Patents by Inventor Joshua Barton Dickens

Joshua Barton Dickens 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).

  • Patent number: 10652606
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a one or more media streams provided by one or more capturing users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a viewing user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to produce a media stream within a media presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: John Samuel Barnett, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Patent number: 10606908
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to provide a first element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user for a selected period of time. A second element in the interface through which a plurality of non-ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Choi, Nathan Andrew Sharp, William Samuel Bailey, Ashoke K. Chakrabarti, Joshua Barton Dickens, Joy-Vincent Niemantsverdriet
  • Patent number: 10600254
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a graphical overlay to be applied to at least one object represented in a media content item; determine a location of the object in at least one frame of the media content item; and augment a representation of the object based at least in part on the graphical overlay, wherein the graphical overlay is animated based at least in part on changes to an orientation of the object across subsequent frames of the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Barton Dickens, Nathan Andrew Sharp, Joe Howard
  • Patent number: 10600220
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide a creative tools interface that includes one or more options for visually modifying at least one media content item to be posted through a social networking system. At least one visual modification is applied to the media content item in response to a user selection of one or more of the options. The visually modified media content item is posted through the social networking system, wherein the user designates whether the visually modified media content item is posted as an ephemeral media content item or as a non-ephemeral media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Choi, Nathan Andrew Sharp, William Samuel Bailey, Ashoke K. Chakrabarti, Joshua Barton Dickens, Joy-Vincent Niemantsverdriet
  • Patent number: 10593124
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can obtain a set of transformations of an object being tracked, the set of transformations corresponding to a world coordinate space; apply a smoothing to the set of transformations; translate the set of transformations to an object tracking coordinate space; and augment a representation of the object based at least in part on the translated set of transformations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Patent number: 10593084
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide a creative tools interface that includes one or more options for visually modifying at least one media content item to be posted through a social networking system. At least one visual modification is applied to the media content item in response to a user selection of one or more of the options. The visually modified media content item is posted through the social networking system, wherein the user designates whether the visually modified media content item is posted as an ephemeral media content item or as a non-ephemeral media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Choi, Nathan Andrew Sharp, William Samuel Bailey, Ashoke K. Chakrabarti, Joshua Barton Dickens, Joy-Vincent Niemantsverdriet
  • Patent number: 10546031
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to provide a first element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user for a selected period of time. A second element in the interface through which a plurality of non-ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Choi, Nathan Andrew Sharp, William Samuel Bailey, Ashoke K. Chakrabarti, Joshua Barton Dickens, Joy-Vincent Niemantsverdriet
  • Patent number: 10482144
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to provide a first element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user for a selected period of time. A second element in the interface through which a plurality of non-ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Choi, Nathan Andrew Sharp, William Samuel Bailey, Ashoke K. Chakrabarti, Joshua Barton Dickens, Joy-Vincent Niemantsverdriet
  • Patent number: 10462524
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a one or more media streams provided by one or more capturing users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a viewing user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to produce a media stream within a media presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: John Samuel Barnett, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Publication number: 20190246163
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a one or more media streams provided by one or more capturing users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a viewing user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to produce a media stream within a media presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: John Samuel Barnett, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Publication number: 20190246164
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a one or more media streams provided by one or more capturing users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a viewing user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to produce a media stream within a media presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: John Samuel Barnett, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Publication number: 20190205017
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a selection of a primary content item. A user input is received indicating a user intent to add a camera sticker to the primary content item. In response to the user input, a camera sticker capture interface is provided which comprises a camera viewfinder window and a shutter button overlaid on the primary content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Stephen Smith, Joshua Barton Dickens, Christine Choi, Hyun Woo Jung
  • Publication number: 20190205015
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a first contextual content item created by a first user. A user input is received from a second user indicating an intent to acquire the first contextual content item. The second user is provided with access to utilize the first contextual content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Stephen Smith, Joshua Barton Dickens, Christine Choi, Hyun Woo Jung
  • Patent number: 10331750
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to provide a first element in an interface presentable to a user through which a plurality of ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user for a selected period of time. A second element in the interface through which a plurality of non-ephemeral media content items are accessible by the user is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Choi, Nathan Andrew Sharp, William Samuel Bailey, Ashoke K. Chakrabarti, Joshua Barton Dickens, Joy-Vincent Niemantsverdriet
  • Publication number: 20190188483
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a video being posted through a social networking system; one or more portions of the video to be compressed are determined; and the one or more portions of the video are compressed, wherein, upon being compressed, at least one frame corresponding to at least one of the portions is deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew James Taylor, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Patent number: 10264308
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a one or more media streams provided by one or more capturing users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a viewing user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to produce a media stream within a media presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: John Samuel Barnett, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Patent number: 10223593
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a video being posted through a social networking system; one or more portions of the video to be compressed are determined; and the one or more portions of the video are compressed, wherein, upon being compressed, at least one frame corresponding to at least one of the portions is deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew James Taylor, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Patent number: 10187684
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a one or more media streams provided by one or more capturing users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a viewing user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to produce a media stream within a media presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: John Samuel Barnett, Joshua Barton Dickens
  • Patent number: D869478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Choi, Nathan Andrew Sharp, William Samuel Bailey, Ashoke K. Chakrabarti, Joshua Barton Dickens, Joy-Vincent Niemantsverdriet
  • Patent number: D871442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Stephen Smith, Joshua Barton Dickens, Christine Choi, Hyun Woo Jung