Patents by Inventor Brett Welch

Brett Welch 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).

  • Presenting video content to online system users in response to user interactions with video content presented in a feed of content items
    Patent number: 10616657
    Abstract: An online system generates a feed of content items for a user subject to a limitation restricting the number of content items including video data (“video content items”) included in the feed. If the user interacts with a video content item the feed, the online system selects candidate video content items based on characteristics of the video content item in the feed and characteristics of the user. The online system determines likelihoods of the user interacting with various candidate video content items and selects candidate video content items based on the determined likelihoods. To present the user with additional video content items, the online system generates an interface including the selected candidate video content items and presents the interface to the user. The interface may be presented in place of the feed or may be presented as within the feed and presents different video content items based on user interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuanxuan Wang, Brett Welch, Sahil P. Thaker, Fidji Nahema Simo, Deepa Diwakar, Varun Kacholia
  • Presenting video content to online system users in response to user interactions with video content presented in a feed of content items
    Patent number: 9936258
    Abstract: An online system generates a feed of content items for a user subject to a limitation restricting the number of content items including video data (“video content items”) included in the feed. If the user interacts with a video content item the feed, the online system selects candidate video content items based on characteristics of the video content item in the feed and characteristics of the user. The online system determines likelihoods of the user interacting with various candidate video content items and selects candidate video content items based on the determined likelihoods. To present the user with additional video content items, the online system generates an interface including the selected candidate video content items and presents the interface to the user. The interface may be presented in place of the feed or may be presented as within the feed and presents different video content items based on user interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuanxuan Wang, Brett Welch, Sahil P. Thaker, Fidji Nahema Simo, Deepa Diwakar, Varun Kacholia
  • PRESENTING VIDEO CONTENT TO ONLINE SYSTEM USERS IN RESPONSE TO USER INTERACTIONS WITH VIDEO CONTENT PRESENTED IN A FEED OF CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20160330524
    Abstract: An online system generates a feed of content items for a user subject to a limitation restricting the number of content items including video data (“video content items”) included in the feed. If the user interacts with a video content item the feed, the online system selects candidate video content items based on characteristics of the video content item in the feed and characteristics of the user. The online system determines likelihoods of the user interacting with various candidate video content items and selects candidate video content items based on the determined likelihoods. To present the user with additional video content items, the online system generates an interface including the selected candidate video content items and presents the interface to the user. The interface may be presented in place of the feed or may be presented as within the feed and presents different video content items based on user interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Yuanxuan Wang, Brett Welch, Sahil P. Thaker, Fidji Nahema Simo, Deepa Diwakar, Varun Kacholia
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPILING AND PLAYING A MULTI-CHANNEL VIDEO
    Publication number: 20140085543
    Abstract: A system and method for compiling video segments including defining an event; providing a multi-user video aggregation interface; receiving a plurality of video segments through the aggregation interface; determining event-synchronized alignment of the plurality of videos; and assembling a multi-channel video of event, the multi-channel video file configured with at least two video segments that have at least partially overlapping event-synchronized alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SRSLY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Albert Hartley, Brett Welch
  • Designed antigens to elicit neutralizing antibodies against sterically restricted antigen and method of using same
    Publication number: 20070122429
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of sterically restricted antigens, antibodies useful for the recognition of sterically restricted antigens, and methods of identifying and/or using the same. The invention further relates to methods of using the sterically restricted antigens and antibodies to treat a disease or to prevent infection with a disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Kay, Brett Welch