Patents by Inventor DeVon Lineman

DeVon Lineman 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LIVE TEXT-BASED CONVERSATION BETWEEN SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS
    Publication number: 20250184557
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The at least one processing device is configured to receive from each of a plurality of user devices one or more corresponding messages relating to a live event, to process the received messages to determine relevance of the respective received messages to a current state of the live event, to select a subset of the received messages based at least in part on their respective determined relevance, and to control presentation of the selected subset of the received messages on at least one display at the live event. The processing, selecting, and controlling are implemented at least in part utilizing one or more algorithms, illustratively comprising at least a wall population algorithm configured to drive a video wall in a venue of the live event to support a live text-based conversation between performers and fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Murali Thimma Selvan Babu, DeVon Lineman, Wim Sweldens
  • Methods and apparatus for live text-based conversation between small and large groups
    Patent number: 12238359
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The at least one processing device is configured to receive from each of a plurality of user devices one or more corresponding messages relating to a live event, to process the received messages to determine relevance of the respective received messages to a current state of the live event, to select a subset of the received messages based at least in part on their respective determined relevance, and to control presentation of the selected subset of the received messages on at least one display at the live event. The processing, selecting, and controlling are implemented at least in part utilizing one or more algorithms, illustratively comprising at least a wall population algorithm configured to drive a video wall in a venue of the live event to support a live text-based conversation between performers and fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kiswe Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Murali Thimma Selvan Babu, DeVon Lineman, Wim Sweldens
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LIVE TEXT-BASED CONVERSATION BETWEEN SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS
    Publication number: 20220239969
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The at least one processing device is configured to receive from each of a plurality of user devices one or more corresponding messages relating to a live event, to process the received messages to determine relevance of the respective received messages to a current state of the live event, to select a subset of the received messages based at least in part on their respective determined relevance, and to control presentation of the selected subset of the received messages on at least one display at the live event. The processing, selecting, and controlling are implemented at least in part utilizing one or more algorithms, illustratively comprising at least a wall population algorithm configured to drive a video wall in a venue of the live event to support a live text-based conversation between performers and fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Murali Thimma Selvan Babu, DeVon Lineman, Wim Sweldens