Patents by Inventor Brian Salay

Brian Salay 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).

  • Content display and navigation interface
    Patent number: 8055444
    Abstract: A user interface for navigating and viewing content is described. In one example, the apparatus includes display logic for displaying at least two content properties, wherein each of the content properties is associated with additional content (e.g., an application, service, media object, or combinations thereof). Further, the apparatus includes selection logic for displaying the content associated with the content properties in response to selections thereof, and the content associated with each content property is displayed in a common (or reusable) display space of the interface. As different content properties are selected, the content displayed within the display space is replaced (e.g., through animation) according to the associated content of the newly selected content properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Salay, Tapan V. Bhat, Brian F. Buschmann, Keara Fallon, Hillman Curtis
  • Content display and navigation interface
    Publication number: 20070233377
    Abstract: A user interface for navigating and viewing content is described. In one example, the apparatus includes display logic for displaying at least two content properties, wherein each of the content properties is associated with additional content (e.g., an application, service, media object, or combinations thereof). Further, the apparatus includes selection logic for displaying the content associated with the content properties in response to selections thereof, and the content associated with each content property is displayed in a common (or reusable) display space of the interface. As different content properties are selected, the content displayed within the display space is replaced (e.g., through animation) according to the associated content of the newly selected content properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Salay, Tapan Bhat, Brian Buschmann, Keara Fallon, Hillman Curtis
  • Graphical user interface for a display screen
    Patent number: D624088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Salay, Amy E. Parnell