Patents by Inventor Joshua H. Tidsbury

Joshua H. Tidsbury 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).

  • Providing access to related content in media presentations
    Patent number: 11650867
    Abstract: In some implementations, a user device may access a media presentation that includes metadata describing related content item(s). The user device viewing the media presentation is allowed to access content related to portions of the media presentation at times appropriate for the particular related content item(s). The related content item(s) may be provided automatically or based on user input triggering download or copying of a particular related content item, such as to a clipboard of the user device. A computing device may generate a media presentation that includes related content item(s) as metadata in some implementations. The media presentation may be generated by recording a live presentation, assembling one or more media portions, and/or obtaining a complete media presentation and modifying the media presentation to add the related content item(s) and when, while presenting the media presentation on a user device, to allow access to the related content item(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua H. Tidsbury, Lauren S. Grimm, Michael P. Stern
  • Providing Access to Related Content in Media Presentations
    Publication number: 20210397491
    Abstract: In some implementations, a user device may access a media presentation that includes metadata describing related content item(s). The user device viewing the media presentation is allowed to access content related to portions of the media presentation at times appropriate for the particular related content item(s). The related content item(s) may be provided automatically or based on user input triggering download or copying of a particular related content item, such as to a clipboard of the user device. A computing device may generate a media presentation that includes related content item(s) as metadata in some implementations. The media presentation may be generated by recording a live presentation, assembling one or more media portions, and/or obtaining a complete media presentation and modifying the media presentation to add the related content item(s) and when, while presenting the media presentation on a user device, to allow access to the related content item(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua H. Tidsbury, Lauren S. Grimm, Michael P. Stern