Patents by Inventor Howard B. Nager

Howard B. Nager 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).

  • Synchronization of media interactions using context
    Patent number: 9798457
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide secondary content that is synchronized to progress within a primary media content. The secondary content, may be a comment, an emote, a poll, a contextual advertisement, a special feature, or other communication synchronized to a particular point in the media. Examples of media include movies, games, television shows, sporting events, video conferences, online chat sessions, and others. Some events are synchronized using time sequencing to a particular spot within a time-based media content. The events may be published through social media outlets. The progress point associated with the event may be directly accessed by selecting a link within the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiraz Cupala, Kathleen Patricia Mulcahy, Howard B. Nager, Joshua C. Zana, Don F. Box
  • Syncronization Of Media Interactions Using Context
    Publication number: 20130325954
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide secondary content that is synchronized to progress within a primary media content. The secondary content, may be a comment, an emote, a poll, a contextual advertisement, a special feature, or other communication synchronized to a particular point in the media. Examples of media include movies, games, television shows, sporting events, video conferences, online chat sessions, and others. Some events are synchronized using time sequencing to a particular spot within a time-based media content. The events may be published through social media outlets. The progress point associated with the event may be directly accessed by selecting a link within the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiraz Cupala, Kathleen Patricia Mulcahy, Howard B. Nager, Joshua C. Zana, Don F. Box