Patents by Inventor Corey E. Rogers

Corey E. Rogers 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).

  • Positioning a camera video overlay on gameplay video
    Patent number: 10561932
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Steven P. Trombetta, Travis J. Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Saswata Mandal, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu, Jesse D. Kaplan, Adam M. Smith
  • Broadcast initiation without interruption to active gameplay
    Patent number: 10143928
    Abstract: A video game application is executed on a computer gaming device. While the video game application is providing active gameplay, the computer gaming device receives a command to broadcast the active gameplay. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device broadcasts the active gameplay without interrupting the active gameplay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Trombetta, Travis John Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Christian Klein, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu
  • POSITIONING A CAMERA VIDEO OVERLAY ON GAMEPLAY VIDEO
    Publication number: 20180093174
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Steven P. TROMBETTA, Travis J. MUHLESTEIN, Joanna MASON, Saswata MANDAL, Corey E. ROGERS, Ryan Y. KIM, Sudhakar V. PRABHU, Jesse D. KAPLAN, Adam M. SMITH
  • Positioning a camera video overlay on gameplay video
    Patent number: 9795871
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Steven P. Trombetta, Travis J. Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Saswata Mandal, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu, Jesse D. Kaplan, Adam M. Smith
  • BROADCAST INITIATION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION TO ACTIVE GAMEPLAY
    Publication number: 20150298010
    Abstract: A video game application is executed on a computer gaming device. While the video game application is providing active gameplay, the computer gaming device receives a command to broadcast the active gameplay. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device broadcasts the active gameplay without interrupting the active gameplay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Trombetta, Travis John Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Christian Klein, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu
  • CHANGING BROADCAST WITHOUT INTERRUPTION TO ACTIVE GAMEPLAY
    Publication number: 20150304697
    Abstract: While broadcasting active gameplay of the video game application with a first broadcast configuration, a computer gaming device receives a command to change the broadcast configuration to a second broadcast configuration. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device begins broadcasting the active gameplay with the second broadcast configuration without interrupting active gameplay or broadcasting of active gameplay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Trombetta, Travis John Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Saswata Mandal, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu
  • BROADCAST DISCOVERY VIA ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE
    Publication number: 20150302514
    Abstract: An electronic marketplace includes a plurality of video game applications available for purchase. For each of the plurality of video game applications, the electronic marketplace may display a tile identifying the video game application, a payment object for initiating a purchase of the video game application, and a preview object to initiate viewing of a live broadcast of active gameplay of the video game application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Trombetta, Travis John Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Zachary Gutt, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu, Gregory M. Smith, Ying Hao, Steven P. Higgins, Pamela Martinez, Shailesh Shah, Emil Gustafsson, Craig J. Wheeler, Hok Peng Leung, Daniel Av, Ryan Crandall
  • POSITIONING A CAMERA VIDEO OVERLAY ON GAMEPLAY VIDEO
    Publication number: 20150290540
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven P. Trombetta, Travis J. Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Saswata Mandal, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu, Jesse D. Kaplan, Adam M. Smith