Patents by Inventor George D. Skeete

George D. Skeete 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: 11620676
    Abstract: A method is performed via a computer. The method includes receiving a reservation from a customer. The reservation is based at least in part on an agreement reached between the customer and an entertainer as negotiated between the customer and the entertainer. The reservation reserving access for the customer to a bidirectional audiovisual live streaming session according to the agreement. The session is for an entertainment performance via the entertainer according to the agreement. The method further includes granting access to the customer for the session based at least in part on the reservation. The customer and the entertainer are at different locales during the session. The method additionally includes facilitating chat between the customer and the entertainer via the session during the session. The method also includes facilitating payment according to the agreement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Worldcast Live Inc.
    Inventors: Peter L. Lewis, George D. Skeete
  • Patent number: 11210659
    Abstract: A method comprises: receiving, via a processor, an audio content of a first file; generating, via the processor, a first acoustic fingerprint from the audio content; comparing, via the processor, the first acoustic fingerprint against a second acoustic fingerprint stored in a record of a database, wherein the record includes an identifier; identifying, via the processor, a match between the first acoustic fingerprint and the second acoustic fingerprint; accessing, via the processor, the identifier responsive to the match; performing, via the processor, an assignment of a digital token from a first user to a second user responsive to the match, wherein the identifier identifies the second user; and alerting, via the processor, the second user of the assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Worldcast Live Inc.
    Inventors: Peter L. Lewis, Jacquelin Benton, George D. Skeete
  • Publication number: 20200364745
    Abstract: A method is performed via a computer. The method includes receiving a reservation from a customer. The reservation is based at least in part on an agreement reached between the customer and an entertainer as negotiated between the customer and the entertainer. The reservation reserving access for the customer to a bidirectional audiovisual live streaming session according to the agreement. The session is for an entertainment performance via the entertainer according to the agreement. The method further includes granting access to the customer for the session based at least in part on the reservation. The customer and the entertainer are at different locales during the session. The method additionally includes facilitating chat between the customer and the entertainer via the session during the session. The method also includes facilitating payment according to the agreement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Peter L. Lewis, George D. Skeete
  • Publication number: 20190340605
    Abstract: A method comprises: receiving, via a processor, an audio content of a first file; generating, via the processor, a first acoustic fingerprint from the audio content; comparing, via the processor, the first acoustic fingerprint against a second acoustic fingerprint stored in a record of a database, wherein the record includes an identifier; identifying, via the processor, a match between the first acoustic fingerprint and the second acoustic fingerprint; accessing, via the processor, the identifier responsive to the match; performing, via the processor, an assignment of a digital token from a first user to a second user responsive to the match, wherein the identifier identifies the second user; and alerting, via the processor, the second user of the assignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Peter L. Lewis, Jacquelin Benton, George D. Skeete
  • Publication number: 20160098746
    Abstract: A method is performed via a computer. The method includes receiving a reservation from a customer. The reservation is based at least in part on an agreement reached between the customer and an entertainer as negotiated between the customer and the entertainer. The reservation reserving access for the customer to a bidirectional audiovisual live streaming session according to the agreement. The session is for an entertainment performance via the entertainer according to the agreement. The method further includes granting access to the customer for the session based at least in part on the reservation. The customer and the entertainer are at different locales during the session. The method additionally includes facilitating chat between the customer and the entertainer via the session during the session. The method also includes facilitating payment according to the agreement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Peter L. Lewis, George D. Skeete
  • Patent number: 9213949
    Abstract: A method is performed via a computer. The method includes receiving a reservation from a customer. The reservation is based at least in part on an agreement reached between the customer and an entertainer as negotiated between the customer and the entertainer. The reservation reserving access for the customer to a bidirectional audiovisual live streaming session according to the agreement. The session is for an entertainment performance via the entertainer according to the agreement. The method further includes granting access to the customer for the session based at least in part on the reservation. The customer and the entertainer are at different locales during the session. The method additionally includes facilitating chat between the customer and the entertainer via the session during the session. The method also includes facilitating payment according to the agreement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Peter L. Lewis, George D. Skeete