Patents by Inventor Jennifer Marlow

Jennifer Marlow 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: 20170371496
    Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to systems and methods for representing meeting content. Such implementations may involve processing an online presentation for one or more media segments, extracting information from the one or more media segments indicative of one or more relationships between one or more participants of the online presentation and generating an interface for the online presentation, the interface indicative of the one or more relationships between the one or more participants of the online presentation. Through such example implementations, online presentations can be indexed and an interface can be generated for the online presentation that allows for content of the presentation to be searchable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Laurent Denoue, Andreas Girgensohn, Scott Carter, Jennifer Marlow, Matthew L. Cooper
  • Publication number: 20170332044
    Abstract: Example implementations provide the representation a remote user in a video-mediated meeting when the user webcam feed is not available or not used, such as if they are attending to a meeting via a wearable device without a camera, or are on-the-go and prefer not to display their webcam feed for privacy or bandwidth-related reasons. In such cases, the system will infer when the user is active in the meeting and allow users to select to display an animated set of keyframes (from past meetings or representing computer-based activity) as a proxy for the user representation. Example implementations may facilitate a richer representation of a meeting participant (as opposed to a static picture or no information) and may lead to enhanced social dynamics within the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Marlow, Scott Carter, Laurent Denoue, Matthew L. Cooper
  • Publication number: 20160350724
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to enabling a lightweight way of recording and sharing video messages intended to provide input to a future meeting that cannot be personally attended. A person who cannot attend the meeting pre-records their thoughts and remarks for the meeting as video clips for presentation at the meeting. A physical device with at least a display is presented at the meeting. The physically present participants can play the pre-recorded clips on the device. Video of participants' responses to the clips is recorded and made available so that the represented attendee can view the participants' responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: John C. Tang, Aaron Hoff, Kori Inkpen Quinn, Paul Johns, Asta Roseway, Chen Zhao, Xiang Cao, Jennifer Marlow
  • Patent number: 9491374
    Abstract: Systems and methods of managing a videoconference viewed by a first camera coupled to a first display are provided, including, for a face not detected by the first camera and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment, performing an action based on off-display analysis; for a face direction less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, switching the videoconference to the second camera; and for the face direction not detectable in the first camera, and on-display user activity at the second display, switching the videoconference to the second camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel Avrahami, Jennifer Marlow, Eveline van Everdingen
  • Patent number: 9471902
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to enabling a lightweight way of recording and sharing video messages intended to provide input to a future meeting that cannot be personally attended. A person who cannot attend the meeting pre-records their thoughts and remarks for the meeting as video clips for presentation at the meeting. A physical device with at least a display is presented at the meeting. The physically present participants can play the pre-recorded clips on the device. Video of participants' responses to the clips is recorded and made available so that the represented attendee can view the participants' responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Hoff, Kori Inkpen Quinn, Paul Johns, Asta Roseway, Chen Zhao, Xiang Cao, Jennifer Marlow, John C. Tang
  • Patent number: 9402055
    Abstract: Provided is a system and associated method that allow meeting participants to maintain a basic awareness of the audio and visual content of a meeting using a wearable device, such as a smartwatch, well known to persons of ordinary skill in the art. Embodiments of the described system and method also provide essential interaction mechanisms such that the remote, mobile users can interact with the distributed meeting without distracting them from their other tasks. In one embodiment, the described techniques provide an unobtrusive way for users to participate in ongoing distributed meetings using a smartwatch-based interface for a video conferencing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ville Mäkelä, Jennifer Marlow, Scott Carter
  • Publication number: 20160006983
    Abstract: Provided is a system and associated method that allow meeting participants to maintain a basic awareness of the audio and visual content of a meeting using a wearable device, such as a smartwatch, well known to persons of ordinary skill in the art. Embodiments of the described system and method also provide essential interaction mechanisms such that the remote, mobile users can interact with the distributed meeting without distracting them from their other tasks. In one embodiment, the described techniques provide an unobtrusive way for users to participate in ongoing distributed meetings using a smartwatch-based interface for a video conferencing application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ville Mäkelä, Jennifer Marlow, Scott Carter
  • Publication number: 20130139071
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to enabling a lightweight way of recording and sharing video messages intended to provide input to a future meeting that cannot be personally attended. A person who cannot attend the meeting pre-records their thoughts and remarks for the meeting as video clips for presentation at the meeting. A physical device with at least a display is presented at the meeting. The physically present participants can play the pre-recorded clips on the device. Video of participants' responses to the clips is recorded and made available so that the represented attendee can view the participants' responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron Hoff, Kori Inkpen Quinn, Paul Johns, Asta Roseway, Chen Zhao, Xiang Cao, Jennifer Marlow, John C. Tang