Patents by Inventor Steven Kollars

Steven Kollars 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).

  • Two-stage playback: verifying user intent to watch an embedded video
    Patent number: 9402112
    Abstract: A method for facilitating monetization of an embedded video configured for automated playback includes detecting, via an iframe embedded in a user interface of a third party platform, an indication of a user intent to view the video configured for automated playback. The video is hosted by a content sharing platform and embedded in the user interface of the third party platform. The method further includes providing, to a client device, video related data pertaining to the automated playback of the video in the user interface of the third party platform, and upon receiving the video-related data, validating the automated playback of the video in the user interface of the third party platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Philip Levine, Richard Benjamin Leider, Michael Brandt, Brian Palmer, Shivakumar Littoo Rajaraman, Andrew David Berkheimer, Steven Kollars