Patents by Inventor William Coster

William Coster 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: 11354245
    Abstract: Systems and methods for prefetching content items for display by applications executed on computing devices are provided. The method can include transmitting a first request for content to display within an environment of the application, the first request for content including a first parameter to be used to determine a first content item for display; storing in an associated memory element, the first parameter; transmitting a follow-on request for content including the first parameter of the first request for content; receiving a follow-on content item responsive to the follow-on request for content; storing the follow-on content item in a local cache structure specific to the application; transmitting a second request for content; retrieving, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item from the local cache structure; and displaying, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item within the environment of the application on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Anton Kast, William Coster, Anurag Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11122139
    Abstract: A method of reducing download requirements for display of content includes transmitting, by a client device to a content server, a content request, the request including an identifier for each of one or more pre-cached media files stored on the client device, the transmission being carried out whilst the client device is connected to a first network. The method further includes receiving, by the client device from the content server, a response comprising instructions to display a selected one of the pre-cached media files, the response including additional display instructions for display of the selected pre-cached media file, and displaying, by the client device, the pre-cached media file according to the additional display instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: William Coster, Anurag Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20200183845
    Abstract: Systems and methods for prefetching content items for display by applications executed on computing devices are provided. The method can include transmitting a first request for content to display within an environment of the application, the first request for content including a first parameter to be used to determine a first content item for display; storing in an associated memory element, the first parameter; transmitting a follow-on request for content including the first parameter of the first request for content; receiving a follow-on content item responsive to the follow-on request for content; storing the follow-on content item in a local cache structure specific to the application; transmitting a second request for content; retrieving, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item from the local cache structure; and displaying, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item within the environment of the application on the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Anton Kast, Anton Kast, William Coster, Anurag Agrawal, William Coster, Anurag Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20200059531
    Abstract: A method of reducing download requirements for display of content includes transmitting, by a client device to a content server, a content request, the request including an identifier for each of one or more pre-cached media files stored on the client device, the transmission being carried out whilst the client device is connected to a first network. The method further includes receiving, by the client device from the content server, a response comprising instructions to display a selected one of the pre-cached media files, the response including additional display instructions for display of the selected pre-cached media file, and displaying, by the client device, the pre-cached media file according to the additional display instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: William Coster, Anurag Agrawal
  • Patent number: 10565118
    Abstract: Systems and methods for prefetching content items for display by applications executed on computing devices are provided. The method can include transmitting a first request for content to display within an environment of the application, the first request for content including a first parameter to be used to determine a first content item for display; storing in an associated memory element, the first parameter, transmitting a follow-on request for content including the first parameter of the first request for content; receiving a follow-on content item responsive to the follow-on request for content; storing the follow-on content item in a local cache structure specific to the application; transmitting a second request for content; retrieving, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item from the local cache structure; and displaying, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item within the environment of the application on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Anton Kast, William Coster, Anurag Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20190163638
    Abstract: Systems and methods for prefetching content items for display by applications executed on computing devices are provided. The method can include transmitting a first request for content to display within an environment of the application, the first request for content including a first parameter to be used to determine a first content item for display; storing in an associated memory element, the first parameter, transmitting a follow-on request for content including the first parameter of the first request for content; receiving a follow-on content item responsive to the follow-on request for content; storing the follow-on content item in a local cache structure specific to the application; transmitting a second request for content; retrieving, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item from the local cache structure; and displaying, in response to the second request, the follow-on content item within the environment of the application on the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Anton Kast, William Coster, Anurag Agrawal