Patents by Inventor Gary Mark Symons

Gary Mark Symons 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).

  • Digital media editing interface using a supercursor for selecting media clips for editing
    Patent number: 8527879
    Abstract: An editing method includes: detecting a selection of first and second clip portions of a source media depiction, generating corresponding first and second block icons and snapping hands-free the first and second block icons across the screen to a linear queue so that the blocks are snugly adjacent, detecting a move of the first or second block icon relative to one another substantially along the queue, and if the first or second block icon overlaps the other by substantially one half of the other block icon, reversing displayed positions in the queue of the first and second block icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Vericorder Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mark Symons, Kirk David Symons
  • DIGITAL MEDIA EDITING INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20110258547
    Abstract: An editing method includes: detecting a selection of first and second clip portions of a source media depiction, generating corresponding first and second block icons and snapping hands-free the first and second block icons across the screen to a linear queue so that the blocks are snugly adjacent, detecting a move of the first or second block icon relative to one another substantially along the queue, and if the first or second block icon overlaps the other by substantially one half of the other block icon, reversing displayed positions in the queue of the first and second block icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Gary Mark Symons, Kirk David Symons