Patents by Inventor Paul Anthony Kotas

Paul Anthony Kotas 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: 11758232
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods of presentation and management of audio and visual content across devices. Example methods may include causing presentation of first audio content at a speaker device, causing presentation of a first audio notification indicative of visual content available for presentation, causing presentation of second audio content after the first audio notification, and sending first visual content to a first display device for presentation during presentation of the second audio content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Loritsch, John Martin Miller, Paul Anthony Kotas, Ross Tucker
  • Publication number: 20220303630
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods of presentation and management of audio and visual content across devices. Example methods may include causing presentation of first audio content at a speaker device, causing presentation of a first audio notification indicative of visual content available for presentation, causing presentation of second audio content after the first audio notification, and sending first visual content to a first display device for presentation during presentation of the second audio content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Loritsch, John Martin Miller, Paul Anthony Kotas, Ross Tucker
  • Patent number: 11330335
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods of presentation and management of audio and visual content across devices. Example methods may include causing presentation of first audio content at a speaker device, causing presentation of a first audio notification indicative of visual content available for presentation, causing presentation of second audio content after the first audio notification, and sending first visual content to a first display device for presentation during presentation of the second audio content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Loritsch, John Martin Miller, Paul Anthony Kotas, Ross Tucker
  • Patent number: 11062386
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a placement bidding application. A list of items is generated. A position of an item within the list is determined according to a bid associated with the item and a display placement preference included with the bid. A number of items from the list are encoded for rendering in a user interface element or on a display of a client device. The number of items is based at least in part on a size limitation of the user interface element or the display of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Kotas
  • Patent number: 11037181
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for dynamically determining relative product performance using quantitative values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Walton, Graham Ritchie, Paul Anthony Kotas, Sean Donahoe, Oliver Masting, David Neil Turner, Ramesh Ravipati, José Lucas Lemos Mendonça, Sebastian Koch
  • Patent number: 10853839
    Abstract: Supplemental content is selected or generated based at least in part upon colors of primary content with which the supplemental content is to be displayed. Color data is determined for primary content and that color data is used to select supplemental content that includes complementary or similar colors. Past performance data can be analyzed in order to determine which colors are most effective for a type of opportunity. When an opportunity arises to provide supplemental content, the effective colors can be recommended or, in some cases, automatically applied such that the supplemental content will include colors that improve the overall likelihood of performance of the supplemental content. If a designer is generating supplemental content, a tool can use such performance data to recommend colors based on the type of supplemental content or other such targeting criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Adrian Galep, Paul Anthony Kotas
  • Patent number: 10531157
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods of presentation and management of audio and visual content across devices. Example methods may include causing presentation of first audio content at a speaker device, causing presentation of a first audio notification indicative of visual content available for presentation, causing presentation of second audio content after the first audio notification, and sending first visual content to a first display device for presentation during presentation of the second audio content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Loritsch, John Martin Miller, Paul Anthony Kotas, Ross Tucker
  • Patent number: 10491958
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a live video stream with an interactive shopping interface. A live video stream and item information are obtained from another computing device. The item information indicates one or more items being featured in the live video stream. A user interface is rendered upon a display. The user interface includes the live video stream and a timeline interface indicating the items being featured during various segments in the live video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Autrey Taylor, Gary Alexander Campbell, David James Roy Erdmann, Paul Anthony Kotas, Brent Robert Mills, Liza Marie Walsh
  • Patent number: 10354319
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a placement bidding application. A collection of items is ranked according to relevance. A placement of an entry in the list is determined according to a bid to include the entry in a subset of the items presented to a user. The bid may be accepted according to a projected revenue generated for placement of the entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Kotas
  • Publication number: 20180152764
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a live video stream with an interactive shopping interface. A live video stream and item information are obtained from another computing device. The item information indicates one or more items being featured in the live video stream. A user interface is rendered upon a display. The user interface includes the live video stream and a timeline interface indicating the items being featured during various segments in the live video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Amber Autrey Taylor, Gary Alexander Campbell, David James Roy Erdmann, Paul Anthony Kotas, Brent Robert Mills, Liza Marie Walsh
  • Patent number: 9973819
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a live video stream with an interactive shopping interface. A live video stream is obtained from a media server. Item information is obtained from the media server. The item information indicates one or more items being featured in the live video stream. A user interface is rendered upon a display. The user interface includes the live video stream and the item information indicating the items being featured in the live video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Amber Autrey Taylor, Gary Alexander Campbell, David James Roy Erdmann, Paul Anthony Kotas, Brent Robert Mills, Liza Marie Walsh
  • Publication number: 20140214538
    Abstract: A data representation of auctions in an online auction system and a bidding history associated with the auctions and the online auction system are maintained in a computer system for multiple users. A set of the users to whom to promote a selected auction is determined based at least in part on the bidding history. A message that promotes the selected auction is sent to each respective one of the set of the users. The message includes a control configured to open a web page that facilitates bidding in the selected auction through the online auction system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Kotas