Patents by Inventor Marc Brandon

Marc Brandon 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: 12205211
    Abstract: A content enhancement system includes a computing platform having processing hardware and a system memory storing software code. The processing hardware is configured to execute the software code to receive audio-video (A/V) content, to execute at least one of a visual analysis or an audio analysis of the A/V content, and to determine, based on executing the at least one of the visual analysis or the audio analysis, an emotional aspect of the A/V content. The processing hardware is further configured to execute the software code to generate, using the emotional aspect of the A/V content, a sign language translation of the A/V content, the sign language translation including one or more of a gesture, a posture, or a facial expression conveying the emotional aspect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Brandon, Mark Arana
  • Patent number: 11995704
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Leafly Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Andrew MacRae, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Santiago Seira, Rachael Crocker Duranti, Christiana Smith, George Paul Ammatuna, III, Zack Seuberling, Renata Leao Duarte
  • Patent number: 11972469
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending Cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows Cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Leafly Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Jason Makuch, Andrew MacRae, Nathan Lauer, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Christian Ramsey, Renata Le Duartes, III, Santiago Seira, Anna Zeng
  • Publication number: 20230281694
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Andrew MacRae, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Santiago Seira, Rachael Crocker Duranti, Christiana Smith, George Paul Ammatuna, III, Zack Seuberling, Renata Leao Duarte
  • Patent number: 11687994
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Leafly Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Andrew MacRae, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Santiago Seira, Rachael Crocker Duranti, Christiana Smith, George Paul Ammatuna, III, Zack Seuberling, Renata Leao Duarte
  • Publication number: 20220391962
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Andrew MacRae, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Santiago Seira, Rachael Crocker Duranti, Christiana Smith, George Paul Ammatuna, III, Zack Seuberling, Renata Leao Duarte
  • Publication number: 20220358701
    Abstract: A content enhancement system includes a computing platform having processing hardware and a system memory storing software code. The processing hardware is configured to execute the software code to receive audio-video (A/V) content, to execute at least one of a visual analysis or an audio analysis of the A/V content, and to determine, based on executing the at least one of the visual analysis or the audio analysis, an emotional aspect of the A/V content. The processing hardware is further configured to execute the software code to generate, using the emotional aspect of the A/V content, a sign language translation of the A/V content, the sign language translation including one or more of a gesture, a posture, or a facial expression conveying the emotional aspect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Brandon, Mark Arana
  • Patent number: 11341559
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Leafly Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Andrew MacRae, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Renata Leao Duarte, Santiago Seira
  • Publication number: 20220148067
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Jason Makuch, Andrew MacRae, Nathan Lauer, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Christian Ramsey, Renata Le Duartes, III, Santiago Seira, Anna Zeng
  • Patent number: 11205210
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Leafly Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Jason Makuch, Andrew Macrae, Nathan Lauer, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Christian Ramsey, Renata Le Duartes, Santiago Seira, Anna Zeng
  • Patent number: 11190568
    Abstract: Various implementations include devices and approaches for managing multimedia communications. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method of controlling a device connection includes: receiving audio data and video data from an input device connected with a peripheral bus input port; converting the audio data for transmission over an audio over internet protocol (IP) connection or a balun connection and converting the video data for transmission over a video over internet protocol (IP) connection or the balun connection; and transmitting the converted audio data and the converted video data for decoding and output to at least one output device via a multimedia audiovisual interface output port, where the peripheral bus input port is configured to support bidirectional audio and bidirectional video exchange with the input device and bidirectional exchange of IP-based control signals or balun-based control signals with the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Brandon Happes, Marco Maurizio Panzanella, Darryl John Bryans
  • Publication number: 20200382865
    Abstract: An audio system and method for eliminating audio feedback including a first audio input arranged to receive a first audio signal, a first audio output arranged within a first predefined zone, the first audio output arranged to receive the first audio signal, a second audio output arranged within the first predefined zone, the second audio output arranged to receive the first audio signal, and one or more processors connected to a virtual matrix including a plurality of virtual channels connecting the first audio input, the first audio output, and the second audio output, and the one or more processors arranged to receive the first audio signal and attenuate or eliminate the first audio signal to the first audio output or the second audio output if an audio feedback is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Marc Brandon Happes
  • Patent number: 10856078
    Abstract: An audio system and method for eliminating audio feedback including a first audio input arranged to receive a first audio signal, a first audio output arranged within a first predefined zone, the first audio output arranged to receive the first audio signal, a second audio output arranged within the first predefined zone, the second audio output arranged to receive the first audio signal, and one or more processors connected to a virtual matrix including a plurality of virtual channels connecting the first audio input, the first audio output, and the second audio output, and the one or more processors arranged to receive the first audio signal and attenuate or eliminate the first audio signal to the first audio output or the second audio output if an audio feedback is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Marc Brandon Happes
  • Patent number: 10835033
    Abstract: A system for magnetically securing an electronics enclosure proximate a surface of a separate structure. The system includes a mounting apparatus that has a first surface, a second surface, and an interface structure that is constructed and arranged to allow the mounting apparatus to be secured to the surface of the separate structure, with the first surface of the mounting apparatus closer to the surface of the separate structure than is the second surface of the mounting apparatus. One or more magnets are fixed to one or both of the mounting apparatus and the electronics enclosure such that the one or more magnets are arranged to magnetically couple the electronics enclosure to the mounting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl John Bryans, Benjamin Lippitt, Marc Brandon Happes, Daniel T. Lynch
  • Publication number: 20200219167
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nickolas Jikomes, Marc Brandon Hensley, Andrew MacRae, Matthew Bollen, Stephanie Smith, Camille Lim, Michael Wityk, Adam Hilborn, Sam Starr, Santiago Seira, Rachael Crocker Duranti, Christiana Smith, George Tré Ammatuna, III, Zack Seuberling
  • Publication number: 20200220915
    Abstract: Various implementations include devices and approaches for managing multimedia communications. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method of controlling a device connection includes: receiving audio data and video data from an input device connected with a peripheral bus input port; converting the audio data for transmission over an audio over internet protocol (IP) connection or a balun connection and converting the video data for transmission over a video over internet protocol (IP) connection or the balun connection; and transmitting the converted audio data and the converted video data for decoding and output to at least one output device via a multimedia audiovisual interface output port, where the peripheral bus input port is configured to support bidirectional audio and bidirectional video exchange with the input device and bidirectional exchange of IP-based control signals or balun-based control signals with the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Marc Brandon Happes, Marco Maurizio Panzanella, Darryl John Bryans
  • Publication number: 20200202409
    Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Nickolas JIKOMES, Marc Brandon HENSLEY, Jason MAKUCH, Andrew MACRAE, Nathan LAUER, Matthew BOLLEN, Stephanie SMITH, Camille LIM, Michael WITYK, Adam HILBORN, Sam STARR, Christian RAMSEY, Renata LE DUARTES, Santiago SEIRA, Anna ZENG
  • Publication number: 20200000218
    Abstract: A system for magnetically securing an electronics enclosure proximate a surface of a separate structure. The system includes a mounting apparatus that has a first surface, a second surface, and an interface structure that is constructed and arranged to allow the mounting apparatus to be secured to the surface of the separate structure, with the first surface of the mounting apparatus closer to the surface of the separate structure than is the second surface of the mounting apparatus. One or more magnets are fixed to one or both of the mounting apparatus and the electronics enclosure such that the one or more magnets are arranged to magnetically couple the electronics enclosure to the mounting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Darryl John Bryans, Benjamin Lippitt, Marc Brandon Happes, Daniel T. Lynch
  • Patent number: 10492602
    Abstract: A system for magnetically securing an electronics enclosure proximate a surface of a separate structure. The system includes a mounting apparatus that has a first surface, a second surface, and an interface structure that is constructed and arranged to allow the mounting apparatus to be secured to the surface of the separate structure, with the first surface of the mounting apparatus closer to the surface of the separate structure than is the second surface of the mounting apparatus. One or more magnets are fixed to one or both of the mounting apparatus and the electronics enclosure such that the one or more magnets are arranged to magnetically couple the electronics enclosure to the mounting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl John Bryans, Benjamin Lippitt, Marc Brandon Happes, Daniel T. Lynch
  • Publication number: 20190051328
    Abstract: Pirated copies of various types of media are analyzed to detect various artifacts that may be missing from the originals. These artifacts are then used to identify and trace pirated copies for forensic studies. The artifacts may include global artifacts that are present throughout media, or could be local or special artifacts that are present only in a small portion of the media. Moreover the artifacts can be at least one of an audio event, a visual event, a visual watermark or an audio watermark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Marc Brandon