Patents by Inventor Andy Simmons

Andy Simmons 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: 10656806
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing an interactive application, which incorporates voice-driven and motion-driven interactions with media content in a display device. An application instance can be initialized for interacting with media content output to a display device, such as an head mounted display (HMD). Then, a determination whether a received user interaction is interpretable into an interactive command defined by an operating system (OS) is performed. If the OS can interpret the user interaction, the interactive command can be executed with actions generated by the OS. Alternatively, an emulation of the interactive command may be executed, when the user interaction cannot be interpreted by the OS. Subsequently, the media content is presented within a user interface based on the interactive command. For example, user interaction can be the head movement of a user that is interpreted into a command that controls presentation of web content in the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AUGMENTALIS INC.
    Inventors: Manoj Jhawar, Andy Simmons
  • Publication number: 20190324613
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing an interactive application, which incorporates voice-driven and motion-driven interactions with media content in a display device. An application instance can be initialized for interacting with media content output to a display device, such as an head mounted display (HMD). Then, a determination whether a received user interaction is interpretable into an interactive command defined by an operating system (OS) is performed. If the OS can interpret the user interaction, the interactive command can be executed with actions generated by the OS. Alternatively, an emulation of the interactive command may be executed, when the user interaction cannot be interpreted by the OS. Subsequently, the media content is presented within a user interface based on the interactive command. For example, user interaction can be the head movement of a user that is interpreted into a command that controls presentation of web content in the HMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Manoj Jhawar, Andy Simmons
  • Patent number: 9037983
    Abstract: Selectively restricting changes to a web page is disclosed. It is determined whether a current user is to be limited to editing content. If it is determined that the current user is to be limited to editing content, an interface that enables the current user to edit a content data but not an associated layout data of the web page is displayed to the user, based at least in part on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Shmulevich, John Huang, Andy Simmons, Gary Tang
  • Patent number: 8555159
    Abstract: Facilitating definition of a web page is disclosed. An indication that an external data is to be incorporated into the web page from an external source, such as another web page, is received via an editing interface. The external data is retrieved in real time from the external source and displayed in the editing interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Shmulevich, Gary Tang, Ling Chen, Andy Simmons