Patents by Inventor Ryan Trees

Ryan Trees 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).

  • Publication number: 20100079670
    Abstract: In an exemplary method, a plurality of video feeds carrying data representative of a plurality of event views is transformed into at least one video signal. The at least one video signal is distributed over at least one television carrier channel associated with a television programming channel and is received and processed by a receiver, including selectively providing one of the event views for display. In certain embodiments, user input is received with the receiver and different ones of the events views are toggled between for display in association with the television programming channel and in response to the user input. In certain embodiments, the event views include a plurality of player views associated with a multiplayer video game session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: VERIZON DATA SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Kristopher T. Frazier, John P. Valdez, Ryan Trees, Brian Roberts
  • Publication number: 20100082515
    Abstract: In an exemplary method, an agent facility associated with an access device and a user is maintained, data representative of one or more rules associated with the user is also maintained, at least one environmental factor of the user is detected, and a predefined action is performed with the agent facility in response to the detected environmental factor and in accordance with at least one of the rules. In another exemplary method, a virtual entity configured to electronically represent one or more traits is maintained, electronic interaction by the virtual entity with at least one user is facilitated, at least one environmental factor of the user is detected; and at least one parameter defining the virtual entity is adjusted in accordance with the at least one detected environmental factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: VERIZON DATA SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Don Relyea, Shadman Zafar, Brian Roberts, Ryan Trees