Patents by Inventor Alexander Faaborg

Alexander Faaborg 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: 8751500
    Abstract: A method can include receiving, by a notification module operable by a computing device, an instruction to generate a contextual notification and notification information associated with the instruction. The method also cam include generating, by the notification module and in response to receiving the instruction, a notification object. In some examples, the method can include assigning, by the notification module and based on the notification information, the notification object to at least one notification class from a plurality of notification classes. The example method can also include generating, by the computing device and based at least in part on the at least one notification class to which the notification object is assigned, the contextual notification by populating the notification object with the notification information; and outputting the contextual notification in a manner based at least in part on the at least one notification class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Marco Paglia, Alexander Faaborg
  • Patent number: 8738292
    Abstract: A computing device is described that determines an exit location at which a user of a computing device exited a stop associated with a transportation service. The computing device determines a predicted duration of travel by the user from a current location of the computing device to the exit location at which the user exited the stop associated with the transportation service. The computing device outputs, for display, a notification based at least in part on the predicted duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Faaborg, Antonio Bernardo Monteiro Costa
  • Patent number: 8738723
    Abstract: A computing system is described that receives notification data associated with a user, and responsive to determining that the user is interacting with a first computing device at a first particular time, outputs, for transmission to the first computing device, the notification data. The computing system determines that the user is interacting with a second computing device at a second particular time, and responsive to determining, based on the second particular time being less than a threshold amount of time after the first particular time, that the user did not view the notification data at the first computing device, outputs, for transmission to the second computing device, the notification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Faaborg, Austin Robison
  • Patent number: 8719280
    Abstract: Techniques are described for aggregating person-based information on a computing device. The computing device includes a display device and one or more processors. The processors are configured to determine a context of the computing device, and identify a contact associated with the currently-executing application and a plurality of contact identifiers associated with the contact. The processors are configured to receive, from two or more different sources and based on at least one contact, information associated with the contact that includes a respective portion of information received from each of the different sources, determine, based on the context of the computing device, a respective priority value for each of the portions of the information, select, based on the respective priority value, one or more portions of the information, and output, for display, a graphical user interface including at least the selected one or more portions of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Paglia, Alexander Faaborg
  • Publication number: 20140108442
    Abstract: Techniques are described for aggregating person-based information on a computing device. The computing device includes a display device and one or more processors. The processors are configured to determine a context of the computing device, and identify a contact associated with the currently-executing application and a plurality of contact identifiers associated with the contact. The processors are configured to receive, from two or more different sources and based on at least one contact, information associated with the contact that includes a respective portion of information received from each of the different sources, determine, based on the context of the computing device, a respective priority value for each of the portions of the information, select, based on the respective priority value, one or more portions of the information, and output, for display, a graphical user interface including at least the selected one or more portions of the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Marco Paglia, Alexander Faaborg
  • Patent number: 8649771
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling access to a particular functionality of a wireless communication device are described. For example, a device can include a memory and a processor that is operatively coupled to the memory. The processor can be configured to display a list of entities that have applications installed on the device that can access a particular functionality of the device; display, for each entity, a complete list of applications associated with the corresponding entity and installed on the device, wherein each of the listed applications can access the particular functionality of the device; and provide a respective graphical switch for each entity and by which access is denied to the particular functionality of the device to all of the listed applications associated with the corresponding entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Faaborg, Angana Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20130346882
    Abstract: A computing device is described that receives an indication of a notification, and determines a priority level associated with the notification. The computing device determines, based at least in part on the priority level, content of the notification. Responsive to receiving an indication of a gesture detected at an input device, the computing device outputs, for display, a notification center graphical user interface that includes a graphical indication of the notification including the content of the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Christian Robertson, Alexander Faaborg, Lee Brandon Keely, Leon Hong, Jens Nagel, Peter Ng
  • Publication number: 20130346922
    Abstract: A computing device is described that outputs, for display, a graphical indication of a notification that includes selectable graphical elements that each indicate a respective optional action associated with the notification. Responsive to receiving an indication of an input that corresponds to a selection of one of the selectable graphical elements, the computing device executes the respective optional action indicated by the selected one of the selectable graphical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Christian Robertson, Alexander Faaborg, Lee Brandon Keely, Leon Hong, Jens Nagel, Peter Ng
  • Publication number: 20130346076
    Abstract: A computing device receives an audio input from a user. The computing device determines a series of words from the audio input. The computing device outputs, for display, one or more substituted symbols. The one or more substituted symbols correspond to at least a portion of the series of words. In response to determining that receipt of the audio input has completed, the computing device outputs, for display, alphanumeric characters comprising the series of words in place of the one or more substituted symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Stewart, Peter Ng, Alexander Faaborg, Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Bjorn Erik Bringert, Richard Zarek Cohen, Luca Zanolin, Pawel Pietryka, Peter John Hodgson, Simon Tickner, Henrique Penha
  • Publication number: 20130346918
    Abstract: A computing device is described that outputs, for display, a graphical indication of a first notification and a graphical indication of a second notification. The first and second notifications each include a respective first content portion and a respective second content portion. The graphical indication of the first notification includes both the first content portion and the second content portion of the first notification. The graphical indication of the second notification includes only the first content portion of the second notification. The computing device receives an indication of an input to remove the first notification from display. Responsive to the input, the computing device ceases to output, for display, the graphical indication of the first notification and outputs, for display, the graphical indication of the second notification by including the second content portion of the second notification in addition to the first content portion of the second notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Christian Robertson, Alexander Faaborg, Lee Brandon Keely, Leon Hong, Jens Nagel, Peter Ng
  • Publication number: 20130346408
    Abstract: A method can include receiving, by a notification module operable by a computing device, an instruction to generate a contextual notification and notification information associated with the instruction. The method also cam include generating, by the notification module and in response to receiving the instruction, a notification object. In some examples, the method can include assigning, by the notification module and based on the notification information, the notification object to at least one notification class from a plurality of notification classes. The example method can also include generating, by the computing device and based at least in part on the at least one notification class to which the notification object is assigned, the contextual notification by populating the notification object with the notification information; and outputting the contextual notification in a manner based at least in part on the at least one notification class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Marco Paglia, Alexander Faaborg
  • Patent number: 8606577
    Abstract: A computing device receives an audio input from a user. The computing device determines a series of words from the audio input. The computing device outputs, for display, one or more substituted symbols. The one or more substituted symbols correspond to at least a portion of the series of words. In response to determining that receipt of the audio input has completed, the computing device outputs, for display, alphanumeric characters comprising the series of words in place of the one or more substituted symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Stewart, Peter Ng, Alexander Faaborg, Matias Gonzalo Duarte, Daniel Marc Gatan Shiplacoff, Bjorn Erik Bringert, Richard Zarek Cohen, Luca Zanolin, Pawel Pietryka, Peter John Hodgson, Simon Tickner, Henrique Penha
  • Patent number: 8595489
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for a mobile device to run an application that requires one or more permissions. The mobile device may comprise a screen and a processor. The one or more permissions may be displayed graphically on the screen prior to the application being installed by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Faaborg, Adrian Ludwig
  • Patent number: 8587550
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a touchscreen and a light element may be operable to illuminate the light element in response to an event. In response to an input from a user of the electronic device, the electronic device may display on the touchscreen an animation of a graphical representation of the light element moving onto the touchscreen to a target location on the touchscreen. The graphical representation of the light element may share one or more characteristics with the light element. The characteristic(s) may indicate a contact, application, and/or operating system associated with the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Gabor Cselle, Alexander Faaborg