin Freeman, II, Aaron M. Bromberg, Bryant F. Herron-Patmon, Nush Karmacharya, Joshua B. Barnard, Peter Wei-Chih Chen, Stephen A. Slotnick, Abhishek Dubey, Andrew J. Watts, Richard J. Winograd
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Publication number: 20140229309Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods provide media content through an electronic commerce server. In one implementation, a method for providing electronic content is provided. The method includes receiving an order of a user. The order of the user may comprise a request of the user for a physical copy of media content. The commerce server may determine whether to provide to the user an electronic copy of the media content based at least on the order. Further, a request to access the electronic copy of the media content is received from the user. The method further grants the user access to the electronic copy of the media content based at least on the request to access the electronic copy of the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Andrew J. Watts, Siddharth Sriram, Cameron S. Janes, James E. Stevenson, Jim L. Dantzler