Patents by Inventor William Frederick Kiefer, III

William Frederick Kiefer, III 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).

  • Patent number: 9910830
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for displaying content are provided. In an embodiment, content for display within a tiled interface and a screen size for display of the tiled interface are determined. Grid segments of the tiled interface are determined based on the content and the screen size. The grid segments are grouped into tiles of the tiled interface based on a relative importance of the articles. The content is displayed on the tiled interface within the tiles of the tiled interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: William Frederick Kiefer, III, Maurice Bennett Shore, Cassandra Lynn Doll
  • Publication number: 20170108999
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for generating a magazine edition menu, is provided. Dimensions of a display screen on a mobile device are determined. Based on the dimensions, the size of an edition preview pane is determined, where the edition preview pane displays multiple images from the magazine editions. Based on the dimensions the size of a thumbnail section is determined, the thumbnail section displays a plurality of thumbnail editions associated with each magazine edition. Based on the size of the thumbnail section and a number of magazine editions, a layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on a display screen is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Maurice Bennett Shore, Thomas William Schneider, William Frederick Kiefer, III, Cassandra Lynn Doll
  • Patent number: 9536012
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for generating a magazine edition menu, is provided. Dimensions of a display screen on a mobile device are determined. Based on the dimensions, the size of an edition preview pane is determined, where the edition preview pane displays multiple images from the magazine editions. Based on the dimensions the size of a thumbnail section is determined, the thumbnail section displays a plurality of thumbnail editions associated with each magazine edition. Based on the size of the thumbnail section and a number of magazine editions, a layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on a display screen is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice Bennett Shore, Thomas William Schneider, William Frederick Kiefer, III, Cassandra Lynn Doll
  • Patent number: 8612851
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for displaying edition content of a magazine edition are provided. In an embodiment, a screen selection corresponding to a size of a screen upon which to render a magazine edition is received, the magazine edition including a content page with one or more articles. A grid with grid segments is calculated for the selected screen size. A layout for the content page is determined, the layout including a tile of one or more of the grid segments corresponding to each of the articles. Content associated with each of the articles is determined. The content of each of the articles is arranged for display within its corresponding tile. The content page of the magazine edition is displayed, the displayed page including the articles arranged for display within its corresponding tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William Frederick Kiefer, III, Maurice Bennett Shore, Cassandra Lynn Doll
  • Publication number: 20130145259
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for displaying edition content of a magazine edition are provided. In an embodiment, a screen selection corresponding to a size of a screen upon which to render a magazine edition is received, the magazine edition including a content page with one or more articles. A grid with grid segments is calculated for the selected screen size. A layout for the content page is determined, the layout including a tile of one or more of the grid segments corresponding to each of the articles. Content associated with each of the articles is determined. The content of each of the articles is arranged for display within its corresponding tile. The content page of the magazine edition is displayed, the displayed page including the articles arranged for display within its corresponding tile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William Frederick Kiefer, III, Maurice Bennett Shore, Cassandra Lynn Doll
  • Publication number: 20130145306
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for generating a magazine edition menu, is provided. Dimensions of a display screen on a mobile device are determined. Based on the dimensions, the size of an edition preview pane is determined, where the edition preview pane displays multiple images from the magazine editions. Based on the dimensions the size of a thumbnail section is determined, the thumbnail section displays a plurality of thumbnail editions associated with each magazine edition. Based on the size of the thumbnail section and a number of magazine editions, a layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on a display screen is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice Bennett SHORE, Thomas William Schneider, William Frederick Kiefer, III, Cassandra Lynn Doll
  • Publication number: 20130145251
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for displaying edition content of a magazine edition are provided. In a method embodiment, a virtual pixel space is generated based on the configuration of a screen of a mobile device. Data structures that include the edition content in a plurality of items, and a template associated with the magazine edition are received. Display elements in the HTML document are generated by replacing the references from the template with corresponding portions of the edition content included in the items in the data structures. The edition content is generated, based on the display elements of the HTML document, on the virtual pixel space as to be rendered on the screen of the mobile device in the magazine edition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Imad Maurice Jureidini, Maurice Bennett Shore, William Frederick Kiefer, III, Sami Mohammed Shalabi, Cassandra Lynn Doll
  • Patent number: 8140974
    Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for presenting secondary media objects are provided. A primary media presenting module presents primary media. Upon detecting an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object, the primary media object may be delayed and the secondary media object may be initiated. In embodiments, an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object may comprise a selector hovered over a song title associated with the secondary media object. At a later instance, the primary media object may resume such that it resumes at the point at which the primary media object was delayed. In embodiments, a user may initiate the resuming of the primary media object by removing the selector from the song title.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kjersten Hayter, Jonathan M. Cain, William Frederick Kiefer, III, Nancy Phan, Seung Yang
  • Patent number: 7685210
    Abstract: A media player monitors user playback control actions, such as skip commands, during a playback experience associated with a playlist. Based on these actions, the media player sets one or more media files to an inactive state. The media player defines a subgroup, or modified playlist excluding the inactive media files for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Plastina, Michael J. Novak, William Frederick Kiefer, III
  • Publication number: 20090158198
    Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for presenting secondary media objects are provided. A primary media presenting module presents primary media. Upon detecting an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object, the primary media object may be delayed and the secondary media object may be initiated. In embodiments, an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object may comprise a selector hovered over a song title associated with the secondary media object. At a later instance, the primary media object may resume such that it resumes at the point at which the primary media object was delayed. In embodiments, a user may initiate the resuming of the primary media object by removing the selector from the song title.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: KJERSTEN HAYTER, JONATHAN M. CAIN, WILLIAM FREDERICK KIEFER, III, NANCY PHAN, SEUNG YANG