Patents by Inventor Lawrence Brian Landry

Lawrence Brian Landry 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).

  • Systems and methods for prefetching online content items for low latency display to a user
    Patent number: 9420351
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for pre-fetching online content items is provided. The method uses a first computing device including a processor in communication with an output device and a memory. The method includes displaying an online publication to a user using the output device. The method also includes identifying a break point associated with the online publication. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a pre-fetch point prior to the break point. The method also includes initiating transmission of a content item into the memory at the pre-fetch point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Wen, Lawrence Brian Landry, Jianfeng Yang, Ramesh Sarukkai
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREFETCHING ONLINE CONTENT ITEMS FOR LOW LATENCY DISPLAY TO A USER
    Publication number: 20150358689
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for pre-fetching online content items is provided. The method uses a first computing device including a processor in communication with an output device and a memory. The method includes displaying an online publication to a user using the output device. The method also includes identifying a break point associated with the online publication. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a pre-fetch point prior to the break point. The method also includes initiating transmission of a content item into the memory at the pre-fetch point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kai Wen, Lawrence Brian Landry, Jianfeng Yang, Ramesh Sarukkai