Patents by Inventor Jacob Frautschi

Jacob Frautschi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230023257
    Abstract: A digital content package includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman
  • Patent number: 11410704
    Abstract: A digital content package includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman
  • Publication number: 20210074328
    Abstract: A digital content package includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman
  • Patent number: 10748578
    Abstract: A digital content package includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman
  • Publication number: 20170365296
    Abstract: A digital content package includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman
  • Patent number: 9754625
    Abstract: Digital content encoded on a physical media, such as a DVD or Blu-Ray disk, includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman
  • Publication number: 20100110200
    Abstract: Digital content encoded on a physical media, such as a DVD or Blu-Ray disk, includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Kim Lau, Jacob Frautschi, Massimiliano Gasparri, Randy Lee, Patrick Harman