Patents by Inventor David Van Wie
David Van Wie 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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Publication number: 20210250386Abstract: A web browser interface for visualizing realtime network communications in spatial communication environments allows communicants to interact with other communicants in an immersive spatial communication environment without having to install any specialized communication software and without requiring special proxies or firewall additions or exceptions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Eric Cozzi, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Matthew Leacock
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Patent number: 11088870Abstract: Apparatus and methods of managing a virtual area based on communicant capabilities are described. The communicant capabilities are updated based on rules in response to events in the virtual area. An action by one communicant can affect the capabilities of another communicant. Communicant capabilities can be stored in respective server-side proxies and the virtual area can be managed without transmitting any of the capabilities to the communicants' client network nodes. Capability-based permissions checks can be performed against communicant capabilities with wildcarded attribute fields.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Butler, Matthew Leacock, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, F. Randall Farmer
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Patent number: 11088971Abstract: A virtual area has a spatial visualization and includes zones that are associated with respective geometric boundaries located in relation to the spatial visualization. Realtime data stream connections between sources and sinks of network nodes in the zones of the virtual area are administered to provide a wide variety of virtual area applications, including virtual area applications that implement spatial rules for one or more synchronous conferencing services (e.g., instant messaging, such as text chat, audio conferencing, video conferencing, application sharing, and file sharing).Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Paul J. Brody, David Van Wie, Joseph Jennings, Joshua M. Greenbaum
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Patent number: 11061970Abstract: Realtime communications between communicants in a virtual area are administered. Assemblies of copresent communicants in the virtual area are detected. For each of respective ones of the detected assemblies, a respective meeting object linked to information relating to communicant interactions in the assembly is generated. Respective meeting summary data is determined based on the information linked to selected ones of the meeting objects. The determined meeting summary data is transmitted to a network node for display. A visualization of summaries of respective assemblies of copresent communicants in the virtual area is presented on a display.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Josh Moyers, David Van Wie
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Publication number: 20210185105Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Joseph Altmaier
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Publication number: 20210168179Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Joseph W. Jennings
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Patent number: 11023092Abstract: Improved systems and methods for navigating and interacting in virtual communication environments are disclosed. Some of these systems and methods provide a framework that includes one or more virtual areas and supports realtime communications between the communicants. Some of these systems and methods provide an interface that includes navigation controls to navigate virtual areas and interaction controls to interact with other communicants in the one or more virtual areas.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J Brody
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Patent number: 11025679Abstract: A persistent virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective network nodes connected to the virtual area even after all network nodes have disconnected from the virtual area is maintained. A presence in the virtual area is established for a user of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) terminal device. Transmission of data associated with the virtual area to the PSTN terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SOCOCO, INC.Inventors: Eric Cozzi, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Matthew Leacock
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Publication number: 20210111950Abstract: Apparatus and methods relating to persistent network resource and virtual area associations for realtime collaboration include managing and displaying an object associated with a virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective client network nodes. Examples of the object include an object that has one or more user-modifiable property fields and an object that is associated with screen sharing functionality of the client network node.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Josh MOYERS, Matthew LEACOCK, Paul J. BRODY, David VAN WIE, Robert J. BUTLER
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Patent number: 10972523Abstract: A realtime kernel supports realtime communications between communicants operating on respective network nodes. The realtime kernel handles the complex tasks of connecting to communicants, virtual areas, and other network resources, switching those connections in response to user inputs, and mixing realtime data streams. The realtime kernel enables developers to focus on developing high-level communications functionality instead of low-level plumbing code. The realtime kernel imposes relatively low computational resource requirements so that realtime communications performance can be achieved using a wide range of computing devices and network connections that currently are available.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Sococo, LLCInventors: David Van Wie, Joseph Altmaier
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Patent number: 10944802Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Joseph W. Jennings
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Publication number: 20210055850Abstract: Apparatus transmits an identifier for association with a virtual area by an administering network service, generates output data from human perceptible stimulus in a physical space, transmits the output data in connection with the virtual area, receives input data associated with the virtual area, and generates human perceptible stimulus in the physical space from the input data. A persistent association is created between the apparatus and a virtual area. A respective presence is established in the virtual area for a communicant operating a client network node connected to the virtual area. A respective connection between each active pair of complementary sources and sinks of the client network node and the apparatus are administered in association with the virtual area. A client network node displays a graphical user interface, establishes the administered connections, and presents interaction controls associated with the object for interacting with communicants in the physical space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventor: David Van Wie
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Publication number: 20210055851Abstract: Apparatus transmits an identifier for association with a virtual area by an administering network service, generates output data from human perceptible stimulus in a physical space, transmits the output data in connection with the virtual area, receives input data associated with the virtual area, and generates human perceptible stimulus in the physical space from the input data. A persistent association is created between the apparatus and a virtual area. A respective presence is established in the virtual area for a communicant operating a client network node connected to the virtual area. A respective connection between each active pair of complementary sources and sinks of the client network node and the apparatus are administered in association with the virtual area. A client network node displays a graphical user interface, establishes the administered connections, and presents interaction controls associated with the object for interacting with communicants in the physical space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventor: David Van Wie
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Patent number: 10855525Abstract: Apparatus and methods relating to persistent network resource and virtual area associations for realtime collaboration include managing and displaying an object associated with a virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective client network nodes. Examples of the object include an object that has one or more user-modifiable property fields and an object that is associated with screen sharing functionality of the client network node.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: KNAPP INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Josh Moyers, Matthew Leacock, Paul J. Brody, David Van Wie, Robert J. Butler
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Patent number: 10838572Abstract: Apparatus transmits an identifier for association with a virtual area by an administering network service, generates output data from human perceptible stimulus in a physical space, transmits the output data in connection with the virtual area, receives input data associated with the virtual area, and generates human perceptible stimulus in the physical space from the input data. A persistent association is created between the apparatus and a virtual area. A respective presence is established in the virtual area for a communicant operating a client network node connected to the virtual area. A respective connection between each active pair of complementary sources and sinks of the client network node and the apparatus are administered in association with the virtual area. A client network node displays a graphical user interface, establishes the administered connections, and presents interaction controls associated with the object for interacting with communicants in the physical space.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventor: David Van Wie
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Publication number: 20200336529Abstract: Switching real-time data stream connections between network nodes sharing a virtual area is described. In one aspect, the switching involves storing a virtual area specification. The virtual area specification includes a description of one or more switching rules each defining a respective connection between sources of a respective real-time data stream type and sinks of the real-time data stream type in terms of positions in the virtual area. Real-time data stream connections are established between network nodes associated with respective objects each of which is associated with at least on of a source and a sink of one or more of the real-time data stream types. The real-time data stream connections are established based on the one or more switching rules, the respective sources and sinks associated with the objects, and respective positions of the objects in the virtual area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody
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Publication number: 20200322269Abstract: In association with a virtual area, a first network connection is established with a first network node present in the virtual area and a second network connection is established with a second network node present in the virtual area. Based on stream routing instructions, a stream router is created between the first network node and the second network node. The stream router includes a directed graph of processing elements operable to receive network data, process the received network data, and output the processed network data. On the first network connection, an input data stream derived from output data generated by the first network node is received in association with the virtual area. The input data stream is processed through the stream router to produce an output data stream. On the second network connection, the output data stream is sent to the second network node.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Butler, Joseph Altmaier, David Van Wie
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Patent number: 10728144Abstract: In association with a virtual area, a first network connection is established with a first network node present in the virtual area and a second network connection is established with a second network node present in the virtual area. Based on stream routing instructions, a stream router is created between the first network node and the second network node. The stream router includes a directed graph of processing elements operable to receive network data, process the received network data, and output the processed network data. On the first network connection, an input data stream derived from output data generated by the first network node is received in association with the virtual area. The input data stream is processed through the stream router to produce an output data stream. On the second network connection, the output data stream is sent to the second network node.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Butler, Joseph Altmaier, David Van Wie
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Publication number: 20200233640Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for voice-based navigation in one or more virtual areas that define respective persistent virtual communication contexts are described. These examples enable communicants to use voice commands to, for example, search for communication opportunities in the different virtual communication contexts, enter specific ones of the virtual communication contexts, and bring other communicants into specific ones of the virtual communication contexts. In this way, these examples allow communicants to exploit the communication opportunities that are available in virtual areas, even when hands-based or visual methods of interfacing with the virtual areas are not available.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventor: David Van Wie
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Publication number: 20200220747Abstract: Apparatus and methods of managing a virtual area based on communicant capabilities are described. The communicant capabilities are updated based on rules in response to events in the virtual area. An action by one communicant can affect the capabilities of another communicant. Communicant capabilities can be stored in respective server-side proxies and the virtual area can be managed without transmitting any of the capabilities to the communicants' client network nodes. Capability-based permissions checks can be performed against communicant capabilities with wildcarded attribute fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Butler, Matthew Leacock, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, F. Randall Farmer