Patents by Inventor Eric M. Zhang

Eric M. Zhang 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).

  • Enhancing user experience by presenting past application usage
    Patent number: 10143924
    Abstract: An application is executed in a hosted environment in one or more computing devices. A user may experience difficulty in the application at a particular point in the application. Input commands may be obtained from a stored past session of the application. The stored past session of the application may correspond include another user successfully completing the particular point in the application. The input commands may be provided to the application to help the user get past the difficulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. McKenzie, Adam J. Overton, Brian D. Fisher, Isaac J. Shepard, Eden Ashley Jnbaptiste, Eric M. Zhang, Jason C. Jenks, Patrick G. McCuller
  • ENHANCING USER EXPERIENCE BY PRESENTING PAST APPLICATION USAGE
    Publication number: 20160325182
    Abstract: An application is executed in a hosted environment in one or more computing devices. A user may experience difficulty in the application at a particular point in the application. Input commands may be obtained from a stored past session of the application. The stored past session of the application may correspond include another user successfully completing the particular point in the application. The input commands may be provided to the application to help the user get past the difficulty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: BRUCE J. MCKENZIE, ADAM J. OVERTON, BRIAN D. FISHER, ISAAC J. SHEPARD, EDEN ASHLEY JNBAPTISTE, ERIC M. ZHANG, JASON C. JENKS, PATRICK G. MCCULLER
  • Enhancing user experience by presenting past application usage
    Patent number: 9409090
    Abstract: Past usage of an application is presented in order to enhance the experience of a user with an application. An application is executed in a hosted environment in one or more computing devices. Input commands may be obtained from a client and provided to the application. A real-time state of the application may be recorded as the application is executed in the hosted environment. The real-time state of the application that has been recorded may be replayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. McKenzie, Adam J. Overton, Brian D. Fisher, Isaac J. Shepard, Eden Ashley JnBaptiste, Eric M. Zhang, Jason C. Jenks, Patrick G. McCuller
  • Enhancing user experience by presenting past application usage
    Patent number: 8622839
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for enhancing the experience of a user with an application by presenting past usage of the application. An application is executed in a hosted environment in one or more computing devices. Multiple input commands are obtained from a client, and the input commands are provided to the application. A video signal generated by the application is encoded into real-time content, which is sent to the client. Recorded content from a library of recorded content is sent to the client. Each recorded content presents a past usage of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. McKenzie, Adam J. Overton, Brian D. Fisher, Isaac J. Shepard, Eden Ashley JnBaptiste, Eric M. Zhang, Jason C. Jenks, Patrick G. McCuller