Patents by Inventor Alan C. Cannistraro
Alan C. Cannistraro 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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Publication number: 20210181911Abstract: Information is presented to a user by accessing a library of electronic publications that includes a first publication, generating a representation of the first publication in an electronic bookshelf, determining a state for the first publication and modifying the representation of the first publication to reflect the state of the first publication.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, David Heller, Jeffrey Robbin, Alan C. Cannistraro, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Joe R. Howard
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Patent number: 10824322Abstract: Information is presented to a user by accessing a library of electronic publications that includes a first publication, generating a representation of the first publication in an electronic bookshelf, determining a state for the first publication and modifying the representation of the first publication to reflect the state of the first publication.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, David Heller, Jeffrey Robbin, Alan C. Cannistraro, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Joe R. Howard
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Patent number: 10672399Abstract: Techniques are provided for creating a mapping that maps locations in audio data (e.g., an audio book) to corresponding locations in text data (e.g., an e-book). Techniques are provided for using a mapping between audio data and text data, whether the mapping is created automatically or manually. A mapping may be used for bookmark switching where a bookmark established in one version of a digital work (e.g., e-book) is used to identify a corresponding location with another version of the digital work (e.g., an audio book). Alternatively, the mapping may be used to play audio that corresponds to text selected by a user. Alternatively, the mapping may be used to automatically highlight text in response to audio that corresponds to the text being played. Alternatively, the mapping may be used to determine where an annotation created in one media context (e.g., audio) will be consumed in another media context.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Alan C. Cannistraro, Gregory S. Robbin, Casey M. Dougherty, Raymond Walsh, Melissa Breglio Hajj
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Patent number: 10311121Abstract: Systems and methods for determining ownership of an asset and providing access to alternate versions of the asset are provided. A system and method can include associating a unique identifier with an asset stored in one or more locations, receiving a request for an asset interaction, validating the request using the unique identifier, determining an asset storage location, identifying whether an enhanced version of the asset is available, and granting the request for an asset interaction when the unique identifier is validated and when the asset storage location is a local storage location. In one aspect, the asset interaction can be with an enhanced version of the asset when an enhanced version of the asset is available.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jason A. Skinder, Sanjay S. Gadkari, Alan C. Cannistraro
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Patent number: 10021337Abstract: Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system with minimal configuration are provided. The techniques of the present invention can allow the states of the components in the multimedia system to be captured in a scene. Once the scene has been saved, the scene can be restored at a later time. A remote control system for recommending scenes by comparing states of components in the current scene with states of components in saved scenes is also provided. The remote control system can also recommend scenes based on usage patterns. Moreover, the remote control system can allow users to designate one or more saved scenes as favorite scenes.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Alan C. Cannistraro
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Patent number: 9928218Abstract: Information is presented to a user by accessing a library of electronic publications that includes a first publication, generating a representation of the first publication in an electronic bookshelf, determining a state for the first publication and modifying the representation of the first publication to reflect the state of the first publication.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, David Heller, Jeffrey Robbin, Alan C. Cannistraro, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Joe R. Howard
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Publication number: 20180070044Abstract: Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system with minimal configuration are provided. The techniques of the present invention can allow the states of the components in the multimedia system to be captured in a scene. Once the scene has been saved, the scene can be restored at a later time. A remote control system for recommending scenes by comparing states of components in the current scene with states of components in saved scenes is also provided. The remote control system can also recommend scenes based on usage patterns. Moreover, the remote control system can allow users to designate one or more saved scenes as favorite scenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: Alan C. Cannistraro
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Publication number: 20180007443Abstract: A video delivery system with client side touchscreen scrub control and multi-clip simultaneous buffering ability. Advanced scrub control provides improved fine and gross navigation control. The client works in conjunction with a sequence server to coordinate an individualized stream of sequenced clips for the user. User viewing habits continually influence what clips are next selected for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: copper studios, inc.Inventors: Alan C Cannistraro, Andrew C Johnson, Timothy J Buick, Guatam S Bannerjee, Olivier Testellin-Dumetz
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Publication number: 20170347155Abstract: A video viewing system wherein a personally tailored and sequenced set of video clips is provided from a sequence server to a client device coupled to a television/video screen. A remote control of the client device incorporates a touchpad and normal playback inputs received thereon are also used by the sequence server to alter selection and sequencing of future programming for the user, such that the user need not navigate menus to choose content, as the system intuits the user's content preferences from his viewing habits.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Copper Studios, Inc.Inventors: Alan C. Cannistraro, Andrew C. Johnson, Timothy J. Buick
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Publication number: 20170339465Abstract: A video delivery system with client side touchscreen scrub control and multi-clip simultaneous buffering ability. Advanced scrub control provides improved fine and gross navigation control. The client works in conjunction with a sequence server to coordinate an individualized stream of sequenced clips for the user. User viewing habits continually influence what clips are next selected for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: copper studios, inc.Inventors: Alan C. Cannistraro, Marcus S. Zarra, Andrew C. Johnson
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Patent number: 9820010Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alan C. Cannistraro, Scott Forstall, Amandeep Jawa, Nicholas V. King, Lucas Newman, Daniel Trent Preston, Jai Chulani, Jeffrey Robbin
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Patent number: 9811507Abstract: Information is presented to a user by accessing a library of electronic publications that includes a first publication, generating a representation of the first publication in an electronic bookshelf, determining a state for the first publication and modifying the representation of the first publication to reflect the state of the first publication.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, David Heller, Jeffrey Robbin, Alan C. Cannistraro, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Joe R. Howard
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Patent number: 9460530Abstract: According to some embodiments, techniques are described herein to assist a publisher to create fixed layout pages of an electronic publication. The techniques are useful for creating cookbooks, travel books, photography books, children's books, other “illustrated books”, or any other electronic publication where a fixed layout for at least some of the pages of the electronic publication is desirable. With the techniques, the publisher may embed fonts, select particular fonts and font sizes, assign visual content to fixed layout pages, and precisely position visual content at fixed positions on fixed layout pages. A scaling mechanism for an electronic reader device is also disclosed for scaling fixed layout pages to fit the size of a display screen of the reader device while maintaining the aspect ratio and assignment of visual content to fixed layout pages specified by the publisher.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: APLLE INC.Inventors: Casey M. Dougherty, David Makower, Craig Milito, Alan C. Cannistraro
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Patent number: 9462033Abstract: A user can proof (e.g., view, review) an electronic publication on a portable device. When the user finds errors in the electronic publication on the portable device, the user can edit the electronic publication on the editing device. The changes can be automatically synchronized with the portable device and displayed so that the user can review the changes and continue proofing the electronic publication on the portable device. In some implementations, an editing device can monitor files associated with an electronic publication for changes to the files and, when changes are detected, the files can be automatically synchronized to a portable device coupled to the editing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeffery T. Lee, Alan C. Cannistraro, Melissa Breglio Hajj, Casey M. Dougherty, Ryan S. Lynch
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Publication number: 20160093227Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer program products for authoring content for e-learning courses, such as network-enabled (e.g., Web-based) education courses. Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) provide an instructor with user interface elements to manage online course content. Using the GUIs, the instructor can create in-session and self-paced courses that can be delivered over a network to any number of student operated client devices. The instructor is provided a suite of editing tools that can be used to create and edit pages of content for a course, including adding links and multimedia, information pages, posts and course materials. The GUI can include a side bar that can display descriptors that can be used by the instructor to navigate pages of the course.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Jason D. EDIGER, Eric B. BAILEY, William Martin BACHMAN, Alan C. CANNISTRARO, Michael John NINO, Matthew Kenjiro FUKUDA, Elbert D. CHEN
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Publication number: 20150304738Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alan C. Cannistraro, Scott Forstall, Amandeep Jawa, Nicholas V. King, Lucas Newman, Daniel Trent Preston, Jai Chulani, Jeffrey Robbin
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Patent number: 9099010Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer program products for authoring content for e-learning courses, such as network-enabled (e.g., Web-based) education courses. Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) provide an instructor with user interface elements to manage online course content. Using the GUIs, the instructor can create in-session and self-paced courses that can be delivered over a network to any number of student operated client devices. The instructor is provided a suite of editing tools that can be used to create and edit pages of content for a course, including adding links and multimedia, information pages, posts and course materials. The GUI can include a side bar that can display descriptors that can be used by the instructor to navigate pages of the course.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jason David Ediger, Eric B. Bailey, William Martin Bachman, Alan C. Cannistraro, Michael John Nino, Matthew Kenjiro Fukuda, Elbert D. Chen
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Patent number: 9071792Abstract: A method includes presenting media content on a mobile device; receiving a command during the presenting to change the destination of presentation from the mobile device to a display device associated with a media client; and providing a first portion of the media content stored on the mobile device to the media client for presentation on the display device in communication with the media client. Providing the first portion of the media content includes providing a portion of the media content associated with a time in the media content when the command to change the destination was received.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alan C. Cannistraro, Scott Forstall, Amandeep Jawa, Nicholas V. King, Lucas Newman, Daniel Trent Preston, Jai Chulani, Jeffrey Robbin
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Publication number: 20140201164Abstract: Systems and methods for determining ownership of an asset and providing access to alternate versions of the asset are provided. A system and method can include associating a unique identifier with an asset stored in one or more locations, receiving a request for an asset interaction, validating the request using the unique identifier, determining an asset storage location, identifying whether an enhanced version of the asset is available, and granting the request for an asset interaction when the unique identifier is validated and when the asset storage location is a local storage location. In one aspect, the asset interaction can be with an enhanced version of the asset when an enhanced version of the asset is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Skinder, Sanjay S. Gadkari, Alan C. Cannistraro
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Publication number: 20140176811Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alan C. Cannistraro, Scott Forstall, Amandeep Jawa, Nicholas V. King, Lucas Newman, Daniel Trent Preston, Jai Chulani, Jeffrey Robbin