Patents by Inventor Baron L. Roberts

Baron L. Roberts 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).

  • Analysis and assessment of software library projects
    Patent number: 9135591
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a method, system, and apparatus for facilitating use of a software library project. During operation, the system obtains a set of data associated with use of the software library project, wherein the data comprises a set of dependencies of calls and objects associated with the software library project. Next, the system applies a set of business rules to the data to assess one or more characteristics associated with the software library project. The system then enables use of the data and the one or more characteristics in assessing a health of the software library project.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Nicol, Baron L. Roberts, Jens O. Pillgram-Larsen, David P. McCutcheon
  • Location-based bookmarks
    Patent number: 8107971
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for using a location aware device to determine a current location, recording a location bookmark for the current location using the location aware device, storing the location bookmark, detecting at some later time that a location of the location aware device is within a specified proximity to the bookmark location and that a user-defined condition is satisfied by the bookmark content, and automatically notifying a user of the location aware device of the location bookmark. A location bookmark includes a bookmark location and bookmark content, the bookmark location being the current location and the bookmark content including data associated with the current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Baron L. Roberts, Gordon Durand
  • Location-based bookmarks
    Patent number: 7957749
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for using a location aware device to determine a current location, recording a location bookmark for the current location using the location aware device, storing the location bookmark, detecting at some later time that a location of the location aware device is within a specified proximity to the bookmark location and that a user-defined condition is satisfied by the bookmark content, and automatically notifying a user of the location aware device of the location bookmark. A location bookmark includes a bookmark location and bookmark content, the bookmark location being the current location and the bookmark content including data associated with the current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Baron L. Roberts, Gordon Durand
  • Location-based bookmarks
    Patent number: 7289812
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for using a location aware device to determine a current location, recording a location bookmark for the current location using the location aware device, storing the location bookmark, detecting at some later time that a location of the location aware device is within a specified proximity to the bookmark location and that a user-defined condition is satisfied by the bookmark content, and automatically notifying a user of the location aware device of the location bookmark. A location bookmark includes a bookmark location and bookmark content, the bookmark location being the current location and the bookmark content including data associated with the current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Baron L. Roberts, Gordon Durand