Patents by Inventor Loren Groves

Loren Groves 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: 11146413
    Abstract: A method and computing system for receiving, using one or more computing devices, a discrete video stream from each of a plurality of users of a social network, resulting in a plurality of discrete video streams. A synchronous communication session is provided for the plurality of users based, at least in part, upon the plurality of discrete video streams. The plurality of discrete video streams are broadcast to one or more broadcast recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Leske, Loren Groves
  • Patent number: 10306319
    Abstract: One-way streaming video broadcasts can be presented and consumed by an audience via a media player than allows annotations. If the streaming broadcast is live, or at least has not ended, an opportunity exists for the audience to collaborate with the broadcaster and/or contribute to the broadcast. Such can be accomplished by annotating the presentation of the video broadcast with an object that, when selected, facilitates transmission of a video feed associated with the audience member to the broadcaster. The broadcaster can receive and include this video feed into the video broadcast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Loren Groves, Ming Zhang, Matthew John Leske, Nadim Raad
  • Publication number: 20190052934
    Abstract: One-way streaming video broadcasts can be presented and consumed by an audience via a media player than allows annotations. If the streaming broadcast is live, or at least has not ended, an opportunity exists for the audience to collaborate with the broadcaster and/or contribute to the broadcast. Such can be accomplished by annotating the presentation of the video broadcast with an object that, when selected, facilitates transmission of a video feed associated with the audience member to the broadcaster. The broadcaster can receive and include this video feed into the video broadcast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Loren Groves, Ming Zhang, Matthew John Leske, Nadim Raad
  • Patent number: 9955119
    Abstract: A multimedia conference broadcast system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may receive video streams and audio streams from participant devices. The one or more processors may transmit, to each of the participant devices, the video streams and the audio streams corresponding to the other devices. The one or more processors may receive a request to broadcast the video streams and the audio streams from one of the participant devices. The one or more processors may generate a composite multimedia stream based on the video streams and the audio streams received from the participant devices. The one or more processors may broadcast the composite multimedia stream to viewer devices that are separate from the participant devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Leske, Loren Groves, Tristan Schmelcher, Timothy S. Milligan
  • Publication number: 20170222823
    Abstract: A method and computing system for receiving, using one or more computing devices, a discrete video stream from each of a plurality of users of a social network, resulting in a plurality of discrete video streams. A synchronous communication session is provided for the plurality of users based, at least in part, upon the plurality of discrete video streams. The plurality of discrete video streams are broadcast to one or more broadcast recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Leske, Loren Groves
  • Patent number: 9628538
    Abstract: A method and computing system for receiving, using one or more computing devices, a discrete video stream from each of a plurality of users of a social network, resulting in a plurality of discrete video streams. A synchronous communication session is provided for the plurality of users based, at least in part, upon the plurality of discrete video streams. The plurality of discrete video streams are broadcast to one or more broadcast recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Leske, Loren Groves
  • Publication number: 20160353061
    Abstract: A multimedia conference broadcast system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may receive video streams and audio streams from participant devices. The one or more processors may transmit, to each of the participant devices, the video streams and the audio streams corresponding to the other devices. The one or more processors may receive a request to broadcast the video streams and the audio streams from one of the participant devices. The one or more processors may generate a composite multimedia stream based on the video streams and the audio streams received from the participant devices. The one or more processors may broadcast the composite multimedia stream to viewer devices that are separate from the participant devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew J. LESKE, Loren Groves, Tristan Schmelcher, Timothy S. Milligan
  • Patent number: 9414018
    Abstract: A multimedia conference broadcast system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may receive video streams and audio streams from participant devices. The one or more processors may transmit, to each of the participant devices, the video streams and the audio streams corresponding to the other devices. The one or more processors may receive a request to broadcast the video streams and the audio streams from one of the participant devices. The one or more processors may generate a composite multimedia stream based on the video streams and the audio streams received from the participant devices. The one or more processors may broadcast the composite multimedia stream to viewer devices that are separate from the participant devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Leske, Loren Groves, Tristan Schmelcher, Timothy S. Milligan
  • Publication number: 20150215582
    Abstract: A multimedia conference broadcast system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may receive video streams and audio streams from participant devices. The one or more processors may transmit, to each of the participant devices, the video streams and the audio streams corresponding to the other devices. The one or more processors may receive a request to broadcast the video streams and the audio streams from one of the participant devices. The one or more processors may generate a composite multimedia stream based on the video streams and the audio streams received from the participant devices. The one or more processors may broadcast the composite multimedia stream to viewer devices that are separate from the participant devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew J. LESKE, Loren GROVES, Tristan SCHMELCHER, Timothy S. MILLIGAN
  • Patent number: 9077850
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system is described. An indication of an intent of a first participant in a multi-party video-enabled call to record a portion of the call is received. A notification is provided to one or more other participants in the call of the indicated intent based upon, at least in part, receiving the indication. A perspective of the call associated with the first participant is recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Loren Groves, Christopher P. D. Johnson, Matthew J. Leske
  • Patent number: 9001178
    Abstract: A multimedia conference broadcast system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may receive video streams and audio streams from participant devices. The one or more processors may transmit, to each of the participant devices, the video streams and the audio streams corresponding to the other devices. The one or more processors may receive a request to broadcast the video streams and the audio streams from one of the participant devices. The one or more processors may generate a composite multimedia stream based on the video streams and the audio streams received from the participant devices. The one or more processors may broadcast the composite multimedia stream to viewer devices that are separate from the participant devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Leske, Loren Groves, Tristan Schmelcher, Timothy S. Milligan