Patents by Inventor Christopher Jason

Christopher Jason 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: 8230361
    Abstract: A content feed aggregator displays an ordered list of content items, including a selected item and a set of other items. The selected item is displayed in an expanded format while the other items are simultaneously displayed in a compact format. At least one respective item in compact format is displayed above the selected item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the selected item. In response to a user action for selecting a second item in the displayed list, the ordered list of content items is redisplayed with the second item displayed in the expanded format and the other items, including the first item, displayed in the compact format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Goldberg, Christopher Jason Wetherell, Mihai Parparita, Kevin David Fox
  • Publication number: 20120060121
    Abstract: A content feed aggregator displays an ordered list of content items, including a selected item and a set of other items. The selected item is displayed in an expanded format while the other items are simultaneously displayed in a compact format. At least one respective item in compact format is displayed above the selected item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the selected item. In response to a user action for selecting a second item in the displayed list, the ordered list of content items is redisplayed with the second item displayed in the expanded format and the other items, including the first item, displayed in the compact format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Steven L. Goldberg, Christopher Jason Wetherell, Mihai Parparita, Kevin David Fox
  • Publication number: 20110113116
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and electronic device are provided for providing hyper-local geo-targeting based on validated, user-supplied geographic information, wherein the user's anonymity may be maintained. In particular, user-supplied geographic information may be collected in association with a truncated IP address. Once collected, the user-supplied information may be validated using geographic data previously derived from one or more complete IP addresses corresponding to the received truncated IP address. The derived geographic data may have been derived using a system that maps the routing infrastructure of the Internet in order to determine where endpoints on the Internet are located. The validated, user-supplied geographic information, which may be more specific than the derived geographic data, may then be used to provide more granular and accurate geo-targeting, all the while maintaining the privacy of the individual users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: JEFF BURDETTE, Joseph Hebenstreit, Richard Cabrera, Christopher Jason Lee, Robert Friedman, David Helsper
  • Publication number: 20100228218
    Abstract: A disposable pull-on garment has a front waist region and a back waist region opposite the front waist region. The disposable pull-on garment also has a chassis and front and back waist members attached to the chassis in the front and back waist regions, respectively. The front waist member has a first retraction force and the back waist member has a second retraction force. The disposable pull-on garment also has a pair of side members attaching the front waist region to the back waist region, thereby forming a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. Each of the pair of side members includes a waist zone and a hip zone. The waist zones have retraction forces which are about equal to the first retraction force, and the hip zones have retraction forces which are greater than the first or second retraction forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Frederick Michael Langdon, Uwe Schneider, Christopher Jason Hawke, Gregory Ashton
  • Publication number: 20100182284
    Abstract: A tilt sensitive virtual marking implement is used to render an impression on an electronic presentation device. Further, a bearing measurement and/or a barrel rotation measurement of the virtual marking implement may be made with respect to the surface. The barrel rotation, tilt, and/or bearing are then used to vary geometry of an impression profile associated with a faceted physical marking implement as well as an intensity of the rendering. A user may actively vary the impression profile while he or she produces strokes of the virtual marking implement across the surface without changing the faceted physical marking implement selection or switching to a different virtual marking implement so that a corresponding impression profile mimics an impression of a facet on the faceted physical marking implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Corel Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Jason Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20100181121
    Abstract: The presently disclosed technology teaches using a tilt-sensitive virtual marking implement to render an impression on an electronic presentation device. Further, a bearing measurement and a tilt measurement of the virtual marking implement are made with respect to the surface. The tilt and bearing are then used to vary geometry of an impression profile associated with the physical marking implement as well as an intensity of the rendering. A user may actively vary the impression profile while he or she produces strokes of the virtual marking implement across the surface without changing the physical marking implement selection or switching to a different virtual marking implement. When creating a rendering on a virtual canvas using the virtual marking implement and the surface, a user may wish to vary an orientation of the virtual marking implement so that a corresponding impression profile mimics an impression of a selected physical marking implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: COREL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher Jason Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20100182285
    Abstract: A method of determining a tilt, bearing, and/or barrel rotation of a virtual marking implement with respect to a surface is disclosed herein. The tilt, bearing, and/or barrel rotation are used to vary geometry of an impression profile associated with a selected physical marking implement as well as the intensity of a rendering on an electronic presentation device. Further, the impression profile associated with the selected physical marking implement may change over time as marks are rendered on the electronic presentation device. More specifically, a quantity of use of the physical marking implement defines in part the size, orientation, and/or shape of one or more facets on the physical marking implement. Existing facets on the physical marking implement may be modified and/or new facets may be added to the physical marking implement as marks are rendered on the electronic presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Corel Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Jason Tremblay
  • Patent number: 7744579
    Abstract: A disposable pull-on garment has a front waist region and a back waist region opposite the front waist region. The disposable pull-on garment also has a chassis and front and back waist members attached to the chassis in the front and back waist regions, respectively. The front waist member has a first retraction force and the back waist member has a second retraction force. The disposable pull-on garment also has a pair of side members attaching the front waist region to the back waist region, thereby forming a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. Each of the pair of side members includes a waist zone and a hip zone. The waist zones have retraction forces which are about equal to the first retraction force, and the hip zones have retraction forces which are greater than the first or second retraction forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frederick Michael Langdon, Uwe Schneider, Christopher Jason Hawke, Gregory Ashton
  • Publication number: 20100011632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a greeting card with the capability of connecting to and interacting with a device. More particularly, this invention relates to a card having a connector that permits a memory device coupled with the card to interact with a device, such as a multimedia player or computing device. The memory device may include a file, such as a video or image, that has been stored by the card purchaser and that can then be executed on the device for the enjoyment of the card recipient. The memory device may store a file for the greeting card recipient to access or view on a device, such as a multimedia player, when the card is connected to the device. Additionally, the memory device may include executable software that causes the device to perform an action, such as opening up a webpage, once the card is connected to the device. In such an embodiment, the card may be a gift card, such as a standard gift card issued by retailers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Jason Shields, Omar A. Martinez
  • Patent number: 7515752
    Abstract: A drawing assistance system enhances a sketch drawn by a user in an electrical document on a computer system by collecting stroke data from one or more strokes of a sketch as a user draws the sketch. The stroke data includes time-based information and features of each stroke. The strokes are handled based on the time-based information, and analysed based on the strokes handled based on the time-based information. The sketch is enhanced based on results of the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Corel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Jason Tremblay, Pascal Bécheiraz, Rick Charles Champagne, Valentin Ivanov, Daniel Jetté, Paul Legomski, Shawn Lipstein, Vladimir Makarov
  • Patent number: 7299422
    Abstract: A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Migo Software, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brett Levine, Christopher Jason Neumann
  • Patent number: 7174179
    Abstract: A remote communications terminal accesses a terrestrial network or information source via a SATCOM link with an earth station hub linked to the network or information source. Information throughput adaptation (ITA) is employed on the SATCOM link to maximize information throughput over the SATCOM link while ensuring acceptable signal quality under varying rain fading conditions. Sufficient power margin is built into the SATCOM link such that, under severe rain fading conditions, the lowest system throughput rate still provides acceptable signal quality. Under lesser rain fading conditions, the data throughput rate is increased via more bandwidth efficient modulation and coding schemes permitted by the higher signal quality which results from greater power margin. The earth station hub and remote terminals monitor the signal quality and communicate to adaptively adjust the modulation and coding used on the forward and return links to maximize information throughput under varying rain fading conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Krebs, Robert J. Sims, Ronald C. Bruno, Christopher Jason Berger, Ronald H. Pawlikowski, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6990328
    Abstract: Upon detecting the origination of an emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP), an IP softphone places this call over a cellular network rather than utilizing data communication. By placing the emergency call over the cellular system, the call is automatically routed by the cellular system to the appropriate PSAP, and the cellular system also provides to the PSAP the location of the IP softphone. The IP softphone utilizes a peripheral that provides the radio frequency circuitry necessary to place the emergency call to the PSAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Pamme Lynn Crandall, Christopher Jason Donley
  • Publication number: 20040165008
    Abstract: A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: David Brett Levine, Christopher Jason Neumann
  • Publication number: 20040111531
    Abstract: The methods and systems described herein provide for the detection of a software worm in a computer network, such as the Internet, and/or a limitation of the rate of infection of a software worm within a computer network. In a preferred embodiment, a worm detector software module observes the behavior of, and optionally inspects the electronic messages sent from, a particular computer system, network address, virtual machine, and/or cluster. A worm screen software program edits the flow of traffic from the network address when a possibility of a worm infection achieves a certain level. This editing may include the discarding or rerouting for storage or analysis of messages prepared for transmission by a particular computer system, network address, virtual machine, and/or cluster monitored by the worm screen. The worm screen may be co-located with the worm detector, or comprised within a same software program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Stuart Staniford, Clifford Kahn, Nicholas C. Weaver, Christopher Jason Coit, Roel Jonkman
  • Publication number: 20030096589
    Abstract: Upon detecting the origination of an emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP), an IP softphone places this call over a cellular network rather than utilizing data communication. By placing the emergency call over the cellular system, the call is automatically routed by the cellular system to the appropriate PSAP, and the cellular system also provides to the PSAP the location of the IP softphone. The IP softphone utilizes a peripheral that provides the radio frequency circuitry necessary to place the emergency call to the PSAP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Pamme Lynn Crandall, Christopher Jason Donley
  • Publication number: 20030054816
    Abstract: A remote communications terminal accesses a terrestrial network or information source via a SATCOM link with an earth station hub linked to the network or information source. Information throughput adaptation (ITA) is employed on the SATCOM link to maximize information throughput over the SATCOM link while ensuring acceptable signal quality under varying rain fading conditions. Sufficient power margin is built into the SATCOM link such that, under severe rain fading conditions, the lowest system throughput rate still provides acceptable signal quality. Under lesser rain fading conditions, the data throughput rate is increased via more bandwidth efficient modulation and coding schemes permitted by the higher signal quality which results from greater power margin. The earth station hub and remote terminals monitor the signal quality and communicate to adaptively adjust the modulation and coding used on the forward and return links to maximize information throughput under varying rain fading conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Krebs, Robert J. Sims, Ronald C. Bruno, Christopher Jason Berger
  • Patent number: 6428334
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical receptacle which is safe for children yet easy for adults to use. This electrical receptacle provides power only to a properly inserted plug and makes use of one or more sensors which are able to detect blade insertion, ground plug insertion, presence of the plug face motion near the receptacle face or a combination thereof. The receptacle includes a contact assembly adapted and configured to conductively couple each blade of the plug to a conductor, one or more sensors, and a control circuit; wherein the control circuit determines whether or not to provide power to the properly inserted plug by determining if substantially simultaneous insertion has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Power-Off Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Jason Skarie, Loren Paul Skarie
  • Publication number: 20010007800
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical receptacle which is safe for children yet easy for adults to use. This electrical receptacle provides power only to a properly inserted plug and makes use of one or more sensors which are able to detect blade insertion, ground plug insertion, presence of the plug face motion near the receptacle face or a combination thereof. The receptacle includes a contact assembly adapted and configured to conductively couple each blade of the plug to a conductor, one or more sensors, and a control circuit; wherein the control circuit determines whether or not to provide power to the properly inserted plug by determining if substantially simultaneous insertion has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Applicant: Power-Off Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Jason Skarie, Loren Paul Skarie
  • Patent number: 6176718
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical receptacle which is safe for children yet easy for adults to use. This electrical receptacle provides power only to a properly inserted plug and makes use of one or more sensors which are able to detect blade insertion, ground plug insertion, presence of the plug face motion near the receptacle face or a combination thereof The receptacle includes a contact assembly adapted and configured to conductively couple each blade of the plug to a conductor, one or more sensors, and a control circuit; wherein the control circuit determines whether or not to provide power to the properly inserted plug by determining if substantially simultaneous insertion has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Power-Off Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Jason Skarie, Loren Paul Skarie