Patents by Inventor Dan Varga

Dan Varga 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).

  • Systems and methods for delaying social media sharing based on a broadcast media transmission
    Patent number: 10687183
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delaying social media sharing based on a broadcast media transmission. An exemplary method includes determining a location of a user and associating the location of the user with an event occurring at the location. The method further includes accessing a social media content from a social networking account of the user, verifying the social media content comprises time sensitive content corresponding to the event, and applying a delay to distribution of the social media content based on the time sensitive content. The time sensitive content may include content occurring before a broadcast of broadcaster media content corresponding to the event. The method may include receiving the broadcaster media content and determining the delay using the broadcaster media content, or the method may include receiving a broadcaster delay for the broadcaster media content for use as the delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: RED HAT, INC.
    Inventors: Spenser Shumaker, Dan Varga
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELAYING SOCIAL MEDIA SHARING BASED ON A BROADCAST MEDIA TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20150237464
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delaying social media sharing based on a broadcast media transmission. An exemplary method includes determining a location of a user and associating the location of the user with an event occurring at the location. The method further includes accessing a social media content from a social networking account of the user, verifying the social media content comprises time sensitive content corresponding to the event, and applying a delay to distribution of the social media content based on the time sensitive content. The time sensitive content may include content occurring before a broadcast of broadcaster media content corresponding to the event. The method may include receiving the broadcaster media content and determining the delay using the broadcaster media content, or the method may include receiving a broadcaster delay for the broadcaster media content for use as the delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Spenser Shumaker, Dan Varga