Patents by Inventor Konrad Horst Michels

Konrad Horst Michels 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: 10963844
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive meeting scheduling information comprising meeting time information, participant information, and resource information. A scheduled meeting is created based on the meeting scheduling information. Participant location information is determined based on user location technology. The scheduled meeting is automatically initiated based on meeting initiation criteria, the meeting initiation criteria comprising participant location criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Konrad Horst Michels
  • Patent number: 9979880
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to obtain video data from a camera used in a video conferencing system. A user interface displaying the video data can be provided on a screen, wherein the screen is capable of receiving touch input. A first touch input associated with a function of the camera can be obtained. The first touch input can be received from the screen. An instruction for executing the function can be sent to the camera. The user interface can be updated in response to the execution of the function of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Pell, Konrad Horst Michels
  • Publication number: 20180091727
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to obtain video data from a camera used in a video conferencing system. A user interface displaying the video data can be provided on a screen, wherein the screen is capable of receiving touch input. A first touch input associated with a function of the camera can be obtained. The first touch input can be received from the screen. An instruction for executing the function can be sent to the camera. The user interface can be updated in response to the execution of the function of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver Pell, Konrad Horst Michels
  • Publication number: 20180082264
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a meeting for which at least one resource has been reserved for a period of time, the meeting having been scheduled through a calendaring system. A determination is made whether the at least one resource is being used for the meeting at a time within the period of time for which the meeting was scheduled. The reservation for the at least one resource is canceled upon determining that the resource is not being used for the meeting, wherein the resource is then made available for reservation for a different meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kristopher Ryan Szeto, Konrad Horst Michels, Edward Francis Wolf, Tomasz Odrobny, Tommy Yong Jia Cheang, Amanda Lynn Searles
  • Publication number: 20180082263
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive meeting scheduling information comprising meeting time information, participant information, and resource information. A scheduled meeting is created based on the meeting scheduling information. Participant location information is determined based on user location technology. The scheduled meeting is automatically initiated based on meeting initiation criteria, the meeting initiation criteria comprising participant location criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Konrad Horst Michels
  • Publication number: 20170169375
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a meeting for which at least one resource has been reserved for a period of time, the meeting having been scheduled by a meeting organizer through by a calendaring system. A determination is made that a calendar event that references the meeting is not present in a calendar corresponding to the meeting organizer. The reservation for the at least one resource is canceled. The resource is available for reservation during the period of time for a different meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Kristopher Ryan Szeto, Konrad Horst Michels, Edward Francis Wolf, Tomasz Odrobny, Tommy Yong Jia Cheang, Amanda Lynn Searles