Patents by Inventor Manuel Albert Briand

Manuel Albert Briand 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).

  • VIRTUAL AUDIENCE USING LOW BITRATE AVATARS AND LAUGHTER DETECTION
    Publication number: 20220368859
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system acquires a video image and voice data of a remote viewer of a live event content and generating animation parameters relating to the video image. An avatar of the viewer is constructed based on the animation parameters; the avatar includes an animated version of the video image. The animated version and voice data are encoded to obtain a compressed animation data stream and a compressed audio stream, which are transmitted at a low bit rate to a remote system providing the content. The remote system aggregates compressed animation data streams and compressed audio streams to obtain a virtual audience for the event; the virtual audience includes avatars of the remote viewers and sound produced by the remote viewers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Eric David Petajan, Manuel Albert Briand, Kunwar Handa, Zachary Jared Bell
  • Virtual audience using low bitrate avatars and laughter detection
    Patent number: 11438551
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system acquires a video image and voice data of a remote viewer of a live event content, and generating animation parameters relating to the video image. An avatar of the viewer is constructed based on the animation parameters; the avatar includes an animated version of the video image. The animated version and voice data are encoded to obtain a compressed animation data stream and a compressed audio stream, which are transmitted at a low bit rate to a remote system providing the content. The remote system aggregates compressed animation data streams and compressed audio streams to obtain a virtual audience for the event; the virtual audience includes avatars of the remote viewers and sound produced by the remote viewers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Eric David Petajan, Manuel Albert Briand, Kunwar Handa, Zachary Jared Bell
  • VIRTUAL AUDIENCE USING LOW BITRATE AVATARS AND LAUGHTER DETECTION
    Publication number: 20220086395
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system acquires a video image and voice data of a remote viewer of a live event content, and generating animation parameters relating to the video image. An avatar of the viewer is constructed based on the animation parameters; the avatar includes an animated version of the video image. The animated version and voice data are encoded to obtain a compressed animation data stream and a compressed audio stream, which are transmitted at a low bit rate to a remote system providing the content. The remote system aggregates compressed animation data streams and compressed audio streams to obtain a virtual audience for the event; the virtual audience includes avatars of the remote viewers and sound produced by the remote viewers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Eric David Petajan, Manuel Albert Briand, Kunwar Handa, Zachary Jared Bell