Patents by Inventor Todd A HOWARD

Todd A HOWARD 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: 20240004934
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for providing a beholder, via a user interface on a user experience device, with a multi-faceted and flexibly-dimensional virtual experience of one or more target identities placed in a subject matter context. A system's aspects include selecting, finding, and interpreting digital content pertaining to a subject matter context indicated by the beholder; deconstructing digital content into discrete content elements containing content segments that are classified according to a schema of element facets, and then constructing a facet-segmented repository of discrete content elements pertaining to a target identity; supplementing existing digital content with supplemental information and content to support the presentation of expanded information content, dimensions, or sensory capabilities; and creating and presenting a virtual experience container that is adapted to the beholder and the capabilities of the beholder's user experience device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Todd A. HOWARD
  • Patent number: 11762915
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for providing a beholder, via a user interface on a user experience device, with a multi-faceted and flexibly-dimensional virtual experience of one or more target identities placed in a subject matter context. A systems aspects include selecting, finding, and interpreting digital content pertaining to a subject matter context indicated by the beholder; deconstructing digital content into discrete content elements containing content segments that are classified according to a schema of element facets, and then constructing a facet-segmented repository of discrete content elements pertaining to a target identity; supplementing existing digital content with supplemental information and content to support the presentation of expanded information content, dimensions, or sensory capabilities; and creating and presenting a virtual experience container that is adapted to the beholder and the capabilities of the beholders user experience device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: VIRTUAL ALBUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Todd A Howard
  • Publication number: 20210232632
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for providing a beholder, via a user interface on a user experience device, with a multi-faceted and flexibly-dimensional virtual experience of one or more target identities placed in a subject matter context. A systems aspects include selecting, finding, and interpreting digital content pertaining to a subject matter context indicated by the beholder; deconstructing digital content into discrete content elements containing content segments that are classified according to a schema of element facets, and then constructing a facet-segmented repository of discrete content elements pertaining to a target identity; supplementing existing digital content with supplemental information and content to support the presentation of expanded information content, dimensions, or sensory capabilities; and creating and presenting a virtual experience container that is adapted to the beholder and the capabilities of the beholders user experience device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Todd A HOWARD