Patents by Inventor Arno Gourdol
Arno Gourdol 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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Patent number: 8996542Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a hierarchical data set may be displayed in a database view in a content window of a program or graphical user interface. A filter panel may display one or more categories of information about the hierarchical data set including one or more filterable items that may be selected by a user. In response to a user selection, filtered contents of the hierarchical data set may be displayed in the database view according to the selection to allow a user to navigate the hierarchical dataset via the database view. In one or more embodiments, the hierarchical data set may comprise a file system.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Arno Gourdol, Wade Heninger
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Patent number: 8972925Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for tracking development and distribution of software applications. In general, one innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of: identifying a software application available from a software application distribution system; retrieving at least image data from an image file, which is associated with the software application, from the software application distribution system without retrieving the software application; detecting a watermark in the image data; and storing information associating the detected watermark with the software application distribution system from which the identified software application is available.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Oliver Goldman, Michael Chou, Arno Gourdol
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Publication number: 20130167105Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for tracking development and distribution of software applications. In general, one innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of: identifying a software application available from a software application distribution system; retrieving at least image data from an image file, which is associated with the software application, from the software application distribution system without retrieving the software application; detecting a watermark in the image data; and storing information associating the detected watermark with the software application distribution system from which the identified software application is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDInventors: Oliver Goldman, Michael Chou, Arno Gourdol
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Publication number: 20130124528Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a hierarchical data set may be displayed in a database view in a content window of a program or graphical user interface. A filter panel may display one or more categories of information about the hierarchical data set including one or more filterable items that may be selected by a user. In response to a user selection, filtered contents of the hierarchical data set may be displayed in the database view according to the selection to allow a user to navigate the hierarchical dataset via the database view. In one or more embodiments, the hierarchical data set may comprise a file system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2006Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Wade Heninger
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Patent number: 8051377Abstract: Embodiments for displaying multiple page files are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a plurality of files may be automatically displayed. For the respective files of the plurality of files, a count of pages may be determined, and at least one of the pages of the file may be displayed. If the count of pages is determined to be greater than one, a plurality of pages of the file may be automatically displayed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: Arno Gourdol
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Patent number: 7707508Abstract: Methods, software and a system for providing an efficient layout of digital content are presented. A plurality of digital content is received and rendered in a plurality of layouts. Each of the plurality of layouts comprises the plurality of digital content arranged in a plurality of cells within the layout. The white space area is calculated a white space area for each of the plurality of layouts. The white space area comprises a cumulative area calculated from an area within each of the cells not contained by the respective digital content. A layout is selected, from the plurality of layouts, for rendering within a layout region, based on the white space area.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Christoph Moskalonek, Arno Gourdol
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Publication number: 20100011319Abstract: A contextual pop-up menu of frequently used commands is displayed by an application whenever a user carries out a particular action. The contextual menu appears at the location of a cursor, so that the displayed commands are spatially very close to an item on which an action is to be performed. The commands which are displayed in the contextual menu are not limited to those provided by an application associated with the selected item. Other commands, such as system level commands, for help items or other types of user assistance features, can be added to the menu before it is displayed to the user. In addition, plug-in modules can be employed to provide other commands associated with the selected item.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
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Patent number: 7603357Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, for enabling collaborative asset management. In one implementation, a computer program product includes instructions to perform the operations of providing a first copy of an asset for use by a first user. The asset is available for use and editing by multiple users, and the asset and the first copy each has a corresponding state. The instructions include monitoring changes in the states of the asset, the first copy, and/one or more additional copies of the asset. The additional copies of the asset correspond to one or more concurrent users. If a conflict is detected between the state of the first copy and the state of the asset, or between the state of the first copy and the states of the additional copies, the instructions include providing guidance to the first user about how to resolve the conflict.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2004Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel C. Brotsky, Robert Schaffel, Michael Jamrosy
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Patent number: 7600197Abstract: A contextual pop-up menu of frequently used commands is displayed by an application whenever a user carries out a particular action. The contextual menu appears at the location of a cursor, so that the displayed commands are spatially very close to an item on which an action is to be performed. The commands which are displayed in the contextual menu are not limited to those provided by an application associated with the selected item. Other commands, such as system level commands, for help items or other types of user assistance features, can be added to the menu before it is displayed to the user. In addition, plug-in modules can be employed to provide other commands associated with the selected item.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
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Patent number: 6493006Abstract: A contextual pop-up menu of frequently used commands is displayed by an application whenever a user carries out a particular action. The contextual menu appears at the location of a cursor, so that the displayed commands are spatially very close to an item on which an action is to be performed. The commands which are displayed in the contextual menu are not limited to those provided by an application associated with the selected item. Other commands, such as system level commands, for help items or other types of user assistance features, can be added to the menu before it is displayed to the user. In addition, plug-in modules can be employed to provide other commands associated with the selected item.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
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Publication number: 20020175955Abstract: A contextual pop-up menu of frequently used commands is displayed by an application whenever a user carries out a particular action. The contextual menu appears at the location of a cursor, so that the displayed commands are spatially very close to an item on which an action is to be performed. The commands which are displayed in the contextual menu are not limited to those provided by an application associated with the selected item. Other commands, such as system level commands, for help items or other types of user assistance features, can be added to the menu before it is displayed to the user. In addition, plug-in modules can be employed to provide other commands associated with the selected item.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
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Patent number: D591764Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Mark Wade Heninger, Arno Gourdol, Paul Anastasopoulos, Christopher Smith