Patents by Inventor Christopher Gomersall

Christopher Gomersall 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).

  • Patent number: 9262044
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and user interfaces facilitate social video content interaction. A video asset is optionally presented to a user of a social networking system. The video includes an audio track and a video track. Responsive to the performance of the video asset reaching a first interaction point where a representation of a person, place, or thing (PPT) is included in the audio track or depicted in the video track, an interaction user interface (UI) prompt is presented to the user that includes an interaction UI element allowing the user to provide an input that is related to the PPT. The user input that is related to the PPT is received, and a post is caused to be presented to one or more other users of the social networking system that references the user and the PPT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Gomersall, Howard Stein
  • Publication number: 20140344694
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and user interfaces for prompting social video content interaction are described. One method in includes optionally causing a performance of a video asset to be presented to a user of a social networking system that includes an audio track and a video track. Responsive to the performance of the video asset reaching a first interaction point where a representation of a person, place, or thing (PPT) is included in the audio track or depicted in the video track, an interaction user interface (UI) prompt is presented to the user that includes an interaction UI element allowing the user to provide an input that is related to the PPT. The user input that is related to the PPT is received, and a post is caused to be presented to one or more other users of the social networking system that references the user and the PPT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Gomersall, Howard Stein