Patents by Inventor Julius Harper

Julius Harper 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).

  • TV-to-game sync
    Patent number: 11931650
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for unlocking in-game content for a video game application. In one embodiment, the video game application may be operated by a user that is concurrently viewing media content. The video game application captures an audio signal from the concurrently-playing media content, performs content recognition on the captured audio signal, and determines whether to unlock one or more portions of in-game content based on the identified media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Robillard, Michael Peterson, Julius Harper
  • TV-TO-GAME SYNC
    Publication number: 20200155938
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for unlocking in-game content for a video game application. In one embodiment, the video game application may be operated by a user that is concurrently viewing media content. The video game application captures an audio signal from the concurrently-playing media content, performs content recognition on the captured audio signal, and determines whether to unlock one or more portions of in-game content based on the identified media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Brian ROBILLARD, Michael PETERSON, Julius HARPER
  • TV-to-game sync
    Patent number: 10569171
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for unlocking in-game content for a video game application. In one embodiment, the video game application may be operated by a user that is concurrently viewing media content. The video game application captures an audio signal from the concurrently-playing media content, performs content recognition on the captured audio signal, and determines whether to unlock one or more portions of in-game content based on the identified media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Peterson, Brian Robillard, Julius Harper
  • TV-TO-GAME SYNC
    Publication number: 20140004934
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for unlocking in-game content for a video game application. In one embodiment, the video game application may be operated by a user that is concurrently viewing media content. The video game application captures an audio signal from the concurrently-playing media content, performs content recognition on the captured audio signal, and determines whether to unlock one or more portions of in-game content based on the identified media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Peterson, Brian Robillard, Julius Harper