Patents by Inventor William Cairns

William Cairns 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).

  • Live camera video character representations
    Patent number: 11219831
    Abstract: Live camera video of video game players may be captured. Portions of the live video that include the player's faces may be inserted into the faces of characters that are controlled by the players and displayed in real-time. The players may stream video output from the video game to respective groups of spectators. The game video output may include a competition area and a competition audience that includes audience portions based on the groups of spectators that receive the game video output from the players. An audience member may be associated with a spectator, and the spectator's username, profile picture, chat messages and other spectator input may be displayed adjacent to the audience member. A queue of waiting players may be displayed simultaneously with current gameplay in the competition area, and a queued character may move to the competition area when an open competition slot becomes available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Romain Dura, Craig Sullivan, Scott William Cairns
  • LIVE CAMERA VIDEO CHARACTER REPRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20210291058
    Abstract: Live camera video of video game players may be captured. Portions of the live video that include the player's faces may be inserted into the faces of characters that are controlled by the players and displayed in real-time. The players may stream video output from the video game to respective groups of spectators. The game video output may include a competition area and a competition audience that includes audience portions based on the groups of spectators that receive the game video output from the players. An audience member may be associated with a spectator, and the spectator's username, profile picture, chat messages and other spectator input may be displayed adjacent to the audience member. A queue of waiting players may be displayed simultaneously with current gameplay in the competition area, and a queued character may move to the competition area when an open competition slot becomes available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Romain Dura, Craig Sullivan, Scott William Cairns
  • Methods of treatment with lxr modulators
    Publication number: 20050171084
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of using compounds that modulate LXR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: William Cairns, Elaine Irving, Andrew Parsons, Peter Soden, Jill Richardson, Stephen Burbidge, Mary Vinson, Mike Watson, Karl Whitney
  • Neurotransmitter transporter SC6
    Patent number: 6426405
    Abstract: The SC6 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing SC6 polypeptides and polynucleotides in therapy, and diagnostic assays for such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham P.L.C.
    Inventors: Anthony M Brown, Conrad Gerald Chapman, Israel Simon Gloger, Joanne Rachel Evans, William Cairns, Hugh Jonathan Herdon
  • Neurotransmitter transporter SC6
    Publication number: 20010012627
    Abstract: The SC6 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing SC6 polypeptides and polynucleotides in therapy, and diagnostic assays for such.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Anthony M. Brown, Conrad Gerald Chapman, Israel Simon Gloger, Joanne Rachel Evans, William Cairns, Hugh Jonathan Herdon
  • Neurotransmitter transporter SC6
    Patent number: 6238883
    Abstract: The SC6 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing SC6 polypeptides and polynucleotides in therapy, and diagnostic assays for such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham plc
    Inventors: Anthony M Brown, Conrad Gerald Chapman, Israel Simon Gloger, Joanne Rachel Evans, William Cairns, Hugh Jonathan Herdon