Patents by Inventor Dave CAISSY

Dave CAISSY 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).

  • Method for controlling the display of a portable computing device
    Patent number: 9966044
    Abstract: The present document describes a method for controlling an output presented on a visual display of a portable computing device having an orientation, the portable computing device comprising a memory on which is stored visual content comprising at least one of graphics data, photo data and video data, and text content substantially comprising text data, the text content further comprising a visual content indicator indicative of the existence of the visual content, the method comprising: detecting the orientation of the portable computing device as corresponding to one of a first display mode and a second display mode; in the orientation corresponding to the first display mode, presenting the text content on the visual display in the first display mode; in the presence of the visual content indicator, detecting a change of the orientation corresponding to the first display mode to the orientation corresponding to the second display mode; and in the orientation corresponding to the second display mode, present
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Dave Caissy
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160171659
    Abstract: The present document describes a method for controlling an output presented on a visual display of a portable computing device having an orientation, the portable computing device comprising a memory on which is stored visual content comprising at least one of graphics data, photo data and video data, and text content substantially comprising text data, the text content further comprising a visual content indicator indicative of the existence of the visual content, the method comprising: detecting the orientation of the portable computing device as corresponding to one of a first display mode and a second display mode; in the orientation corresponding to the first display mode, presenting the text content on the visual display in the first display mode; in the presence of the visual content indicator, detecting a change of the orientation corresponding to the first display mode to the orientation corresponding to the second display mode; and in the orientation corresponding to the second display mode, present
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Dave Caissy
  • Method for controlling the display of a portable computing device
    Patent number: 8976202
    Abstract: The present document describes a method for controlling an output presented on a visual display of a portable computing device having an orientation, the portable computing device comprising a memory on which is stored visual content comprising at least one of graphics data, photo data and video data, and text content substantially comprising text data, the text content further comprising a visual content indicator indicative of the existence of the visual content, the method comprising: detecting the orientation of the portable computing device as corresponding to one of a first display mode and a second display mode; in the orientation corresponding to the first display mode, presenting the text content on the visual display in the first display mode; in the presence of the visual content indicator, detecting a change of the orientation corresponding to the first display mode to the orientation corresponding to the second display mode; and in the orientation corresponding to the second display mode, present
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventor: Dave Caissy
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140210860
    Abstract: The present document describes a method for controlling an output presented on a visual display of a portable computing device having an orientation, the portable computing device comprising a memory on which is stored visual content comprising at least one of graphics data, photo data and video data, and text content substantially comprising text data, the text content further comprising a visual content indicator indicative of the existence of the visual content, the method comprising: detecting the orientation of the portable computing device as corresponding to one of a first display mode and a second display mode; in the orientation corresponding to the first display mode, presenting the text content on the visual display in the first display mode; in the presence of the visual content indicator, detecting a change of the orientation corresponding to the first display mode to the orientation corresponding to the second display mode; and in the orientation corresponding to the second display mode, present
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Dave CAISSY