Patents by Inventor Kevin Gammill
Kevin Gammill 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).
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Patent number: 10735686Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Publication number: 20180131893Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Publication number: 20170223304Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Patent number: 9628522Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Publication number: 20160277452Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Patent number: 9357015Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Publication number: 20150081920Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Patent number: 8898310Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Publication number: 20120180107Abstract: A method of generating content recommendations to groups of users is provided. The method includes establishing a group, determining group-associated characteristics, where such characteristics include preferences independent of any merging, intersection or other combination of individual preferences of the group members, and providing content recommendations to the group based on the group-associated characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Kathryn Stone Perez, John Clavin
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Publication number: 20120158972Abstract: Enhanced content consumption is provided by establishing a pairing between two computing devices, wherein at least one of the two computing devices provides a primary consumption experience of a digital content item, so that a secondary consumption experience can be provided via operation of at least one of the two computing devices. The method further comprises presenting, using at least one of the two computing devices, the digital content item for consumption by a user. The method further comprises performing one or more supplemental consumption functions with the other of the two computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Jeff Tucker, Sean Kollenkark
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Publication number: 20120158511Abstract: Embodiments related to the provision of advertising in an electronic media environment are disclosed. For example, one embodiment provides, on a computing device including a media player and an advertising layer configured to display advertising information related to media played via the media player, a method of presenting advertising content for media. The method includes receiving an input requesting playback of a media content item, sending a request for the media content item to a media server, receiving the media content item from the media server, and receiving advertising layer information from the media server. The method further comprises associating trigger points in the advertising layer information with the media content item, playing the media content item, and upon reaching a selected trigger point during playback of the media content item, triggering display of a notification to notify the user of available advertising content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Mike Lucero, Charlie Heinemann, Kevin Gammill, Paolo Malabuyo, Stacey Law
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Publication number: 20120158755Abstract: Accordingly, the present discussion is directed in one respect; to a method of associating metadata with a digital content item and then controlling the presentation of that item in accordance with metadata-associated controls/constraints. The method may include determining a time-specific portion of a digital content item with which a user desires to associate a metadata item; associating the metadata item with the time-specific portion of the digital content item. During subsequent consumption of the digital content item by the user or another, the metadata item is presented synchronously in co lection with the time-specific portion of the digital content item, where such presentation is constrained or controlled in response to user-controlled filters implemented through a social network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Gammill, Stacey Law, Scott Porter, Alex Aben-Athar Kipman, Avi Bar-Zeev, Kathryn Stone Perez