Patents by Inventor Matthew Paul Bice

Matthew Paul Bice 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).

  • System and method for providing digital multimedia presentations
    Patent number: 8386942
    Abstract: There is presented a system and method for providing a digital multimedia presentation. The system comprises a presentation server and a presentation content database configured to store a plurality of digital multimedia content items, accessible through the presentation server. The system also comprises a presentation control application configured to enable identification of a digital multimedia content item for presentation from among the plurality of digital multimedia content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan David Barsook, Matthew Paul Bice, Marieke Iwema Watson
  • System and method enabling sampling and preview of a digital multimedia presentation
    Publication number: 20090259943
    Abstract: There is presented a system and method enabling sampling and preview of a digital multimedia presentation. The system comprises a presentation server and a presentation content database configured to store a plurality of digital content including the digital multimedia presentation, accessible through the presentation server. The system also comprises a presentation sampling and preview application configured to determine a time duration of the digital multimedia presentation, designate sampling intervals of the digital multimedia presentation according to the time duration, associate a digital content sample with each designated sampling interval, and assign the digital content samples to respective locations on a presentation timeline. The system is configured to provide the digital content sample assigned to a selected location on the presentation timeline, thereby enabling sampling and preview of the digital multimedia presentation. In one embodiment, the system further comprises a client computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan David Barsook, Ariff Sidi, Matthew Paul Bice, Marieke Iwema Watson
  • System and method for providing digital multimedia presentations
    Publication number: 20090259955
    Abstract: There is presented a system and method for providing a digital multimedia presentation. The system comprises a presentation server and a presentation content database configured to store a plurality of digital multimedia content items, accessible through the presentation server. The system also comprises a presentation control application configured to enable identification of a digital multimedia content item for presentation from among the plurality of digital multimedia content items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan David Barsook, Matthew Paul Bice, Marieke Iwema Watson