Patents by Inventor Chris Thilgen
Chris Thilgen 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).
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Patent number: 8589779Abstract: Computer program products, methods and systems for accepting content that defines an event handler. The content is provided to a media player configured to render the content. The event handler is configured to receive an event from an operating system on which the media player runs, the operating system executing on a mobile device having an integrated display and an integrated telephone. The content is presented by the media player on the display. The event is received from the operating system and providing the event to the event handler. And the presentation of the content is modified by the media player based on processing of the event by the event handler.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Govind Balakrishnan, Andrew Borovsky, Matthew Millar, Chris Thilgen, Angus Davis
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Patent number: 8565739Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Ward Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20130211566Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes evaluating local codecs of a cellular telephone. The method further includes playing a content file with a media player on the cellular telephone. The method also includes accessing encoded media referred to by the content file in a format determined based on local codecs of the cellular telephone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20130012262Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Ward Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Patent number: 8320890Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Ward Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Patent number: 8249569Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes evaluating local codecs of a cellular telephone. The method further includes playing a content file with a media player on the cellular telephone. The method also includes accessing encoded media referred to by the content file in a format determined based on local codecs of the cellular telephone.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20110300836Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Patent number: 8000690Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20100105361Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2010Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Patent number: 7660558Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2005Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Patent number: 7603113Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes evaluating local codecs of a cellular telephone. The method further includes playing a content file with a media player on the cellular telephone. The method also includes accessing encoded media referred to by the content file in a format determined based on local codecs of the cellular telephone.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20080222520Abstract: Computer program products, methods and systems for accepting content that defines an event handler. The content is provided to a media player configured to render the content. The event handler is configured to receive an event from an operating system on which the media player runs, the operating system executing on a mobile device having an integrated display and an integrated telephone. The content is presented by the media player on the display. The event is received from the operating system and providing the event to the event handler. And the presentation of the content is modified by the media player based on processing of the event by the event handler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventors: Govind Balakrishnan, Andrew Borovsky, Matthew Millar, Chris Thilgen, Angus Davis
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Publication number: 20070157194Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is presented. The method includes providing a user interface content file. Additionally, the method includes playing the user interface content file in a media player on a cellular telephone. Moreover, the method includes interacting with a user using the user interface content file. Additionally, the method includes downloading an update to the user interface content file.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Govind Balakrishnan, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen
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Publication number: 20070156841Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is presented. The method includes playing a content file on a media player of a cellular telephone to provide a user interface to a user of the cellular telephone. The content file is independent of the cellular telephone. The method also includes receiving user commands through the user interface. The method further includes operating the cellular telephone responsive to the user commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Govind Balakrishnan, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen
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Publication number: 20070155426Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is presented. The method includes presenting a user interface to a user on a cellular telephone by operating a media player with a content file. The method also includes receiving user commands. The method further includes translating the user commands to device specific commands in the media player responsive to the content file.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Govind Balakrishnan, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen
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Publication number: 20070155425Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is presented. The method includes receiving specifications for a cellular telephone. The method further includes developing a platform independent user interface implemented by a media player for a cellular telephone separately from an operating system for the cellular telephone. The method also includes integrating the user interface with the operating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Govind Balakrishnan, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen
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Publication number: 20070155310Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20070155309Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes evaluating local codecs of a cellular telephone. The method further includes playing a content file with a media player on the cellular telephone. The method also includes accessing encoded media referred to by the content file in a format determined based on local codecs of the cellular telephone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Rob Borcic, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen, Govind Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20060252462Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes providing an operating system on a cellular telephone. The method also includes providing a graphical display engine on the cellular telephone. The method further includes providing a user interface having a plurality of hierarchical interface layers. At least one of the plurality hierarchical interface layers is provided by the graphical display engine. At least one of the plurality of hierarchical interface layers is provided by the operating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Govind Balakrishnan, Angus Davis, Chris Thilgen