Patents by Inventor William M. Ruben

William M. Ruben 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: 20160173622
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a current location of a first user. A set of users who are associated with the first user can be identified. In some instances, it can be determined that a second user out of the set of users is currently located within an allowable proximity from the current location of the first user. A first set of media content items produced by the first user can be shared with the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: William M. Ruben, Ashwin Bharambe, Laura Javier
  • Publication number: 20160173625
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a current location of a first user. A set of users who are associated with the first user can be identified. In some instances, it can be determined that a second user out of the set of users is currently located within an allowable proximity from the current location of the first user. A first set of media content items produced by the first user can be shared with the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: William M. Ruben, Ashwin Bharambe, Laura Javier
  • Publication number: 20160125244
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can detect a trigger to initiate at least one of a pixelation animation or a depixelation animation for a media content item. A set of pixelated images can be generated based on a source image associated with the media content item. Variable durations for presenting the set of pixelated images can be determined. The set of pixelated images can be presented, based on the variable durations, to produce the at least one of the pixelation animation or the depixelation animation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Nilesh Vinubhai Patel, William M. Ruben, William Joseph Flynn, III, Daniel James Smith, II
  • Publication number: 20160065851
    Abstract: Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Ruben, Daniel J. Smith, II, Nilesh V. Patel, Mykyta Lutsenko, William J. Flynn, Andrei V. Gheorghe
  • Patent number: 9258480
    Abstract: Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: William M Ruben, Daniel J Smith, II, Nilesh V Patel, Mykyta Lutsenko, William J Flynn, Andrei V Gheorghe
  • Publication number: 20150346959
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine that an interactively exchanged media content item is being accessed. An initiation of a response to the media content item can be detected. The response to the media content item can be created. The response can be transmitted, at least in part, to a sender of the media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: William M. Ruben, William Joseph Flynn, III, Daniel James Smith, II
  • Publication number: 20150281563
    Abstract: Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Ruben, Daniel J. Smith, II, Nilesh V. Patel, Mykyta Lutsenko, William J. Flynn, Andrei V. Gheorghe
  • Publication number: 20150281577
    Abstract: Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: William M Ruben, Daniel J Smith II, Nilesh V Patel, Mykyta Lutsenko, William J Flynn, Andrei V Gheorghe
  • Publication number: 20150281562
    Abstract: Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: William M. Ruben, Daniel J. Smith II, Nilesh V. Patel, Mykyta Lutsenko, William J. Flynn, Andrei V. Gheorghe