Patents by Inventor Robert Spychala

Robert Spychala 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: 12604056
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods may include (1) receiving, from a broadcaster-user of a live video stream, a selection of (i) an interactive digital sticker and (ii) a position for the interactive digital sticker within an active stream frame of the live video stream, (2) in response to receiving the selections, rendering non-interactive image data, corresponding to a non-interactive component of the interactive digital sticker, on top of the active stream frame at the selected position, and (3) as part of transmitting the live video stream to a device of a viewer of the live video stream, (i) transmitting, to the viewer's device, the active stream frame with the non-interactive image data and (ii) delivering to the viewer's device, at the active stream frame, interactive digital sticker data corresponding to an interactive component of the interactive digital sticker. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sheppard Horowitz, Byung Il Kang, Maclyn Brandwein, Yurong Jiang, Vladimir Shubin, Chen Yang, Eddy Wang, Robert Spychala, Siddhartha Roychowdhury, Gabriel Ochoa
  • Patent number: 12028782
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: BAMTECH, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Bowman, Adam D. Ritter, Charles Evans, Lincoln Hochberg, Tracy Pesin, Jeremy Hunt Schoenherr, Robert Spychala
  • Publication number: 20220272500
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Robert A. BOWMAN, Adam D. RITTER, Charles Evans, Lincoln HOCHBERG, Tracy PESIN, Jeremy Hunt SCHOENHERR, Robert SPYCHALA
  • Patent number: 11272329
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: BAMTech, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Bowman, Adam D. Ritter, Charles Evans, Lincoln Hochberg, Tracy Pesin, Jeremy Hunt Schoenherr, Robert Spychala
  • Publication number: 20200037120
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Robert A. BOWMAN, Adam D. Ritter, Charles Evans, Lincoln Hochberg, Tracy Pesin, Jeremy Hunt Schoenherr, Robert Spychala
  • Patent number: 10455374
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BAMTech, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Bowman, Adam D. Ritter, Charles Evans, Lincoln Hochberg, Tracy Pesin, Jeremy Hunt Schoenherr, Robert Spychala
  • Publication number: 20160323724
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert A. BOWMAN, Adam D. RITTER, Charles EVANS, Lincoln HOCHBERG, Tracy PESIN, Jeremy Hunt SCHOENHERR, Robert SPYCHALA
  • Patent number: 9397860
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bowman, Adam D. Ritter, Charles Evans, Lincoln Hochberg, Tracy Pesin, Jeremy Hunt Schoenherr, Robert Spychala
  • Publication number: 20100159961
    Abstract: A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Robert A. Bowman, Adam D. Ritter, Charles Evans, Lincoln Hochberg, Tracy Pesin, Jeremy Hunt Schoenherr, Robert Spychala