Patents by Inventor David Benjamin Zearing

David Benjamin Zearing 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).

  • Image layout for a display
    Patent number: 9269323
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for efficiently organizing one or more images in a display. The display may comprise one or more display lines, such as display rows or display columns. Images can be selected sequentially from an image database and scaled to fill into a display line, at least until a selected image does not fit. If the selected image does not fit, a cropping amount can be determined for the images in the display line, including the image that does not fit, and the images can be proportionally cropped accordingly. The cropping amount can comprise merely enough display space to accommodate a cropped version of the image that does not fit into the display line. The cropped version of the image can then be filled into the display line, and, if available, a next display line can similarly be populated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Edmiston, David Benjamin Zearing, Emmanuel Miranda-Steiner
  • IMAGE LAYOUT FOR A DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20130106913
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for efficiently organizing one or more images in a display. The display may comprise one or more display lines, such as display rows or display columns. Images can be selected sequentially from an image database and scaled to fill into a display line, at least until a selected image does not fit. If the selected image does not fit, a cropping amount can be determined for the images in the display line, including the image that does not fit, and the images can be proportionally cropped accordingly. The cropping amount can comprise merely enough display space to accommodate a cropped version of the image that does not fit into the display line. The cropped version of the image can then be filled into the display line, and, if available, a next display line can similarly be populated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Greg Edmiston, David Benjamin Zearing, Emmanuel Miranda-Steiner