Patents by Inventor Michael L. Quoc

Michael L. Quoc 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).

  • Publication number: 20090113022
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for facilitating music collaboration between remote musicians (or the like) are provided. In general, mechanisms for facilitating live music collaborations or “jam sessions” over a computer network. These mechanisms allow musicians to perform from remote locations via one or more computer networks. Each musician is able to receive live video feeds from each of the other musicians during such jam session. Other computer users may form members of an audience who also receive such live video feeds from the musicians participating in the live jam session. The audience members may also receive a mixed audio feed of the audio streams from all of the participating musicians. Various features for enhancing such live jam session are described further herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Michael L. Quoc, Scott Gatz, Matthew Fukuda, Eric Fixler