Google Inc.

Shiva Jaini

Satoe Haile

Nicola Ann Crane

Jamieson Robert Kerns

Kevin Dame

Mary Moon

Ramesh Rangarajan Sarukkai

Thomas James Broxton

Weijian Cheng

Tom Broxton

Vidya Rangasayee Narayan

Robert Lee Thompson

Charles Thomas Curry

Bosun Adeoti

Justin Lewis

Johanne Bruun Rasmussen

Steffen Christiansen

Aaron Schurman

Josh Parker

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for displaying of thumbnails of content to be played after viewing of a video advertisement. A method includes generating a thumbnail associated with video content, the video content to be provided for playback after playback of a video advertisement, and presenting the thumbnail during the playback of the video advertisement to inform a user of the video content, wherein a skip counter indicative of time left until skipping of the video advertisement is enabled is provided, and wherein the time left is less than a remaining playing time of the video advertisement.

Thumbnail of content video to provide context to ad video playback

Portion of a display panel with a graphical user interface

A method includes receiving, at a first computer system of a first content platform, application code from a second computer system of a second content platform, embedding the application code in a user interface presenting content associated with the first content platform, and providing the user interface to a mobile device. The application code in the user interface causes the mobile device to present, in the user interface, the content associated with the first content platform and a playlist. The playlist represents an ordered set of videos to be played sequentially. The ordered set of videos includes a first and second video that are selected from videos based on the content. In response to a user selecting a representation of the first video in the playlist, a playback of the first video is provided in the user interface, together with a presentation of the content.

Embeddable media content search widget

This disclosure relates system(s) and method(s) for overlaying functionalities, text, annotations, and/or features on video advertisements and content videos.

Video advertisement overlay system and method

Implementations disclose gamifying voice search experience. A method includes receiving, by a user device, a user request to perform a search associated with an audio input and upon determining that the audio input for the search has not been provided during a first predefined time interval, displaying on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the user device, one or more GUI elements representing one or more audio prompts pertaining to the search. In response to an activation of one of the GUI elements within a second predefined time interval, an audio prompt corresponding to the activated GUI element is played. The method further includes receiving an audio response to the audio prompt, the audio response indicating a query for the search, and presenting, on the user device, a search result for the indicated query, the search result including one or more media items.

Gamifying voice search experience for children

Systems and techniques for suggesting media content contributions for a collaborative playlist are presented. The system can include a playlist component, a social component, and a suggestion component. The playlist component generates a playlist of media content in response to a request from a playlist owner. The social component invites at least one invitee to join a playlist collaboration group comprising the playlist owner and the at least one invitee. The suggestion component displays uploaded media content of the at least one invitee to allow the at least one invitee to add the uploaded media content to the playlist of the media content. The uploaded media content is determined based on a comparison of metadata of the uploaded media content with other metadata of the media content associated with the playlist.

System and method for suggesting media content contributions for a collaborative playlist

Systems, methods, and media for controlling a presentation of media content are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, methods for controlling a presentation of media content, the methods comprising: causing the presentation of the media content to begin; measuring an elapsed time of the presentation of the media content; determining a first threshold based on at least one of: a characteristic of a person; a characteristic of a current point in time; and a characteristic of the media content; determining if the elapsed time of the presentation has met the first threshold; and ending the presentation in response to determining that the elapsed time of the presentation has met the first threshold.

Methods, systems, and media for controlling a presentation of media content

A content server stores digital content including video, audio, image, animation, or text content. The content server receives account permissions governing video access for a restricted account that an authorizing account supervises. The content server also receives a designation by the authorizing account of a delegate account authorized to control video access for the restricted account. The content server receives a request from the restricted account to view a video and determines whether the restricted account may view the video according to the account permission. In response to determining that the authorized account is not authorized to view the requested video, the content server transmits an authorization request to the delegate user, who provides authorization for the restricted account to view the video. In response to authorization from the delegate account, the content server transmits the video to the restricted user.

Monitoring content consumption by restricted account

Systems and methods for rating videos based on parental feedback axe presented. In an aspect, a method is provided that includes providing supervisory users respectively having a supervisory role over other users access to watch histories of respective ones of the other users and receiving feedback from the supervisory users regarding appropriateness of a video for the other users, respectively. The method further includes determining an age rating for the media item based on an average age of the other users that the feedback indicates the video is appropriate for, and recommending the video to a user for watching based on the user having an age that satisfies the age rating.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Shiva Jaini