Patents by Inventor Edith Chao

Edith Chao 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 dynamically modifying components of a playback control graphical user interface on a second screen device
    Patent number: 12786501
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented methods and systems can enable simultaneous interactions with a single media item via two or more display devices. For example, the methods and systems discussed herein pair two or more display devices under the same digital content system account. Once paired, the methods and systems discussed herein enable interactions with media items via the two or more display devices. For example, the methods and systems enable a viewer to watch a media item on a first display device while scrubbing to a different playback position within the media item on a second display device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: Baskar Natarajan Odayarkoil, Benjamin Allan Johnson, Lucero Ruby Carmona, Edith Chao, Wei Fen Lee, Geoffrey Mason House, Jeremy Kelly, Terrence John Doornbos, Srdjan Pantic, Marshall Brian Upshur, John Charlton Fox, Anagha Satish Dhole, Gary Luke Chan, Ivan Gennadievich Provalov
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING COMPONENTS OF A PLAYBACK CONTROL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ON A SECOND SCREEN DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250142153
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented methods and systems can enable simultaneous interactions with a single media item via two or more display devices. For example, the methods and systems discussed herein pair two or more display devices under the same digital content system account. Once paired, the methods and systems discussed herein enable interactions with media items via the two or more display devices. For example, the methods and systems enable a viewer to watch a media item on a first display device while scrubbing to a different playback position within the media item on a second display device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Baskar Natarajan Odayarkoil, Benjamin Allan Johnson, Lucero Ruby Carmona, Edith Chao, Wei Fen Lee, Geoffrey Mason House, Jeremy Kelly, Terrence John Doornbos, Srdjan Pantic, Marshall Brian Upshur, John Charlton Fox, Anagha Satish Dhole, Gary Luke Chan, Ivan Gennadievich Provalov