Patents by Inventor Michael Theodor Hoffman

Michael Theodor Hoffman 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: 10158926
    Abstract: Aspects relate to causing one or more signals to be detectable within a live event such that devices that record at least a portion of the event also record the one or more signals. The signals can be used for later processing and categorization of received recordings in order to associate the recordings with the event. Further actions can be performed based on the association. Such actions include digital rights management, crowd-sourced experiences, and categorization of the event for searching and retrieval purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Michael Theodor Hoffman
  • Patent number: 10009663
    Abstract: Aspects relate to causing one or more signals to be detectable within a live event such that devices that record at least a portion of the event also record the one or more signals. The signals can be used for later processing and categorization of received recordings in order to associate the recordings with the event. Further actions can be performed based on the association. Such actions include digital rights management, crowd-sourced experiences, and categorization of the event for searching and retrieval purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Michael Theodor Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20130304604
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for creating, managing, rendering and delivering digitally synthesized products that can be automatically generated as a function of variable attributes provided by a variety of sources. The system can include design tools for creating workflows that describe the rules for dynamically creating digital products; licensing system to manage product licensing; distributed synthesis systems for generating products; location based services to manage location/time specific products; sharing services for transferring products; web services for composing and sharing products; mobile applications for composing and sharing products; notification services for notifying participants of system state changes; databases for managing the components of the system; extension services for externally developed system extensions; API services for external management and utilization of the system; and e-commerce services for paying or collecting fees for usage of the system by contributors or users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Theodor Hoffman, Chad James Phillips