Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick SCHNEIDER

Michael Patrick SCHNEIDER 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: 11895206
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20230073856
    Abstract: A method of updating a playlist for a first user includes identifying a client device associated with the first user of a content sharing platform that comprises a plurality of media items, identifying a first playlist of the first user, the first playlist including a first subset of media items, identifying a second subset of media items of the second user, detecting an action performed by the first user with respect to at least one media item of the second subset of media items of the second user, the action performed by the first user indicates interest of the first user in the at least one media item of the second user, and automatically adding the at least one media item of the second user to the first playlist of the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Benoît de Boursetty
  • Patent number: 11501387
    Abstract: A method of generating a playlist for a first user includes identifying a client device associated with the first user, determining that the first user has requested to add a second user to a set of social connections of the first user, and in response to determining that the first user has requested to add the second user to the set of social connections of the first user, updating one or more playlists associated with the first user to add a media item of the second user, and transmitting to the client device a signal that causes the client device to present at least one of the updated playlists to the first user and provide the first user with access to the media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Benoît de Boursetty
  • Publication number: 20220247838
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Patent number: 11316939
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20210287307
    Abstract: A method of generating a playlist for a first user includes identifying a client device associated with the first user, determining that the first user has requested to add a second user to a set of social connections of the first user, and in response to determining that the first user has requested to add the second user to the set of social connections of the first user, updating one or more playlists associated with the first user to add a media item of the second user, and transmitting to the client device a signal that causes the client device to present at least one of the updated playlists to the first user and provide the first user with access to the media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Benoît de Boursetty
  • Patent number: 10963973
    Abstract: A user of a content sharing platform is identified a playlist is generated for the user. The playlist is generated based on one or more of the user's social interactions with other entities and the user's actions associated with other media items. The playlist may be modified or deleted if the user does not access the playlist or does not consume media items from the playlist within a threshold period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Benoît de Boursetty
  • Publication number: 20200259911
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Patent number: 10637941
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Patent number: 10541962
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for notifying a user regarding movement of a content item which the user has previously expressed interest in, to a new network location. In one or more aspects, a system includes a notification generation component configured to generate a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source to a second content source in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source. The system further includes a notification posting component configured to send the notification to a device or an account of a user based in part on a subscription of the user to the first content source or the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Michael Patrick Schneider
  • Publication number: 20190342592
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods that facilitate employing bandwidth factors to determine, infer, or predict a client device buffer wait time or a client device buffer ratio associated with a video playback on a client device to select an advertisement format for the video and select an advertisement to accompany the video based upon the format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Michael Patrick Schneider
  • Patent number: 10372747
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for defining content presentation interfaces based on identified similarities between received and stored media content items. In one implementation, a processing device receives a first media content item from a content creator. The processing device processes the first media content item in relation to one or more media content items associated with a content owner to identify one or more similarities between the first media content item and the one or more media content items. The processing device defines, based on an identification of one or more similarities between the first media content item and the one or more media content items and in relation to the content owner, one or more aspects of a content presentation interface within which the first media content item is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Patent number: 10356454
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods that facilitate employing bandwidth factors to determine, infer, or predict a client device buffer wait time or a client device buffer ratio associated with a video playback on a client device to select an advertisement format for the video and select an advertisement to accompany the video based upon the format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Michael Patrick Schneider
  • Patent number: 10185486
    Abstract: A subscription to multiple channels of information on a single topic is performed. A topic of interest is received via a user interface. In response to receiving the topic of interest, a plurality of channels associated with the topic of interest is determined. A user interface is provided to present an indication of the plurality of channels and a user interface element is provided to facilitate a user subscription to the plurality of channels associated with the topic of interest without having to subscribe separately to each channel. A user selection of the plurality of channels associated with the topic of interest is received and the user is subscribed to the plurality of channels in response to the received user selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Michael Patrick Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180285926
    Abstract: A messaging campaign integration system for generating a composite campaign, including integrating user created content, is disclosed herein. The composite email includes content generated for distribution to a set of end users. A content creator can specify content to be integrated in composite emails being sent to desired end users. An integration component can integrate the specified created content based on a content creator's preference. A composite email, including the specified content, can be sent to the desired end users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Benoît de Boursetty
  • Publication number: 20180227376
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20180139164
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for notifying a user regarding movement of a content item which the user has previously expressed interest in, to a new network location. In one or more aspects, a system includes a notification generation component configured to generate a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source to a second content source in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source. The system further includes a notification posting component configured to send the notification to a device or an account of a user based in part on a subscription of the user to the first content source or the content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Michael Patrick Schneider
  • Patent number: 9942335
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Patent number: 9936242
    Abstract: A method for merging content channels is disclosed. The method includes identifying, by a processing device, target channels to merge into a result channel, wherein the result channel is formed in view of at least one set of users of the target channels viewing at least one of a same set or a similar set of content items from the target channels. The method further includes subscribing, by the processing device, the users of the target channels to the result channel and associating, by the processing device, the set of the content items of the target channels with the result channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Schneider, Justin Lewis
  • Patent number: 9876748
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for notifying a user regarding movement of a content item which the user has previously expressed interest in, to a new network location. In one or more aspects, a system includes a notification generation component configured to generate a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source to a second content source in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source. The system further includes a notification posting component configured to send the notification to a device or an account of a user based in part on a subscription of the user to the first content source or the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Michael Patrick Schneider