Patents by Inventor Brian E. Kirsch

Brian E. Kirsch 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: 11822604
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for enabling isolated processes executing within a web browser to distribute information to one another. The method can be implemented by a first process executing within the web browser, and include the steps of (1) receiving, from a child process executing within the web browser, a first request to subscribe to a topic, (2) in response to identifying that the child process is not subscribed to the topic: updating a topic map to indicate that the child process is subscribed to the topic, and (3) in response to identifying that the first process is associated with the parent process: issuing, to the parent process, a second request for the first process to subscribe to the topic. Also disclosed herein is a method for enabling a first process executing within a web browser to access services provided by other processes executing within the web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Kapke, Brian E. Kirsch, William E. Kakes, Ramiro Calvo
  • Patent number: 11132404
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for enabling isolated processes executing within a web browser to distribute information to one another. The method can be implemented by a first process executing within the web browser, and include the steps of (1) receiving, from a child process executing within the web browser, a first request to subscribe to a topic, (2) in response to identifying that the child process is not subscribed to the topic: updating a topic map to indicate that the child process is subscribed to the topic, and (3) in response to identifying that the first process is associated with the parent process: issuing, to the parent process, a second request for the first process to subscribe to the topic. Also disclosed herein is a method for enabling a first process executing within a web browser to access services provided by other processes executing within the web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Kapke, Brian E. Kirsch, William E. Kakes, Ramiro Calvo
  • Publication number: 20210256064
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for enabling isolated processes executing within a web browser to distribute information to one another. The method can be implemented by a first process executing within the web browser, and include the steps of (1) receiving, from a child process executing within the web browser, a first request to subscribe to a topic, (2) in response to identifying that the child process is not subscribed to the topic: updating a topic map to indicate that the child process is subscribed to the topic, and (3) in response to identifying that the first process is associated with the parent process: issuing, to the parent process, a second request for the first process to subscribe to the topic. Also disclosed herein is a method for enabling a first process executing within a web browser to access services provided by other processes executing within the web browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric T. Kapke, Brian E. Kirsch, William E. Kakes, Ramiro Calvo
  • Publication number: 20190370410
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for enabling isolated processes executing within a web browser to distribute information to one another. The method can be implemented by a first process executing within the web browser, and include the steps of (1) receiving, from a child process executing within the web browser, a first request to subscribe to a topic, (2) in response to identifying that the child process is not subscribed to the topic: updating a topic map to indicate that the child process is subscribed to the topic, and (3) in response to identifying that the first process is associated with the parent process: issuing, to the parent process, a second request for the first process to subscribe to the topic. Also disclosed herein is a method for enabling a first process executing within a web browser to access services provided by other processes executing within the web browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Eric T. KAPKE, Brian E. KIRSCH, William E. KAKES, Ramiro CALVO
  • Patent number: 9830047
    Abstract: Asset data streams are provided that facilitate the display of large numbers of media assets. Encoded asset data streams provide approximated aspect ratio information for media assets to be used in determining a position for each media asset in a dataset, thus being able to position all of the media assets in a media asset arrangement prior to being scrolled into view by the user. By communicating aspect ratio approximations as part of an encoded asset data stream of data to a web application, a user is able to scroll to any part of a dataset (e.g., a photo library) when presented in the web application without having to wait on the receipt of information for all media assets. Encoded asset data streams may further include asset identification offsets that indicate a sequential ordering of the individual assets in a dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE
    Inventors: Brian E. Kirsch, Charles E. Edwall, Christopher J. Shull
  • Publication number: 20160266736
    Abstract: Asset data streams are provided that facilitate the display of large numbers of media assets. Encoded asset data streams provide approximated aspect ratio information for media assets to be used in determining a position for each media asset in a dataset, thus being able to position all of the media assets in a media asset arrangement prior to being scrolled into view by the user. By communicating aspect ratio approximations as part of an encoded asset data stream of data to a web application, a user is able to scroll to any part of a dataset (e.g., a photo library) when presented in the web application without having to wait on the receipt of information for all media assets. Encoded asset data streams may further include asset identification offsets that indicate a sequential ordering of the individual assets in a dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Brian E. Kirsch, Charles E. Edwall, Christopher J. Shull