Patents by Inventor Thomas Bause Mason

Thomas Bause Mason 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: 10410364
    Abstract: A method for generating virtual reality (VR) content includes obtaining source information from original media content. retrieving characteristic information stored in a first memory based on the obtained source information wherein the retrieved characteristic information related to the original media content, generating the VR content by combining the retrieved characteristics information and the obtained source information, wherein at least one feature of the retrieved characteristic information is mapped to a corresponding at least one feature of the obtained source information, and outputting the generated VR content and the original media content to be reproduced to a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Bause Mason
  • Patent number: 10083363
    Abstract: A method for customizing content presented to a user, including presenting content to the user; receiving condition information related to a condition of the user; modifying the content being presented to the user to facilitate changing of the condition toward a target condition; and presenting the modified content to the user. An embodiment of the method may also include receiving updated condition information of an updated condition of the user after presenting the modified content to the user, where the updated condition is not within a threshold range of the target condition; and modifying the content again to facilitate changing the updated condition to be within the threshold range of the target condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Bause Mason, Michael Pleckaitis
  • Publication number: 20180025504
    Abstract: A method for generating virtual reality (VR) content includes obtaining source information from original media content. retrieving characteristic information stored in a first memory based on the obtained source information wherein the retrieved characteristic information related to the original media content, generating the VR content by combining the retrieved characteristics information and the obtained source information, wherein at least one feature of the retrieved characteristic information is mapped to a corresponding at least one feature of the obtained source information, and outputting the generated VR content and the original media content to be reproduced to a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventor: THOMAS BAUSE MASON
  • Patent number: 9872081
    Abstract: A selected spatial portion of digital base content is selected, and one or more alternative content objects is selected to replace the spatial portion. The spatial portion may comprise less than a full frame of the base content, although it may span multiple frames, and may move within the successive frames. The replacement may occur before or after distribution of the content. The selections may be made based upon knowledge of general or specific audiences. The selections may facilitate bandwidth or processing, allow for product placements, or generally enhance the audience experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Yasser Fouad Syed, Thomas Bause Mason, Danial Elliott Holden, Sheau Bao Ng
  • Patent number: 9811911
    Abstract: A method for generating virtual reality (VR) content includes obtaining source information from original media content. retrieving characteristic information stored in a first memory based on the obtained source information wherein the retrieved characteristic information related to the original media content, generating the VR content by combining the retrieved characteristics information and the obtained source information, wherein at least one feature of the retrieved characteristic information is mapped to a corresponding at least one feature of the obtained source information, and outputting the generated VR content and the original media content to be reproduced to a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Bause Mason
  • Publication number: 20160350609
    Abstract: A method for customizing content presented to a user, including presenting content to the user; receiving condition information related to a condition of the user; modifying the content being presented to the user to facilitate changing of the condition toward a target condition; and presenting the modified content to the user. An embodiment of the method may also include receiving updated condition information of an updated condition of the user after presenting the modified content to the user, where the updated condition is not within a threshold range of the target condition; and modifying the content again to facilitate changing the updated condition to be within the threshold range of the target condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Bause Mason, Michael Pleckaitis
  • Publication number: 20160189334
    Abstract: A method for generating virtual reality (VR) content includes obtaining source information from original media content. retrieving characteristic information stored in a first memory based on the obtained source information wherein the retrieved characteristic information related to the original media content, generating the VR content by combining the retrieved characteristics information and the obtained source information, wherein at least one feature of the retrieved characteristic information is mapped to a corresponding at least one feature of the obtained source information, and outputting the generated VR content and the original media content to be reproduced to a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: THOMAS BAUSE MASON
  • Publication number: 20160112729
    Abstract: A selected spatial portion of digital base content is selected, and one or more alternative content objects is selected to replace the spatial portion. The spatial portion may comprise less than a full frame of the base content, although it may span multiple frames, and may move within the successive frames. The replacement may occur before or after distribution of the content. The selections may be made based upon knowledge of general or specific audiences. The selections may facilitate bandwidth or processing, allow for product placements, or generally enhance the audience experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yasser Fouad Sayed, Thomas Bause Mason, Danial Elliott Holden, Sheau Bao Ng