Patents by Inventor Dave Benson
Dave Benson 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).
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Patent number: 12418573Abstract: A method for facilitating a timed video call comprising receiving a request from a host on a first user device to initiate a timed video call with one or more guests on one or more second user devices, the request including a configuration for a queue, wherein the queue determines an order and time for the one or more guests to speak during the timed video call, and streaming video and audio between the first user device and a given one of the one or more second user devices based on the queue, the streamed video and audio rendered on a call interface, the call interface comprising a timer ribbon including a host portion indicator corresponding to a first length of time, a guest portion indicator corresponding to a second length of time, and an indicator for a next one of the one or more guests on the queue.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2024Date of Patent: September 16, 2025Assignee: SQQ IncInventors: Dave Benson, Jonathan Warnock
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Publication number: 20250184446Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a timed one-on-one video conference call between a host and a guest, the video conference call presenting a shared conference call interface including a status bar defining a question portion and an answer portion, the computer-implemented method initiating a timer that defined a preset total time for the conference call and updating the status bar to progress through the question portion and the answer portion according to the timer, and a digital curtain that transitions across the shared conference call interface signaling the end of the video conference call when the timer reaches the preset total time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2025Publication date: June 5, 2025Applicant: SQQ IncInventor: Dave Benson
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Publication number: 20250131291Abstract: A method to generate a list of recommended content modules for interactions between a robot computing device and a user includes receiving an instruction or command to create a list of recommended content modules for a robot computing device to engage with a user of the robot computing device; receiving a list of available content modules and associated identifiers (IDs), receiving a list of additional available content modules and associated identifiers (IDs); receiving one or more preference parameters, the one or more preference parameters include topic preference parameters, activity preference parameters, and skill preference parameters; receiving a list of completed content modules and associated identifiers (IDs) for the user that the user has engaged in with the robot computing device; and receiving module selection constraint parameters to identify limitations as to what content modules may be included in the list of recommended content modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: April 24, 2025Inventors: Vazgen Karapetyan, Mario Munich, Paolo Pirjanian, Grant Mitchell, Dave Benson, Wilson Harron, Justin Beghtol
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Patent number: 12219290Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a timed one-on-one video conference call between a host and a guest, the video conference call presenting a shared conference call interface including a status bar defining a question portion and an answer portion, the computer-implemented method initiating a timer that defined a preset total time for the conference call and updating the status bar to progress through the question portion and the answer portion according to the timer, and a digital curtain that transitions across the shared conference call interface signaling the end of the video conference call when the timer reaches the preset total time.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SQQ IncInventor: Dave Benson
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Publication number: 20250023933Abstract: A method for facilitating a timed video call comprising receiving a request from a host on a first user device to initiate a timed video call with one or more guests on one or more second user devices, the request including a configuration for a queue, wherein the queue determines an order and time for the one or more guests to speak during the timed video call, and streaming video and audio between the first user device and a given one of the one or more second user devices based on the queue, the streamed video and audio rendered on a call interface, the call interface comprising a timer ribbon including a host portion indicator corresponding to a first length of time, a guest portion indicator corresponding to a second length of time, and an indicator for a next one of the one or more guests on the queue.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: SQQ IncInventors: Dave Benson, Jonathan Warnock
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Patent number: 12143751Abstract: A method for facilitating a timed video call performed by a user account associated with a social media platform server designed to support communication among a defined group of users, the social media platform server being coupled to a communication network. The method includes receiving over the communication network a request from a host user on a first user device to initiate a timed video call with a guest user on a second user device, the timed video call having a predefined duration, the request including a typed command following a predetermined syntax. The method further includes parsing the typed command to identify the guest user and second user device and transmitting the request over the communication network to an application programming interface of a communication server. Transmission of the request causes the application programming interface to transmit over the communication network to the user account a first and second unique meeting link to participate in the timed video call.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: SQQ IncInventors: Dave Benson, Jonathan Warnock, Ben Kruger
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Patent number: 11962629Abstract: A method for facilitating a timed video call comprising receiving a request from a host on a first user device to initiate a timed video call with one or more guests on one or more second user devices, the request including a configuration for a queue, wherein the queue determines an order and time for the one or more guests to speak during the timed video call, and streaming video and audio between the first user device and a given one of the one or more second user devices based on the queue, the streamed video and audio rendered on a call interface, the call interface comprising a timer ribbon including a host portion indicator corresponding to a first length of time, a guest portion indicator corresponding to a second length of time, and an indicator for a next one of the one or more guests on the queue.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SQQ IncInventors: Dave Benson, Jonathan Warnock
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Publication number: 20240073362Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a timed one-on-one video conference call between a host and a guest, the video conference call presenting a shared conference call interface including a status bar defining a question portion and an answer portion, the computer-implemented method initiating a timer that defined a preset total time for the conference call and updating the status bar to progress through the question portion and the answer portion according to the timer, and a digital curtain that transitions across the shared conference call interface signaling the end of the video conference call when the timer reaches the preset total time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SQQ IncInventor: Dave Benson
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Publication number: 20230274743Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing multi-turn communications between a robot device and an individual are disclosed. Implementations may: receive one or more input text files associated with the individual's speech; filter the one or more input text files to verify the one or more input text files are not associated with prohibited subjects; analyze the one or more input text files to determine an intention on the individuals speech; perform actions based on the analyzed intention; generate one or more output text files based on the performed actions; communicate the created one or more output text files to the markup module; analyze the received one or more output text files for sentiment; based on sentiment analysis, associating an emotion indicator, and/or multimodal output actions with the one or more output text files; verify, by the prohibited speech filter, the one or more output text files do not include prohibited subjects.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Stefan Scherer, Mario Munich, Paolo Pirjanian, Dave Benson, Justin Beghtol, Rithesh Murthy, Taylor Shin, Catherine Thornton, Erica Gardner, Benjamin Gittelson, Wilson Harron, Caitlyn Clabaugh
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Patent number: 11722637Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a timed one-on-one video conference call between a host and a guest, the video conference call presenting a shared conference call interface including a status bar defining a question portion and an answer portion, the computer-implemented method initiating a timer that defined a preset total time for the conference call and updating the status bar to progress through the question portion and the answer portion according to the timer, and a digital curtain that transitions across the shared conference call interface signaling the end of the video conference call when the timer reaches the preset total time.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SQQ IncInventor: Dave Benson
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Publication number: 20230199042Abstract: A method for facilitating a timed video call comprising receiving a request from a host on a first user device to initiate a timed video call with one or more guests on one or more second user devices, the request including a configuration for a queue, wherein the queue determines an order and time for the one or more guests to speak during the timed video call, and streaming video and audio between the first user device and a given one of the one or more second user devices based on the queue, the streamed video and audio rendered on a call interface, the call interface comprising a timer ribbon including a host portion indicator corresponding to a first length of time, a guest portion indicator corresponding to a second length of time, and an indicator for a next one of the one or more guests on the queue.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Dave Benson, Jonathan Warnock
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Publication number: 20220329754Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a timed one-on-one video conference call between a host and a guest, the video conference call presenting a shared conference call interface including a status bar defining a question portion and an answer portion, the computer-implemented method initiating a timer that defined a preset total time for the conference call and updating the status bar to progress through the question portion and the answer portion according to the timer, and a digital curtain that transitions across the shared conference call interface signaling the end of the video conference call when the timer reaches the preset total time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: Dave Benson
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Patent number: 11240467Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a timed one-on-one video conference call between a host and a guest, the video conference call presenting a shared conference call interface including a status bar defining a question portion and an answer portion, the computer-implemented method initiating a timer that defined a preset total time for the conference call and updating the status bar to progress through the question portion and the answer portion according to the timer, and a digital curtain that transitions across the shared conference call interface signaling the end of the video conference call when the timer reaches the preset total time.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: SQQ IncInventor: Dave Benson