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).

  • Patent number: 8996542
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Wade Heninger
  • Patent number: 8972925
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Oliver Goldman, Michael Chou, Arno Gourdol
  • Publication number: 20130167105
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Oliver Goldman, Michael Chou, Arno Gourdol
  • Publication number: 20130124528
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Wade Heninger
  • Patent number: 8051377
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Arno Gourdol
  • Patent number: 7707508
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Christoph Moskalonek, Arno Gourdol
  • Publication number: 20100011319
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
  • Patent number: 7603357
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel C. Brotsky, Robert Schaffel, Michael Jamrosy
  • Patent number: 7600197
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
  • Patent number: 6493006
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
  • Publication number: 20020175955
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Arno Gourdol, Daniel Cooley
  • Patent number: D591764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Wade Heninger, Arno Gourdol, Paul Anastasopoulos, Christopher Smith