Patents by Inventor CHRIS NEE

CHRIS NEE 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).

  • Trigger activated enhancement of content user experience
    Patent number: 12756906
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for dynamically enhancing the presentation of media content based on the detection of a trigger phrase during playing of the media content. An example embodiment operates by a media device receiving the trigger phrase from a user and generating a content enhancement protocol based on the trigger phrase and a user-supplied enhancement effect. During presentation of the media content, the media device may monitor content metadata associated with the media content to detect the trigger phrase, and upon detection, the media device may initiate the content enhancement protocol on the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Van Gulick, Chris Nee, Daniel Levin
  • TRIGGER ACTIVATED ENHANCEMENT OF CONTENT USER EXPERIENCE
    Publication number: 20240196064
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for dynamically enhancing the presentation of media content based on the detection of a trigger phrase during playing of the media content. An example embodiment operates by a media device receiving the trigger phrase from a user and generating a content enhancement protocol based on the trigger phrase and a user-supplied enhancement effect. During presentation of the media content, the media device may monitor content metadata associated with the media content to detect the trigger phrase, and upon detection, the media device may initiate the content enhancement protocol on the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: BOB VAN GULICK, CHRIS NEE, DANIEL LEVIN