Patents by Inventor Howard Benjamin Nager

Howard Benjamin 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).

  • Communication system
    Patent number: 9942293
    Abstract: Methods and systems for integrated communications are pro-vided. In one embodiment, a user input is received via a user interface. Media data is received in response to receiving the user input. The media data is streamed to one or more communication system users. In some embodiments, the media data is posted to a shared virtual space associated with a communication system channel. Other methods and systems are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Edward Ozzie, Howard Benjamin Nager, Neil Bousquet Ozzie, Matthew Jason Pope, Ransom Lloyd Richardson, Richard Zack Speyer
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160226940
    Abstract: Methods and systems for integrated communications are pro-vided. In one embodiment, a user input is received via a user interface. Media data is received in response to receiving the user input. The media data is streamed to one or more communication system users. In some embodiments, the media data is posted to a shared virtual space associated with a communication system channel. Other methods and systems are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond Edward Ozzie, Howard Benjamin Nager, Neil Bousquet Ozzie, Matthew Jason Pope, Ransom Lloyd Richardson, Richard Zack Speyer
  • Communication system
    Patent number: 9313633
    Abstract: Methods and systems for integrated communications are provided. In one embodiment, a user input is received via a user interface. Media data is received in response to receiving the user input. The media data is streamed to one or more communication system users. In some embodiments, the media data is posted to a shared virtual space associated with a communication system channel. Other methods and systems are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Talko Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Edward Ozzie, Howard Benjamin Nager, Neil Bousquet Ozzie, Matthew Jason Pope, Ransom Lloyd Richardson, Richard Zack Speyer
  • Companion timeline with timeline events
    Patent number: 8948567
    Abstract: A time-shifted digital content item is played via a playback screen, and an updateable companion timeline associated with the time-shifted digital content item is accessed. The updateable companion timeline includes one or more timeline events, and each timeline event has a trigger time corresponding to a playback time in the time-shifted digital content item. Responsive to reaching a playback time that matches a trigger time of one of the one or more timeline events during playback of the time-shifted digital content item, the timeline event having that trigger time is rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Fuller Sly, Jeffrey Lupien, Keh-Li Sheng, Howard Benjamin Nager
  • COMPANION TIMELINE WITH TIMELINE EVENTS
    Publication number: 20120321275
    Abstract: A time-shifted digital content item is played via a playback screen, and an updateable companion timeline associated with the time-shifted digital content item is accessed. The updateable companion timeline includes one or more timeline events, and each timeline event has a trigger time corresponding to a playback time in the time-shifted digital content item. Responsive to reaching a playback time that matches a trigger time of one of the one or more timeline events during playback of the time-shifted digital content item, the timeline event having that trigger time is rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Fuller Sly, Jeffrey Lupien, Keh-Li Sheng, Howard Benjamin Nager