Patents by Inventor Anthony David MacDonnell

Anthony David MacDonnell 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: 10996828
    Abstract: An electronic device may have multiple users and multiple customized user interfaces for each user resulting in a large number of user customized UI dashboard configurations. However, defining these user customized UI dashboard configurations is performed by each user such that addition and/or replacement of software applications requires users to reconfigure customized UI dashboards. Similarly, organization generated dashboards must be configured on each user device. It would be beneficial for such user customized UI dashboard configurations to be updateable in response to information provided during new software installation, software upgrades, etc. or for UI dashboard configurations to be adjusted absent any such update/upgrade. It would also be beneficial for context rules to be adaptable based upon learned behavior or external adjustments just as it would be beneficial for the context rule engine to automatically identify new potential rules as a result of current and previous behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Synacor, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabor Vida, Stephen MacKenzie, Anthony David MacDonnell
  • Publication number: 20200150842
    Abstract: An electronic device may have multiple users and multiple customized user interfaces for each user resulting in a large number of user customized UI dashboard configurations. However, defining these user customized UI dashboard configurations is performed by each user such that addition and/or replacement of software applications requires users to reconfigure customized UI dashboards. Similarly, organization generated dashboards must be configured on each user device. It would be beneficial for such user customized UI dashboard configurations to be updateable in response to information provided during new software installation, software upgrades, etc. or for UI dashboard configurations to be adjusted absent any such update/upgrade. It would also be beneficial for context rules to be adaptable based upon learned behavior or external adjustments just as it would be beneficial for the context rule engine to automatically identify new potential rules as a result of current and previous behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Synacor, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabor Vida, Stephen MacKenzie, Anthony David MacDonnell
  • Publication number: 20190116094
    Abstract: Electronic devices have become ubiquitous providing users with dynamically adaptive applications and user interfaces. An electronic device may have multiple user customized interfaces which is further amplified by multiple users for the same electronic device, each having multiple user customized UI dashboard configurations. Accordingly, replacement of the electronic device or addition of another electronic device requires that the users expend significant effort generating these user customized UI dashboard configurations again. It would therefore be beneficial for such user customized UI dashboard configurations to be archived and accessible to a user upon such events as replacement or acquisition. It would also be beneficial for enterprises to be able to provide a user with context sensitive dashboards as part of their customer engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Gabor Vida, Stephen MacKenzie, Anthony David MacDonnell
  • Publication number: 20150229533
    Abstract: Electronic devices have become ubiquitous providing users with dynamically adaptive applications and user interfaces. An electronic device may have multiple user customized user interfaces which is further amplified by multiple users for the same electronic device, each having multiple user customized UI dashboard configurations. Accordingly, replacement of the electronic device or addition of another electronic device requires that the users expend significant effort generating these user customized UI dashboard configurations again. It would therefore be beneficial for such user customized UI dashboard configurations to be archived and accessible to a user upon such events as replacement or acquisition. It would also be beneficial for enterprises to be able to provide a user with context sensitive dashboards as part of their customer engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Gabor Vida, Stephen MacKenzie, Anthony David MacDonnell