Patents by Inventor Cecil Kift

Cecil Kift 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).

  • System and method for representation of object animation within presentations of software application programs
    Patent number: 9110688
    Abstract: A system and method for representing object animation, such as the movement of mouse pointers, within presentations based on software application programs or other information displayed by a computer system is disclosed herein. In one aspect the method is directed to representing animation of a mouse pointer object during creation of a presentation based on such displayed information. The method includes storing a first mouse pointer position relative to a first screen shot derived from the displayed information. In addition, a second mouse pointer position is also stored relative to a second screen shot derived from the displayed information. The method farther includes displaying, with respect to the first screen shot, a previous path portion to a displayed mouse pointer position and a next path portion from the displayed mouse pointer position. The previous path portion and the next path portion are representative of a mouse pointer path traversed during playback of the presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Magnus Nirell, Cecil Kift, Nathan Rich, Jorgen S. Lien
  • System and method for representation of object animation within presentations of software application programs
    Publication number: 20070033574
    Abstract: A system and method for representing object animation, such as the movement of mouse pointers, within presentations based on software application programs or other information displayed by a computer system is disclosed herein. In one aspect the method is directed to representing animation of a mouse pointer object during creation of a presentation based on such displayed information. The method includes storing a first mouse pointer position relative to a first screen shot derived from the displayed information. In addition, a second mouse pointer position is also stored relative to a second screen shot derived from the displayed information. The method farther includes displaying, with respect to the first screen shot, a previous path portion to a displayed mouse pointer position and a next path portion from the displayed mouse pointer position. The previous path portion and the next path portion are representative of a mouse pointer path traversed during playback of the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Magnus Nirell, Cecil Kift, Nathan Rich, Jorgen Lien
  • System and method for representation of object animation within presentations of software application programs
    Patent number: 7086032
    Abstract: A system and method for representing object animation, such as the movement of mouse pointers, within presentations based on software application programs or other information displayed by a computer system is disclosed herein. In one aspect the method is directed to representing animation of a mouse pointer object during creation of a presentation based on such displayed information. The method includes storing a first mouse pointer position relative to a first screen shot derived from the displayed information. In addition, a second mouse pointer position is also stored relative to a second screen shot derived from the displayed information. The method further includes displaying, with respect to the first screen shot, a previous path portion to a displayed mouse pointer position and a next path portion from the displayed mouse pointer position. The previous path portion and the next path portion are representative of a mouse pointer path traversed during playback of the presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Magnus Nirell, Cecil Kift, Nathan Rich, Jorgen S. Lien
  • System and method for representation of object animation within presentations of software application programs
    Publication number: 20040168149
    Abstract: A system and method for representing object animation, such as the movement of mouse pointers, within presentations based on software application programs or other information displayed by a computer system is disclosed herein. In one aspect the method is directed to representing animation of a mouse pointer object during creation of a presentation based on such displayed information. The method includes storing a first mouse pointer position relative to a first screen shot derived from the displayed information. In addition, a second mouse pointer position is also stored relative to a second screen shot derived from the displayed information. The method further includes displaying, with respect to the first screen shot, a previous path portion to a displayed mouse pointer position and a next path portion from the displayed mouse pointer position. The previous path portion and the next path portion are representative of a mouse pointer path traversed during playback of the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Cooley Godward LLP
    Inventors: Magnus Nirell, Cecil Kift, Nathan Rich, Jorgen S. Lien