Patents by Inventor Ben Schrom

Ben Schrom 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).

  • Virtual reality expeditions
    Patent number: 9911238
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a system can include a leader device. The leader device can include an interface configured to display a plurality of preview images, each preview image corresponding with respective virtual reality (VR) content. The leader device also include a selection device configured to select a preview image of the plurality of preview images and a leader application configured to control presentation of the respective VR content associated with the selected preview image. The system can further include a plurality of participant devices that are operationally coupled with the leader device. Each participant device of the plurality of participant devices can be configured to, responsive to the leader device, display at least one image included in the respective VR content corresponding with the selected preview image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Andrey Doronichev, Ben Schrom, Antonio Bernardo Monteiro Costa, Ana Krulec, Jon Bedard, Jennifer Holland, David Louis Bergman Quaid, Yunxin Zheng
  • VIRTUAL REALITY EXPEDITIONS
    Publication number: 20160350977
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a system can include a leader device. The leader device can include an interface configured to display a plurality of preview images, each preview image corresponding with respective virtual reality (VR) content. The leader device also include a selection device configured to select a preview image of the plurality of preview images and a leader application configured to control presentation of the respective VR content associated with the selected preview image. The system can further include a plurality of participant devices that are operationally coupled with the leader device. Each participant device of the plurality of participant devices can be configured to, responsive to the leader device, display at least one image included in the respective VR content corresponding with the selected preview image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Andrey Doronichev, Ben Schrom, Antonio Bernardo Monteiro Costa, Ana Krulec, Jon Bedard, Jennifer Holland, David Louis Bergman Quaid, Yunxin Zheng