Patents by Inventor Andreas Paepcke

Andreas Paepcke 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).

  • Spreadsheet system and method for managing photos
    Patent number: 8166385
    Abstract: A spreadsheet system stores objects and formulas in the cells of the spreadsheet, along with metadata tags. Each cell may contain multiple objects (such as a group of photos). Drag-and-drop user actions automatically change tags associated with the moved objects based on a formula stored in the target cell if a forcing semantics mode is active, or automatically change a formula stored in the target cell if a non-forcing semantics mode is active. A formula in a cell selects a set of objects and may include set operators such as union, intersection, and minus. The formula may also filter sets to select a subset based on specified tag attributes of objects. The display of the spreadsheet adaptively selects a subset of objects to render in a cell and appropriately scales photos for optimal viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Hector Garcia-Molina, Sean Kandel, Andreas Paepcke, Martin Theobald, Eric S. Abelson
  • Systems and methods for annotating objects when the annotation device differs from the viewing device
    Patent number: 8074165
    Abstract: Allowing annotations to occur remotely from the device in which they are viewed enables the optimal viewing device and optimal annotation device for generating annotations. Specifically, the annotation systems allow a user to associate annotations with one or more portions of an object. An object identifier is created to identify one or more objects. This object identifier is then forwarded to the annotation device. On the annotation device, the user can associate annotations with a portion of the object based on either a textual or a graphical technique. Upon completion of the annotations, the system synchronizes the annotations with the object based on the object identifier and the selection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle Q. Wang Baldonado, Steve B. Cousins, Polle T. Zellweger, Andreas Paepcke, Jacek S. Gwizdka
  • Spreadsheet system and method for managing photos
    Publication number: 20100058163
    Abstract: A spreadsheet system stores objects and formulas in the cells of the spreadsheet, along with metadata tags. Each cell may contain multiple objects (such as a group of photos). Drag-and-drop user actions automatically change tags associated with the moved objects based on a formula stored in the target cell if a forcing semantics mode is active, or automatically change a formula stored in the target cell if a non-forcing semantics mode is active. A formula in a cell selects a set of objects and may include set operators such as union, intersection, and minus. The formula may also filter sets to select a subset based on specified tag attributes of objects. The display of the spreadsheet adaptively selects a subset of objects to render in a cell and appropriately scales photos for optimal viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hector Garcia-Molina, Sean Kandel, Andreas Paepcke, Martin Theobald
  • Systems and methods for annotating objects when the annotation device differs from the viewing device
    Publication number: 20070283241
    Abstract: Allowing annotations to occur remotely from the device in which they are viewed enables the optimal viewing device and optimal annotation device for generating annotations. Specifically, the annotation systems allow a user to associate annotations with one or more portions of an object. An object identifier is created to identify one or more objects. This object identifier is then forwarded to the annotation device. On the annotation device, the user can associate annotations with a portion of the object based on either a textual or a graphical technique. Upon completion of the annotations, the system synchronizes the annotations with the object based on the object identifier and the selection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle Baldonado, Steve Cousins, Polle Zellweger, Andreas Paepcke, Jacek Gwizdka
  • MIDIWan: a system to enable geographically remote musicians to collaborate
    Patent number: 7297858
    Abstract: A system is described to allow musicians to collaborate over a network such as the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Andreas Paepcke
  • MIDIWan: a system to enable geographically remote musicians to collaborate
    Publication number: 20060112814
    Abstract: A system is described to allow musicians to collaborate over a network such as the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventor: Andreas Paepcke
  • MIDIwan: a system to enable geographically remote musicians to collaborate
    Patent number: RE42565
    Abstract: A system is described to allow musicians to collaborate over a network such as the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Codais Data Limited Liability Company
    Inventor: Andreas Paepcke