Patents by Inventor Ben McCanny

Ben McCanny 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).

  • Application compatibility on a computing device
    Patent number: 12699504
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes installing an application on a computing device, determining whether to activate a compatibility mode for the application, in response to activating the compatibility mode, determining a restriction to a change to an application window size or shape of a user interface of the application, and rendering a user interface object defining a plurality of predefined sizing options for the user interface of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Sanjay Nathwani, Ben McCanny, Kazuki Takise
  • APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY ON A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240077998
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes installing an application on a computing device, determining whether to activate a compatibility mode for the application, in response to activating the compatibility mode, determining a restriction to a change to an application window size or shape of a user interface of the application, and rendering a user interface object defining a plurality of predefined sizing options for the user interface of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Sanjay Nathwani, Ben McCanny, Kazuki Takise
  • Application compatibility on a computing device
    Patent number: 11816318
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes installing an application on a computing device, determining whether to activate a compatibility mode for the application, in response to activating the compatibility mode, determining a restriction to a change to an application window size or shape of a user interface of the application, and rendering a user interface object defining a plurality of predefined sizing options for the user interface of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Sanjay Nathwani, Ben McCanny, Kazuki Takise
  • APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY ON A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230034967
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes installing an application on a computing device, determining whether to activate a compatibility mode for the application, in response to activating the compatibility mode, determining a restriction to a change to an application window size or shape of a user interface of the application, and rendering a user interface object defining a plurality of predefined sizing options for the user interface of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sanjay Nathwani, Ben McCanny, Kazuki Takise