Patents by Inventor Zachery W. Kennedy

Zachery W. Kennedy 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: 11126336
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can present a dynamic street scene overlay when presenting a map view on a display of the computing device. The dynamic street scene overlay can be presented such that a user can clearly view both the dynamic street scene and the map view. The dynamic street scene can be dynamically adjusted in response to the user manipulating the map view to a different location. The dynamic street scene can be presented such that the objects in the images of the dynamic street scene have a three-dimensional look and feel. The dynamic street scene can be presented such that the dynamic street scene does not prevent the user from viewing and interacting with the map view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Johan V. Hedberg, Ryan D. Shelby, Eric Trepanier, Zachery W. Kennedy, William Andreas Viglakis, Sean P. O'Brien, YunJae Kim, Ryan W. Apuy, Sebastian A. Araya, Giovanni S. Luis
  • Patent number: 10917683
    Abstract: A show system or in-room entertainment or show system configured to provide engaging and immersive multimedia shows or presentations in nearly any space (or “room”) that is defined by one or more walls. The in-room show system generally includes a controller for selectively operating a display device (e.g., a television or the like), a video projector, an audio system (e.g., one or more speakers), and other show components (e.g., one or more lights, a fan, a mechanical device, and so on). Media content is predefined for the room, and the controller operates (such as in response to a triggering switch or remote control device that may take the form of a show prop activated by someone in the room) to serve the media content to tell a story and/or magically transform the space into a multidimensional and immersive entertainment space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Reichow, Jeffrey L. Voris, John David Smith, Zachery W. Kennedy, Preston Timothy Landry
  • Publication number: 20200379629
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can present a dynamic street scene overlay when presenting a map view on a display of the computing device. The dynamic street scene overlay can be presented such that a user can clearly view both the dynamic street scene and the map view. The dynamic street scene can be dynamically adjusted in response to the user manipulating the map view to a different location. The dynamic street scene can be presented such that the objects in the images of the dynamic street scene have a three-dimensional look and feel. The dynamic street scene can be presented such that the dynamic street scene does not prevent the user from viewing and interacting with the map view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Johan V. Hedberg, Ryan D. Shelby, Eric Trepanier, Zachery W. Kennedy, William Andreas Viglakis, Sean P. O'Brien, YunJae Kim, Ryan W. Apuy, Sebastian A. Araya, Giovanni S. Luis
  • Patent number: 10004984
    Abstract: An interactive in-room show and game system configured to provide engaging and immersive multimedia shows or presentations in a room. The in-room show and game system generally includes a controller for selectively operating a display device, a video projector, an audio system (e.g., one or more speakers), and other show components (e.g., one or more lights, a fan, a mechanical device, and so on). Media content is predefined or generated in real time for the room, and the controller operates (such as in response to a triggering switch or remote control device that may take the form of a show prop activated by someone in the room) to serve the media content interactively, based on user input sensed in the room by one or more sensors of a sensor assembly, to tell a story and/or magically transform the space into a multidimensional and immersive entertainment or gameplay space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Voris, Mark A. Reichow, John David Smith, Zachery W. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20180117465
    Abstract: An interactive in-room show and game system configured to provide engaging and immersive multimedia shows or presentations in a room. The in-room show and game system generally includes a controller for selectively operating a display device, a video projector, an audio system (e.g., one or more speakers), and other show components (e.g., one or more lights, a fan, a mechanical device, and so on). Media content is predefined or generated in real time for the room, and the controller operates (such as in response to a triggering switch or remote control device that may take the form of a show prop activated by someone in the room) to serve the media content interactively, based on user input sensed in the room by one or more sensors of a sensor assembly, to tell a story and/or magically transform the space into a multidimensional and immersive entertainment or gameplay space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: JEFFREY VORIS, MARK A. REICHOW, JOHN DAVID SMITH, ZACHERY W. KENNEDY
  • Publication number: 20180103287
    Abstract: A show system or in-room entertainment or show system configured to provide engaging and immersive multimedia shows or presentations in nearly any space (or “room”) that is defined by one or more walls. The in-room show system generally includes a controller for selectively operating a display device (e.g., a television or the like), a video projector, an audio system (e.g., one or more speakers), and other show components (e.g., one or more lights, a fan, a mechanical device, and so on). Media content is predefined for the room, and the controller operates (such as in response to a triggering switch or remote control device that may take the form of a show prop activated by someone in the room) to serve the media content to tell a story and/or magically transform the space into a multidimensional and immersive entertainment space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: MARK A. REICHOW, JEFFREY L. VORIS, JOHN DAVID SMITH, ZACHERY W. KENNEDY, PRESTON TIMOTHY LANDRY
  • Patent number: D779509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Zachery W. Kennedy, Zachury Minjack, Tomas Brennessl, Anthony M. Fadell, Anton Davydov
  • Patent number: D788119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Zachery W. Kennedy, Zachury Minjack, Tomas Brennessl, Anthony M. Fadell, Anton Davydov
  • Patent number: D788120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Zachery W. Kennedy, Zachury Minjack, Tomas Brennessl, Anthony M. Fadell, Anton Davydov