Patents by Inventor Gene Z. Ragan
Gene Z. Ragan 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: 10255227Abstract: A social media video system provides for the authoring, archiving, and/or delivering of interactive social media videos. A social media video includes one or more media assets, which may be images, video clips, music clips, text verbiages, or the like. A social media video may be associated with a style profile that provides visual and/or aural effects that are pleasing, to a social media video viewer. The social media video system maintains social media videos in a template format, and may defer the rendering of a social media video until it is selected for viewing. The maintaining of social media videos in template format allows for efficient transmission and editing of social media videos. A social media video that is created and shared by one user may be modified and be shared again. In this way, users can collaborate to create, critique, and iterate social media videos.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: OATH INC.Inventors: Hans T. Ku, Edwin R. Leonard, David M. Koenig, Gene Z. Ragan
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Patent number: 10083151Abstract: A Social Media Video system provides for the interactive viewing of Social Media Videos. A social media video includes one or more media assets, which may be images, video clips, music clips, text verbiages, or the like. During the display of a Social Media Video, a user may interact with the display to control the visual appearance of the audio/visual content of the display. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may be changed to include visual and/or aural effects that are pleasing to a social media video viewer. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may also be changed for better theatrical effect.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: OATH INC.Inventors: Hans T. Ku, David M. Koenig, Edwin R. Leonard, Gene Z. Ragan
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Patent number: 9934201Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Publication number: 20170371845Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Patent number: 9678926Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Publication number: 20150193384Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Patent number: 8990737Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Patent number: 8826152Abstract: A method for displaying icons layouts in different resolutions where data representing a layout is preserved for a particular resolution and is later used to display another layout at the same resolution. The data indicates positions of icons in the layout, contains identifiers that identify particular icons, and contains coordinate positions of icons in the layout and may be preserved in various formats or preserved in various data structures. The data structure may comprise a bitmap and icon list. In some embodiments, a layout at a current resolution is produced using a previous layout at a previous resolution and at least two different mapping functions. Icons from the previous layout are mapped to the current layout where icons in an overlapping area between the current layout and the previous layout are mapped with a first mapping function and outside icons are mapped with a second mapping function.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Publication number: 20130311561Abstract: A social media video system provides for the authoring, archiving, and/or delivering of interactive social media videos. A social media video includes one or more media assets, which may be images, video clips, music clips, text verbiages, or the like. A social media video may be associated with a style profile that provides visual and/or aural effects that are pleasing, to a social media video viewer. The social media video system maintains social media videos in a template format, and may defer the rendering of a social media video until it is selected for viewing. The maintaining of social media videos in template format allows for efficient transmission and editing of social media videos. A social media video that is created and shared by one user may be modified and be shared again. In this way, users can collaborate to create, critique, and iterate social media videos.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: DWA Investments, IncInventors: Hans T. KU, Edwin R. LEONARD, David M. KOENIG, Gene Z. RAGAN
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Publication number: 20130311886Abstract: A Social Media Video system provides for the interactive viewing of Social Media Videos. A social media video includes one or more media assets, which may be images, video clips, music clips, text verbiages, or the like. During the display of a Social Media Video, a user may interact with the display to control the visual appearance of the audio/visual content of the display. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may be changed to include visual and/or aural effects that are pleasing to a social media video viewer. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may also be changed for better theatrical effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: DWA Investments, Inc.Inventors: Hans T. KU, David M. KOENIG, Edwin R. LEONARD, Gene Z. RAGAN
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Publication number: 20120117468Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Patent number: 8117548Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Publication number: 20120017163Abstract: A method for displaying icons layouts in different resolutions where data representing a layout is preserved for a particular resolution and is later used to display another layout at the same resolution. The data indicates positions of icons in the layout, contains identifiers that identify particular icons, and contains coordinate positions of icons in the layout and may be preserved in various formats or preserved in various data structures. The data structure may comprise a bitmap and icon list. In some embodiments, a layout at a current resolution is produced using a previous layout at a previous resolution and at least two different mapping functions. Icons from the previous layout are mapped to the current layout where icons in an overlapping area between the current layout and the previous layout are mapped with a first mapping function and outside icons are mapped with a second mapping function.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan
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Patent number: 8065629Abstract: A method for displaying icons layouts in different resolutions where data representing a layout is preserved for a particular resolution and is later used to display another layout at the same resolution. The data indicates positions of icons in the layout, contains identifiers that identify particular icons, and contains coordinate positions of icons in the layout and may be preserved in various formats or preserved in various data structures. The data structure may comprise a bitmap and icon list. In some embodiments, a layout at a current resolution is produced using a previous layout at a previous resolution and at least two different mapping functions. Icons from the previous layout are mapped to the current layout where icons in an overlapping area between the current layout and the previous layout are mapped with a first mapping function and outside icons are mapped with a second mapping function.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2004Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Gene Z. Ragan