Patents by Inventor William Turnage

William Turnage 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).

  • User engagement computer system and method of using same
    Patent number: 11310462
    Abstract: A user engagement computer system for enhancing user engagement via video chats and methods of using same are disclosed. The system includes one or more modules that provide enhanced video chat features such as one of the following: detecting user presence at the user devices, automating the establishment and/or scheduling of video chat sessions based on user presence, controlling the available functionality of the video chat application during a video chat session based on user presence, providing a kids mode with safeguards for children who video chat, providing visualization of storytelling, providing shared digital interactions via a shared interactive digital screen overlaid onto the video chat display, providing user controls via unspoken words, motions and gestures, actively measuring user engagement during a video chat session, and utilizing state machines to dynamically change between system states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mado Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: William Rocklin, Rembert Reynolds, Rei Inamoto, Tucker Charles Schoos, Nathalie Gina Torres, Robert Cecil Dickerson, William Turnage, Fumiaki Yoshimatsu, Chelsea Garber
  • USER ENGAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20210014452
    Abstract: A user engagement computer system for enhancing user engagement via video chats and methods of using same are disclosed. The system includes one or more modules that provide enhanced video chat features such as one of the following: detecting user presence at the user devices, automating the establishment and/or scheduling of video chat sessions based on user presence, controlling the available functionality of the video chat application during a video chat session based on user presence, providing a kids mode with safeguards for children who video chat, providing visualization of storytelling, providing shared digital interactions via a shared interactive digital screen overlaid onto the video chat display, providing user controls via unspoken words, motions and gestures, actively measuring user engagement during a video chat session, and utilizing state machines to dynamically change between system states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: William Rocklin, Rembert Reynolds, Rei Inamoto, Tucker Charles Schoos, Nathalie Gina Torres, Robert Cecil Dickerson, William Turnage, Fumiaki Yoshimatsu, Chelsea Garber
  • User engagement computer system and method of using same
    Patent number: 10855952
    Abstract: A user engagement computer system for enhancing user engagement via video chats and methods of using same are disclosed. The system includes one or more modules that provide enhanced video chat features such as one of the following: detecting user presence at the user devices, automating the establishment and/or scheduling of video chat sessions based on user presence, controlling the available functionality of the video chat application during a video chat session based on user presence, providing a kids mode with safeguards for children who video chat, providing visualization of storytelling, providing shared digital interactions via a shared interactive digital screen overlaid onto the video chat display, providing user controls via unspoken words, motions and gestures, actively measuring user engagement during a video chat session, and utilizing state machines to dynamically change between system states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Mado Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: William Rocklin, Rembert Reynolds, Rei Inamoto, Tucker Charles Shoos, Nathalie Gina Torres, Robert Cecil Dickerson, III, William Turnage, Fumiaki Yoshimatsu, Chelsea Garber
  • Apparatus, method and computer program product for characterizing an individual based on musical preferences
    Patent number: 10140367
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of media clips accessed by a user is scored by analyzing metadata associated with the media clips. A representative subset of the media clips is selected based on the scoring. A visual representation of the representative subset of the media clips is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Peter Jung, Deborah Serianni, Chris Colborn, William Turnage, Seth Solomon, Michael C. Piccuirro, Tye Rattenbury
  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CHARACTERIZING AN INDIVIDUAL BASED ON MUSICAL PREFERENCES
    Publication number: 20130290348
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of media clips accessed by a user is scored by analyzing metadata associated with the media clips. A representative subset of the media clips is selected based on the scoring. A visual representation of the representative subset of the media clips is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Jung, Deborah Serianni, Chris Colborn, William Turnage, Seth Solomon, Michael C. Piccuirro, Tye Rattenbury