Patents by Inventor Paul J. Brody
Paul J. Brody 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).
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Patent number: 11936499Abstract: Apparatus and methods of managing a virtual area based on communicant capabilities are described. The communicant capabilities are updated based on rules in response to events in the virtual area. An action by one communicant can affect the capabilities of another communicant. Communicant capabilities can be stored in respective server-side proxies and the virtual area can be managed without transmitting any of the capabilities to the communicants' client network nodes. Capability-based permissions checks can be performed against communicant capabilities with wildcarded attribute fields.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Butler, Matthew Leacock, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, F. Randall Farmer
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Publication number: 20240087180Abstract: In a network communications environment supporting realtime communications between respective network nodes of a user and other communicants in virtual areas each of which is associated with its own respective set of communicant members, a graphical user interface is provided in connection with the user's network node. The graphical user interface includes controls for establishing presence in respective ones of the virtual areas, managing realtime communications with other communicants in respective ones of the virtual areas, and presenting different views of communicants associated with the network communications environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Leacock, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody
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Publication number: 20230353614Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Joseph W. Jennings
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Publication number: 20230344878Abstract: A persistent virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective network nodes connected to the virtual area even after all network nodes have disconnected from the virtual area is maintained. A presence in the virtual area is established for a user of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) terminal device. Transmission of data associated with the virtual area to the PSTN terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Eric Cozzi, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Matthew Leacock
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Publication number: 20230339816Abstract: A web browser interface for visualizing realtime network communications in spatial communication environments allows communicants to interact with other communicants in an immersive spatial communication environment without having to install any specialized communication software and without requiring special proxies or firewall additions or exceptions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Eric Cozzi, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Matthew Leacock
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Patent number: 11785056Abstract: A web browser interface for visualizing realtime network communications in spatial communication environments allows communicants to interact with other communicants in an immersive spatial communication environment without having to install any specialized communication software and without requiring special proxies or firewall additions or exceptions.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Eric Cozzi, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Matthew Leacock
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Publication number: 20230306484Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Joseph W. Jennings
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Publication number: 20230208902Abstract: Switching real-time data stream connections between network nodes sharing a virtual area is described. In one aspect, the switching involves storing a virtual area specification. The virtual area specification includes a description of one or more switching rules each defining a respective connection between sources of a respective real-time data stream type and sinks of the real-time data stream type in terms of positions in the virtual area. Real-time data stream connections are established between network nodes associated with respective objects each of which is associated with at least one of a source and a sink of one or more of the real-time data stream types. The real-time data stream connections are established based on the one or more switching rules, the respective sources and sinks associated with the objects, and respective positions of the objects in the virtual area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody
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Patent number: 11657438Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Joseph W. Jennings
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Publication number: 20230155966Abstract: A virtual area has a spatial visualization and includes zones that are associated with respective geometric boundaries located in relation to the spatial visualization. Realtime data stream connections between sources and sinks of network nodes in the zones of the virtual area are administered to provide a wide variety of virtual area applications, including virtual area applications that implement spatial rules for one or more synchronous conferencing services (e.g., instant messaging, such as text chat, audio conferencing, video conferencing, application sharing, and file sharing).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Paul J. Brody, David Van Wie, Joseph Jennings, Joshua M. Greenbaum
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Patent number: 11595460Abstract: Switching real-time data stream connections between network nodes sharing a virtual area is described. In one aspect, the switching involves storing a virtual area specification. The virtual area specification includes a description of one or more switching rules each defining a respective connection between sources of a respective real-time data stream type and sinks of the real-time data stream type in terms of positions in the virtual area. Real-time data stream connections are established between network nodes associated with respective objects each of which is associated with at least on of a source and a sink of one or more of the real-time data stream types. The real-time data stream connections are established based on the one or more switching rules, the respective sources and sinks associated with the objects, and respective positions of the objects in the virtual area.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody
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Patent number: 11588763Abstract: A virtual area has a spatial visualization and includes zones that are associated with respective geometric boundaries located in relation to the spatial visualization. Realtime data stream connections between sources and sinks of network nodes in the zones of the virtual area are administered to provide a wide variety of virtual area applications, including virtual area applications that implement spatial rules for one or more synchronous conferencing services (e.g., instant messaging, such as text chat, audio conferencing, video conferencing, application sharing, and file sharing).Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Paul J. Brody, David Van Wie, Joseph Jennings, Joshua M. Greenbaum
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Patent number: 11489893Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Joseph W. Jennings
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Publication number: 20220292732Abstract: In a network communications environment supporting realtime communications between respective network nodes of a user and other communicants in virtual areas each of which is associated with its own respective set of communicant members, a graphical user interface is provided in connection with the user's network node. The graphical user interface includes controls for establishing presence in respective ones of the virtual areas, managing realtime communications with other communicants in respective ones of the virtual areas, and presenting different views of communicants associated with the network communications environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Leacock, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody
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Patent number: 11380020Abstract: In a network communications environment supporting realtime communications between respective network nodes of a user and other communicants in virtual areas each of which is associated with its own respective set of communicant members, a graphical user interface is provided in connection with the user's network node. The graphical user interface includes controls for establishing presence in respective ones of the virtual areas, managing realtime communications with other communicants in respective ones of the virtual areas, and presenting different views of communicants associated with the network communications environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Leacock, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody
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Patent number: 11271805Abstract: Apparatus and methods relating to persistent network resource and virtual area associations for realtime collaboration include managing and displaying an object associated with a virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective client network nodes. Examples of the object include an object that has one or more user-modifiable property fields and an object that is associated with screen sharing functionality of the client network node.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: KNAPP INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Josh Moyers, Matthew Leacock, Paul J. Brody, David Van Wie, Robert J. Butler
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Publication number: 20210399922Abstract: Apparatus and methods of managing a virtual area based on communicant capabilities are described. The communicant capabilities are updated based on rules in response to events in the virtual area. An action by one communicant can affect the capabilities of another communicant. Communicant capabilities can be stored in respective server-side proxies and the virtual area can be managed without transmitting any of the capabilities to the communicants' client network nodes. Capability-based permissions checks can be performed against communicant capabilities with wildcarded attribute fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Butler, Matthew Leacock, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, F. Randall Farmer
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Publication number: 20210349604Abstract: Improved systems and methods for navigating and interacting in virtual communication environments. At least some of these systems and methods provide a framework that includes one or more virtual areas and supports realtime communications between the communicants. At least some of these systems and methods provide an interface that includes navigation controls that enable a user to navigate virtual areas and interaction controls that enable the user to interact with other communicants in the one or more virtual areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody
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Publication number: 20210336907Abstract: A virtual area has a spatial visualization and includes zones that are associated with respective geometric boundaries located in relation to the spatial visualization. Realtime data stream connections between sources and sinks of network nodes in the zones of the virtual area are administered to provide a wide variety of virtual area applications, including virtual area applications that implement spatial rules for one or more synchronous conferencing services (e.g., instant messaging, such as text chat, audio conferencing, video conferencing, application sharing, and file sharing).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Paul J. Brody, David Van Wie, Joseph Jennings, Joshua M. Greenbaum
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Publication number: 20210250386Abstract: A web browser interface for visualizing realtime network communications in spatial communication environments allows communicants to interact with other communicants in an immersive spatial communication environment without having to install any specialized communication software and without requiring special proxies or firewall additions or exceptions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Sococo, Inc.Inventors: Eric Cozzi, David Van Wie, Paul J. Brody, Matthew Leacock