Patents by Inventor Saif Khalaf

Saif Khalaf 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).

  • Invitation link for launching multi-user applications
    Patent number: 11792273
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter enables a user to construct a selectable link to invite others to launch directly into a same session of a multi-user application, such as a game or party. The inviting user may construct the link without ever launching the multi-user application. Subsequently, both the inviting and invited users may share the link with others using any conventional form of electronic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Kristie Fisher, Mingjie Chen, Matthew Vera, Saif Khalaf, Haochen Liu, Justin Bischoff, Sam Cheung, Catherine Hsiao
  • NETWORK IMPAIRMENT SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR VERIFICATION OF REAL TIME INTERACTIVE MEDIA STREAMING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220030047
    Abstract: A method performed at an electronic device includes: executing an application; establishing a session between the executing application, a remote server associated with the application, and a media device that transmits output from the session to an output device, wherein the output from the session includes output from the executing application; and presenting to users of one or more second electronic devices on which the application is not executing and/or installed a session identifier associated with the session, wherein the session identifier facilitates joining of the session by the second electronic devices and identifies a controller configuration implementable on each of the one or more second electronic devices for enabling the users of the one or more second electronic devices to interact with the session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Avery Pennarun, Kuangye Guo, Robert McCool, Dov Zimring, Neal Cardwell, Saif Khalaf, Jani Huoponen, Soheil Hassas Yeganeh, Gurudas Somadder
  • INVITATION LINK FOR LAUNCHING MULTI-USER APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20210377348
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter enables a user to construct a selectable link to invite others to launch directly into a same session of a multi-user application, such as a game or party. The inviting user may construct the link without ever launching the multi-user application. Subsequently, both the inviting and invited users may share the link with others using any conventional form of electronic communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kristie Fisher, Mingjie Chen, Matthew Vera, Saif Khalaf, Haochen Liu, Justin Bischoff, Sam Cheung, Catherine Hsiao
  • Network impairment simulation framework for verification of real time interactive media streaming systems
    Patent number: 11140207
    Abstract: A method performed at an electronic device includes: executing an application; establishing a session between the executing application, a remote server associated with the application, and a media device that transmits output from the session to an output device, wherein the output from the session includes output from the executing application; and presenting to users of one or more second electronic devices on which the application is not executing and/or installed a session identifier associated with the session, wherein the session identifier facilitates joining of the session by the second electronic devices and identifies a controller configuration implementable on each of the one or more second electronic devices for enabling the users of the one or more second electronic devices to interact with the session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Avery Pennarun, Kuangye Guo, Robert McCool, Dov Zimring, Neal Cardwell, Saif Khalaf, Jani Huoponen, Soheil Hassas Yeganeh, Gurudas Somadder
  • Invitation link for launching multi-user applications
    Patent number: 11095724
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter enables a user to construct a selectable link to invite others to launch directly into a same session of a multi-user application, such as a game or party. The inviting user may construct the link without ever launching the multi-user application. Subsequently, both the inviting and invited users may share the link with others using any conventional form of electronic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kristie Fisher, Mingjie Chen, Matthew Vera, Saif Khalaf, Haochen Liu, Justin Bischoff, Sam Cheung, Catherine Hsiao
  • INVITATION LINK FOR LAUNCHING MULTI-USER APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200228610
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter enables a user to construct a selectable link to invite others to launch directly into a same session of a multi-user application, such as a game or party. The inviting user may construct the link without ever launching the multi-user application. Subsequently, both the inviting and invited users may share the link with others using any conventional form of electronic communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kristie Fisher, Mingjie Chen, Matthew Vera, Saif Khalaf, Haochen Liu, Justin Bischoff, Sam Cheung, Catherine Hsiao
  • Network Impairment Simulation Framework for Verification of Real Time Interactive Media Streaming Systems
    Publication number: 20190199772
    Abstract: A method performed at an electronic device includes: executing an application; establishing a session between the executing application, a remote server associated with the application, and a media device that transmits output from the session to an output device, wherein the output from the session includes output from the executing application; and presenting to users of one or more second electronic devices on which the application is not executing and/or installed a session identifier associated with the session, wherein the session identifier facilitates joining of the session by the second electronic devices and identifies a controller configuration implementable on each of the one or more second electronic devices for enabling the users of the one or more second electronic devices to interact with the session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Avery Pennarun, Kuangye Guo, Robert McCool, Dov Zimring, Neal Cardwell, Saif Khalaf, Jani Huoponen, Soheil Hassas Yeganeh, Gurudas Somadder