Patents by Inventor Alex Newcomer

Alex Newcomer 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).

  • Publication number: 20250004628
    Abstract: A method may determine that an application with access to a media input resource has been launched by a user. A method may in response to determining that the application is launched, initiate a display of a settings user interface including a control for modifying a media input resource setting accessible via the operating system. A method may control transmission of a media output to the application based on the media input resource setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Megha Malpani, Ryosuke Matsumoto, Guoxing Zhao, Jonathon Leigh Napper, Megan L. Fu, Nikhil Siva Subash, Gary Hyun Jin Kim, Alex Newcomer, Joseph Kurachi Luk
  • Patent number: 11960447
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that include in response to detecting a copy operation or a cut operation associated with a content item, triggering a search of data associated with the content item, the search configured to determine a content type and triggering, based on a detected paste operation generation of a representation of the content item based on the content type and rendering of a clipboard history user interface with the content item rendered in the clipboard history user interface according to the representation, the content item being rendered with other content items rendered in the clipboard history user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Gabrielle Zadina, Kejia Shao, Gary Hyun Jin Kim, Alex Newcomer, David Black
  • Patent number: 11625160
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that include generating a content repository to store content items satisfying a recency condition. In response to receiving an indication to access and store an additional content item in the content repository, the systems and methods may include triggering rendering of a user interface in a taskbar associated with a computer operating system, the user interface depicting at least a representation of the additional content item, storing the additional content item in the content repository, and triggering expansion of the user interface to include at least two regions where the at least two regions include a rendering of a representation of the content items satisfying the recency condition and a representation of the additional content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gabrielle Zadina, David Black, Kejia Shao, Gary Hyun Jin Kim, Toni Barzic, Thomas Homer Rutledge, Alex Newcomer
  • Publication number: 20220206677
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that include generating a content repository to store content items satisfying a recency condition. In response to receiving an indication to access and store an additional content item in the content repository, the systems and methods may include triggering rendering of a user interface in a taskbar associated with a computer operating system, the user interface depicting at least a representation of the additional content item, storing the additional content item in the content repository, and triggering expansion of the user interface to include at least two regions where the at least two regions include a rendering of a representation of the content items satisfying the recency condition and a representation of the additional content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Gabrielle Zadina, David Black, Kejia Shao, Gary Hyun Jin Kim, Toni Barzic, Thomas Homer Rutledge, Alex Newcomer
  • Publication number: 20220206995
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that include in response to detecting a copy operation or a cut operation associated with a content item, triggering a search of data associated with the content item, the search configured to determine a content type and triggering, based on a detected paste operation generation of a representation of the content item based on the content type and rendering of a clipboard history user interface with the content item rendered in the clipboard history user interface according to the representation, the content item being rendered with other content items rendered in the clipboard history user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Gabrielle Zadina, Kejia Shao, Gary Hyun Jin Kim, Alex Newcomer, David Black