Ryan J Trees

20100082515, Apr 1, 2010

Sep 26, 2008

12/238866

Don Relyea - Dallas TX, US
Shadman Zafar - Plano TX, US
Brian Roberts - Frisco TX, US
Ryan Trees - Farmers Branch TX, US

VERIZON DATA SERVICES, LLC - Temple Terrace FL

G06N 5/02

706 47

In an exemplary method, an agent facility associated with an access device and a user is maintained, data representative of one or more rules associated with the user is also maintained, at least one environmental factor of the user is detected, and a predefined action is performed with the agent facility in response to the detected environmental factor and in accordance with at least one of the rules. In another exemplary method, a virtual entity configured to electronically represent one or more traits is maintained, electronic interaction by the virtual entity with at least one user is facilitated, at least one environmental factor of the user is detected; and at least one parameter defining the virtual entity is adjusted in accordance with the at least one detected environmental factor.

20100079670, Apr 1, 2010

Sep 30, 2008

12/241980

Kristopher T. Frazier - Frisco TX, US
John P. Valdez - Flower Mound TX, US
Ryan Trees - Farmers Branch TX, US
Brian Roberts - Frisco TX, US

VERIZON DATA SERVICES, LLC - Temple Terrace FL

H04N 5/445

348564, 348E05099

In an exemplary method, a plurality of video feeds carrying data representative of a plurality of event views is transformed into at least one video signal. The at least one video signal is distributed over at least one television carrier channel associated with a television programming channel and is received and processed by a receiver, including selectively providing one of the event views for display. In certain embodiments, user input is received with the receiver and different ones of the events views are toggled between for display in association with the television programming channel and in response to the user input. In certain embodiments, the event views include a plurality of player views associated with a multiplayer video game session.

20150193138, Jul 9, 2015

Jan 3, 2014

14/147490

- Arlington VA, US
Andrew Allman - Dallas TX, US
Ryan J. Trees - Frisco TX, US
George M. Higa - Plano TX, US

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Arlington VA

G06F 3/0488
G06F 3/0481
H04N 21/472
H04N 21/422
H04N 21/482
G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484

In an exemplary method, a user interface system receives touch screen input data representative of a touch screen input provided by a user on a touch screen of a remote control device configured to communicate wirelessly with an electronic device that provides a graphical user interface (“GUI”) for display on a display screen, converts the touch screen input to GUI input associated with the GUI provided by the electronic device for display on the display screen, and applies the GUI input to the GUI displayed on the display screen. In certain examples the user interface system converts the touch screen input to GUI input in accordance with a touch-screen-based directional-hop movement mode or a touch-screen-based free-cursor directional movement mode.