Patents by Inventor Eric Michael Molitor

Eric Michael Molitor 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).

  • Patent number: 11250081
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a search query prediction service. User accounts are organized into various groupings. Candidate search queries are determined for the groups into which a user account is included. A predicted search query is selected from the candidate search queries and communicated to the client before an input of a portion of a search query by a user of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, Eric Michael Molitor
  • Patent number: 10819395
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating the configuration of a device through inductance power transfer are described. In some instances, a device that is packaged for shipment may be associated with an induction coil. The induction coil may be disposed within a package or otherwise arranged. The device may be temporarily powered via the induction coil to receive content wirelessly and store the content on the device. The content may be associated with a user to which the package will be shipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Michael Molitor, Jonathan Bates, Lars C. Ulness
  • Patent number: 10721519
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to automatically generate network pages from extracted media content. In one embodiment, it is determined that a first facial expression of a face appearing in a frame of a digitally encoded video matches a second facial expression specified in a media extraction rule. The frame of the digitally encoded video is selected in response to the determination that the first facial expression matches the second facial expression. A user interface is generated that includes an image extracted from the selected frame of the digitally encoded video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, James William John Cumberbatch, Eric Michael Molitor, Joshua Ceri Russell-Hobson
  • Publication number: 20190174174
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to automatically generate network pages from extracted media content. In one embodiment, it is determined that a first facial expression of a face appearing in a frame of a digitally encoded video matches a second facial expression specified in a media extraction rule. The frame of the digitally encoded video is selected in response to the determination that the first facial expression matches the second facial expression. A user interface is generated that includes an image extracted from the selected frame of the digitally encoded video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: PIERS GEORGE COWBURN, JAMES WILLIAM JOHN CUMBERBATCH, ERIC MICHAEL MOLITOR, JOSHUA CERI RUSSELL-HOBSON
  • Patent number: 10257563
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to extract portions of video or audio data from a media summary corresponding to a media content item available in a media content catalog according to one or more predefined rules. The extracted portions of video and audio data are used to generate one or more network pages detailing or describing the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, James William John Cumberbatch, Eric Michael Molitor, Joshua Ceri Russell-Hobson
  • Publication number: 20170339450
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to extract portions of video or audio data from a media summary corresponding to a media content item available in a media content catalog according to one or more predefined rules. The extracted portions of video and audio data are used to generate one or more network pages detailing or describing the media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: PIERS GEORGE COWBURN, JAMES WILLIAM JOHN CUMBERBATCH, ERIC MICHAEL MOLITOR, JOSHUA CERI RUSSELL-HOBSON
  • Patent number: 9762950
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to extract portions of video or audio data from a media summary corresponding to a media content item available in a media content catalog according to one or more predefined rules. The extracted portions of video and audio data are used to generate one or more network pages detailing or describing the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, James William John Cumberbatch, Eric Michael Molitor, Joshua Ceri Russell-Hobson
  • Patent number: 9251334
    Abstract: Technology is described for allowing playback of protected media content on an untrusted device. A request to entitle playback of the protected media content may be received from a trusted device. The request may include an outer encrypted message with location information for the trusted device and identity information for the trusted device and a nested encrypted message with a signed challenge processed by the untrusted device. An entitlement for the playback of the protected media content may be generated in response to verification of the request in the outer encrypted message and the nested encrypted message. The entitlement may be sent to the untrusted device via the trusted device. The entitlement may enable the untrusted device to play the protected media content for a defined duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Michael Molitor, Piers George Cowburn