Patents by Inventor Christopher John Foster Bullen

Christopher John Foster Bullen 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).

  • Determining user engagement
    Patent number: 10956933
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for determining user engagement levels during a presentation of content. The system first collects data associated with a user session at a client device. Next, the system predicts a user engagement level during the user session by applying an engagement predicting rule to the data. The system can predicts respective user engagement levels for various segments of the presentation by applying one or more engagement predicting rules to the data. The system then presents invitational content based on the user engagement level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Froimowitz Greenzeiger, Steven C. Bredenberg, Christopher John Foster Bullen, Mark C. Lay
  • DETERMINING USER ENGAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20180322529
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for determining user engagement levels during a presentation of content. The system first collects data associated with a user session at a client device. Next, the system predicts a user engagement level during the user session by applying an engagement predicting rule to the data. The system can predicts respective user engagement levels for various segments of the presentation by applying one or more engagement predicting rules to the data. The system then presents invitational content based on the user engagement level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Froimowitz Greenzeiger, Steven C. Bredenberg, Christopher John Foster Bullen, Mark C. Lay
  • Determining user engagement
    Patent number: 10055756
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for determining user engagement levels during a presentation of content. The system first collects data associated with a user session at a client device. Next, the system predicts a user engagement level during the user session by applying an engagement predicting rule to the data. The system can predicts respective user engagement levels for various segments of the presentation by applying one or more engagement predicting rules to the data. The system then presents invitational content based on the user engagement level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Froimowitz Greenzeiger, Steven C. Bredenberg, Christopher John Foster Bullen, Mark C. Lay
  • DETERMINING USER ENGAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20150112796
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for determining user engagement levels during a presentation of content. The system first collects data associated with a user session at a client device. Next, the system predicts a user engagement level during the user session by applying an engagement predicting rule to the data. The system can predicts respective user engagement levels for various segments of the presentation by applying one or more engagement predicting rules to the data. The system then presents invitational content based on the user engagement level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Froimowitz Greenzeiger, Steven C. Bredenberg, Christopher John Foster Bullen, Mark C. Lay