Patents by Inventor Gary Black
Gary Black 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).
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Patent number: 11960447Abstract: Systems and methods are described that include in response to detecting a copy operation or a cut operation associated with a content item, triggering a search of data associated with the content item, the search configured to determine a content type and triggering, based on a detected paste operation generation of a representation of the content item based on the content type and rendering of a clipboard history user interface with the content item rendered in the clipboard history user interface according to the representation, the content item being rendered with other content items rendered in the clipboard history user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Gabrielle Zadina, Kejia Shao, Gary Hyun Jin Kim, Alex Newcomer, David Black
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Patent number: 9224427Abstract: A media item recommendation rating system and method are provided. A recommendation rating for media items is established and dynamically updated in response to media items being recommended to other users. A recommendation server or other device receives a report of a media item recommendation and updates a recommendation rating in response. The recommendation rating may also be updated based on how often a recommended media item is used or played. Thus, a media item's recommendation rating is affected by events relating to its recommendation, as opposed simple play-based ratings that are updated on any play action regardless of whether related to a recommendation or not. Simple play-based ratings do not distinguish between ordinary usages or plays and those resulting from recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Napo Enterprises LLCInventor: Gary Black
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Patent number: 9098577Abstract: A system and method are provided for creating collaborative content tracks to be presented to a user concurrently with a media presentation such as a movie, an episode of a television series, a song, or the like. Each time a user selects and plays a media presentation, user events describing actions taken by the user while viewing or listening to the media presentation are collected and provided to a Collaborative Content Track (CCT) server. The user events may include user events occurring on a primary media playback system, user events occurring on associated secondary user devices, or a combination thereof. In this manner, the CCT server obtains user events for each of a number of media presentations. Based on the user events, the CCT server may generate CCTs for any one of the media presentations to be presented to a user concurrently with the media presentation.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Alfredo C. Issa, Richard J. Walsh, Gary Black
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Publication number: 20140000199Abstract: A high thermal resistant vertical wall on a base foundation in which stacked ICFs define an interior wall space that is filled with foam and concrete membranes coat the exteriors of the ICFs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: INTEGRATED STRUCTURES, INC.Inventor: Roy Gary Black
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Patent number: 8484907Abstract: A foam core cement construction panel having shear members and lateral rails that form a channel-beam-like structure and novel methods of using the panels to form an integrated roof structure that serves three separate functions: (1) the roof load structure assembly; (2) the roof's exterior waterproof assembly; and (3) the roof's exposed interior ceiling assembly and which can include internal hydronics for added climate control.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Integrated Structures, Inc.Inventors: Roy Gary Black, Cullen Burda
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Patent number: 8291051Abstract: A system and method for collaboratively providing configurations for a media environment are provided. In general, configuration events from a number of media environments are collected and provided to a Collaborative Configuration System (CCS) server. Based on the configuration events, the CCS server generates and provides recommended configurations to a media environment. The recommended configurations may be generated prior to or after receiving a request for recommended configurations from the media environment. In one embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a recommended configuration profile providing a set of configurations to be applied at the media environment. In another embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a CCS track associated with a particular media presentation. The CCS track includes configuration changes to be applied to the media environment for a number of time slices of the media presentation during playback of the media presentation.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Alfredo C. Issa, Richard J. Walsh, Gary Black
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Publication number: 20110125989Abstract: A system and method for collaboratively providing configurations for a media environment are provided. In general, configuration events from a number of media environments are collected and provided to a Collaborative Configuration System (CCS) server. Based on the configuration events, the CCS server generates and provides recommended configurations to a media environment. The recommended configurations may be generated prior to or after receiving a request for recommended configurations from the media environment. In one embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a recommended configuration profile providing a set of configurations to be applied at the media environment. In another embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a CCS track associated with a particular media presentation. The CCS track includes configuration changes to be applied to the media environment for a number of time slices of the media presentation during playback of the media presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: QURIO HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Alfredo C. Issa, Richard J. Walsh, Gary Black
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Patent number: 7925723Abstract: A system and method for collaboratively providing configurations for a media environment are provided. In general, configuration events from a number of media environments are collected and provided to a Collaborative Configuration System (CCS) server. Based on the configuration events, the CCS server generates and provides recommended configurations to a media environment. The recommended configurations may be generated prior to or after receiving a request for recommended configurations from the media environment. In one embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a recommended configuration profile providing a set of configurations to be applied at the media environment. In another embodiment, the recommended configurations are provided as a CCS track associated with a particular media presentation. The CCS track includes configuration changes to be applied to the media environment for a number of time slices of the media presentation during playback of the media presentation.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Alfredo C. Issa, Richard J. Walsh, Gary Black
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Publication number: 20100107514Abstract: A foam core cement construction panel having shear members and lateral rails that form a channel-beam-like structure and novel methods of using the panels to form an integrated roof structure that serves three separate functions: (1) the roof load structure assembly; (2) the roof's exterior waterproof assembly; and (3) the roof's exposed interior ceiling assembly and which can include internal hydronics for added climate control.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Roy Gary Black, Cullen Burda
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Patent number: 7693906Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for tagging files. Metadata is associated to files, and subjective metadata is assigned to the metadata. Any metadata common to multiple files may have different subjective metadata. Tags, for example, may be associated to the files, and a subjective level of importance may be assigned to each tag. Any tag that is commonly assigned to different files may thus have different levels of importance.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Amidon, Patricia Scardino, Gary Black
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Patent number: 7631466Abstract: A moisture control system for a straw bale core wall having an air pathway from the foundation of the wall to its bond beam permitting air to be pumped into the wall at the foundation level and up through the core of the wall into a plenum space at the top of the wall and out through one or more vents into the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Integrated Structures, Inc.Inventor: Roy Gary Black
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Publication number: 20090276328Abstract: At least two computer systems in a peer-to-peer network are utilized to support a secure transaction. Aspects of the present invention include allowing a shopper to create an order to purchase an item stored on a first computer system in the peer-to-peer network, and after the order is created, passing the order and control from the first computer system to a second computer system in the peer-to-peer network. The second computer system establishes a secure transaction session with the shopper, and then proceeds to process the order.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: QURIO HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Hugh Svendsen, Chris Amidon, Gary Black, Robert P. Morris
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Patent number: 7571119Abstract: At least two computer systems in a peer-to-peer network are utilized to support a secure transaction. Aspects of the present invention include allowing a shopper to create an order to purchase one or more digital assets stored on a first computer system in the peer-to-peer network, and after the order is created, passing the order and control from the first computer system to a second computer system in the peer-to-peer network. The second computer system establishes a secure transaction session with the shopper, and then proceeds to process the order.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Hugh Svendsen, Chris Amidon, Gary Black, Robert P. Morris
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Publication number: 20090172132Abstract: The present invention is related to a computer system that provides a web page to a requestor over a network. Aspects of the present invention include receiving by the computer system a request to access a web page and in response, determining whether a descriptor for the requested web page is in a session memory. If the descriptor is not in the session memory, it is retrieved from a database and the stored in the session memory. From there, the descriptor is used to determine whether the web page should be retrieved and returned to the requestor. By storing the descriptor in session memory, additional accesses to the database can be avoided when the descriptor is used for subsequent tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2009Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: QURIO HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Hugh B. Svendsen, Chris Amidon, Gary Black, Al Issa
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Patent number: 7502806Abstract: The present invention is related to a computer system that provides a web page to a requestor over a network. Aspects of the present invention include receiving by the computer system a request to access a web page and in response, determining whether a descriptor for the requested web page is in a session memory. If the descriptor is not in the session memory, it is retrieved from a database and the stored in the session memory. From there, the descriptor is used to determine whether the web page should be retrieved and returned to the requestor. By storing the descriptor in session memory, additional accesses to the database can be avoided when the descriptor is used for subsequent tasks.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Quiro Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Hugh B. Svendsen, Chris Amidon, Gary Black, Al Issa
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Publication number: 20090031654Abstract: A moisture control system for a straw bale core wall having an air pathway from the foundation of the wall to its bond beam permitting air to be pumped into the wall at the foundation level and up through the core of the wall into a plenum space at the top of the wall and out through one or more vents into the atmosphere.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventor: Roy Gary Black
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Patent number: 7461488Abstract: Systems and methods of internally bracing straw bales during construction of a straw bale wall using ladder structures that eliminate the need for external bracing and form a permanent part of the wall's internal structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Integrated Structures, Inc.Inventor: Roy Gary Black
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Patent number: 7461486Abstract: A moisture control system for a straw bale core wall in which gravity fed moisture from the bales is collected in a sump at the foundation level and drained away, while an airspace is provided above the bale core to collect and direct away moisture of evaporation.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Integrated Structures, Inc.Inventor: Roy Gary Black
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Publication number: 20080256933Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating the exhaust gases and improving fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine is shown, wherein an on board electrolyzer is employed to produce hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) that are used to maximize the fuel efficiency and minimize exhaust emissions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Gary Black, Ho Teng, Ronald A. McMaster
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Publication number: 20080243733Abstract: A media item recommendation rating system and method. A recommendation rating for media items is established and dynamically updated in response to media items being recommended to other users. A recommendation server or other device receives a report of a media item recommendation and updates a recommendation rating in response. The recommendation rating may also be updated based on how often a recommended media item is used or played. Thus, a media item's recommendation rating is affected by events relating to its recommendation, as opposed simple play-based ratings that are updated on any play action regardless of whether related to a recommendation or not. Simple play-based ratings do not distinguish between ordinary usages or plays and those resulting from recommendations. Recommendation of a media item to another user may be a better indicator of the user's likeability or popularity of a given media item, since a recommendation is an endorsement by another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: CONCERT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Gary Black