Patents by Inventor Ruxandra Georgiana Paun

Ruxandra Georgiana Paun 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: 11907279
    Abstract: A method may include in response to a user request for a playlist, identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of media items from the playlist, for each of the plurality of media items, determining whether a respective media item is available for a playback on a user device, in response to a determination that the respective media item is not available for the playback on the user device, causing the use device to advance to a next media item on the playlist without user interaction, and in response to a determination that the respective media item is available for the playback on the user device, causing the user device to play the respective media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 11710157
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting an advertisement are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: causing an advertisement to be presented in connection with presentation of a video having content associated with an application, wherein the advertisement includes information indicating one or more virtual items associated with the application available for purchase; receiving a user input indicating a purchase of at least one of the one or more virtual items; causing payment information to be collected based on a user account associated with a request for presentation of the video to complete the purchase; and transmitting information indicating the completed purchase to an entity associated with the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 11683548
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically displaying hyperlinks in a video based on various factors associated with a device at which the video is played and/or a user of the device. In one or more aspects, a system includes a request component configured to receive a request to play a video hosted by a media provider. The system further includes a selection component configured to select a subset of links included in a set of links associated with the video to provide with the video when it is played in response to the request based in part on a number of links included in the set of links, wherein graphical elements respectively representative of the links included in the subset of links are configured to be displayed over the video when the video is played in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Publication number: 20230185838
    Abstract: A method may include in response to a user request for a playlist, identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of media items from the playlist, for each of the plurality of media items, determining whether a respective media item is available for a playback on a user device, in response to a determination that the respective media item is not available for the playback on the user device, causing the use device to advance to a next media item on the playlist without user interaction, and in response to a determination that the respective media item is available for the playback on the user device, causing the user device to play the respective media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 11662872
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a first media sharing platform to incorporate context of a post from a second media sharing platform into a first user interface of the first media sharing platform. A system includes a processor that receives, via a post displayed in a second user interface of the second media sharing platform, a user request pertaining to a media content item referenced in the post in the second user interface identifying the media content item and comprising post content associated with the media content item and a first plurality of user interface (UI) elements. The processor provides one or more first UI elements of the first plurality of UI elements and the post content from the second user interface for presentation within the first user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 11550798
    Abstract: A processing device identifies a set of content items to be included in a feed displayed to a user of a social network platform in a user interface of the social network platform, wherein the set of content items are identified as candidates for inclusion in the feed based on a ranking score of each content item from the set of content items, and wherein the ranking score of each content item is generated in addition to identifying one or more bucketing tokens for a respective content item from the set of content items. For each content item from the set of content items, the processing device identifies one or more bucketing tokens, wherein each bucketing token comprises an identifier that identifies a plurality of content items as being associated with a group of users that have similar interests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 11526546
    Abstract: A method may include in response to a user request for a playlist, identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of media items from the playlist, for each of the plurality of media items, determining whether a respective media item is available for a playback on a user device, in response to a determination that the respective media item is not available for the playback on the user device, causing the use device to advance to a next media item on the playlist without user interaction, and in response to a determination that the respective media item is available for the playback on the user device, causing the user device to play the respective media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 11137868
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a first platform to incorporate context of a post from a second platform into a first user interface of the first platform. A system includes a processor that receives, via a post displayed in a second user interface of the second platform, a request for a media content item referenced in the post in the second user interface, the second user interface comprising one or more user interface elements and one or more controls. The processor identifies the one or more user interface elements and one or more controls displayed in the second user interface of the second platform, and provides the one or more controls and at least one of the one or more user interface elements of the post displayed in the second user interface for presentation within the first user interface of the first platform. Further, upon election of one of the one or more controls, the processor causes a user to be presented with the post within the second user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Publication number: 20210295393
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting an advertisement are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: causing an advertisement to be presented in connection with presentation of a video having content associated with an application, wherein the advertisement includes information indicating one or more virtual items associated with the application available for purchase; receiving a user input indicating a purchase of at least one of the one or more virtual items; causing payment information to be collected based on a user account associated with a request for presentation of the video to complete the purchase; and transmitting information indicating the completed purchase to an entity associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 11030659
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting an advertisement are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: causing an advertisement to be presented in connection with presentation of a video having content associated with an application, wherein the advertisement includes information indicating one or more virtual items associated with the application available for purchase; receiving a user input indicating a purchase of at least one of the one or more virtual items; causing payment information to be collected based on a user account associated with a request for presentation of the video to complete the purchase; and transmitting information indicating the completed purchase to an entity associated with the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 10871881
    Abstract: A dynamic selection of content from social shares to display in a user interface is performed. A first set of media items that have graphic representations on a user interface (UI) are compared with a second set of media items referenced in a social share to be presented on the UI. Media items from the second set are identified that are not included in the first set of media items. The UI is modified to include a graphic representation of at least one identified media item from the second set in the social share.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Publication number: 20200341992
    Abstract: A processing device identifies a set of content items to be included in a feed displayed to a user of a social network platform in a user interface of the social network platform, wherein the set of content items are identified as candidates for inclusion in the feed based on a ranking score of each content item from the set of content items, and wherein the ranking score of each content item is generated in addition to identifying one or more bucketing tokens for a respective content item from the set of content items. For each content item from the set of content items, the processing device identifies one or more bucketing tokens, wherein each bucketing token comprises an identifier that identifies a plurality of content items as being associated with a group of users that have similar interests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Publication number: 20200320115
    Abstract: A method may include in response to a user request for a playlist, identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of media items from the playlist, for each of the plurality of media items, determining whether a respective media item is available for a playback on a user device, in response to a determination that the respective media item is not available for the playback on the user device, causing the use device to advance to a next media item on the playlist without user interaction, and in response to a determination that the respective media item is available for the playback on the user device, causing the user device to play the respective media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Publication number: 20200252672
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically displaying hyperlinks in a video based on various factors associated with a device at which the video is played and/or a user of the device. In one or more aspects, a system includes a request component configured to receive a request to play a video hosted by a media provider. The system further includes a selection component configured to select a subset of links included in a set of links associated with the video to provide with the video when it is played in response to the request based in part on a number of links included in the set of links, wherein graphical elements respectively representative of the links included in the subset of links are configured to be displayed over the video when the video is played in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 10713263
    Abstract: A processing device identifies a set of content items to be included in a feed displayed to a user of a social network platform in a user interface of the social network platform, wherein the set of content items are hosted by a content sharing platform. For each content item from the set of content items, the processing device identifies one or more bucketing tokens provided by the content sharing platform, wherein each bucketing token comprises a unique identifier that identifies a plurality of content items as being associated with a group of users of the content sharing platform that have similar interests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 10650038
    Abstract: A method may include in response to a user request for a playlist, identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of media items from the playlist, for each of the plurality of media items, determining whether a respective media item is available for a playback on a user device, in response to a determination that the respective media item is not available for the playback on the user device, causing the use device to advance to a next media item on the playlist without user interaction, and in response to a determination that the respective media item is available for the playback on the user device, causing the user device to play the respective media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 10616632
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically displaying hyperlinks in a video based on various factors associated with a device at which the video is played and/or a user of the device. In one or more aspects, a system includes a request component configured to receive a request to play a video hosted by a media provider. The system further includes a selection component configured to select a subset of links included in a set of links associated with the video to provide with the video when it is played in response to the request based in part on a number of links included in the set of links, wherein graphical elements respectively representative of the links included in the subset of links are configured to be displayed over the video when the video is played in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 10547675
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for online content sharing are provided. A computer-implemented method may include receiving an identifier of a video hosted by a content hosting platform from an external platform, the video being requested by a first user of the external platform, the first user having a first user account with the external platform. The method may also include determining that the video identifier comprises an attribution tag, and determining that the video was previously shared with the first user by a second user via the content hosting platform by analyzing the attribution tag, the second user having a second user account with the content hosting platform. The method may further include storing a record of the second user's sharing of the video with the first user in a data store of the content hosting platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Publication number: 20190244254
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for sequential presentation of content. A method includes: receiving a first request for content; identifying a campaign including a first content item for presenting in response to the first request; determining a first time associated with the first request; determining an expiration time associated with a sequential presentation of content items based on presentation of the first content item; receiving a second request for content; after receiving the second request for content, determining whether the expiration time has passed, and when not, determining an amount of time that has elapsed since the first time; and determining a second, different content item to deliver in response to the second request based at least in part on the amount of elapsed time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Patent number: 10356466
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing selectable content creator controls in conjunction with sponsored media content items. A method includes receiving a media content item of a first user of a content sharing platform, wherein the media content item reflects a positive review of a product of a second user of the content sharing platform, and providing the media content item of the first user for presentation to the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun