Patents by Inventor John Woodbridge OBERBECK

John Woodbridge OBERBECK 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).

  • Broadcast of content data to geographic areas by devices
    Patent number: 9730016
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to broadcast of content data to geographic areas by devices. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method to broadcast data includes obtaining an indication at a first device to broadcast a content post, determining a broadcast area based on a stored broadcast history for one or more previous content posts related to the content post, and broadcasting the content post. The broadcast is configured such that the content post is to be received by one or more receiving devices located in the broadcast area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: John Woodbridge Oberbeck, Roger Tawa, Jr.
  • BROADCAST OF CONTENT DATA TO GEOGRAPHIC AREAS BY DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170034654
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to broadcast of content data to geographic areas by devices. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method to broadcast data includes obtaining an indication at a first device to broadcast a content post, determining a broadcast area based on a stored broadcast history for one or more previous content posts related to the content post, and broadcasting the content post. The broadcast is configured such that the content post is to be received by one or more receiving devices located in the broadcast area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: John Woodbridge OBERBECK, Roger TAWA, JR.