Patents by Inventor David Krovitz

David Krovitz 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: 7941429
    Abstract: Interfaces, apparatuses, and methods for searching and navigating a set of objects are provided. In one example, an interface includes a field for entering filter criteria for searching a set of objects and a display portion for displaying tiles associated with the objects according to the filter criteria. The tiles are displayed such that the best match to the filter criteria is displayed centrally and/or larger relative to other displayed tiles within the display portion. For example, the set of objects may be ranked according to the filter criteria by a suitable algorithm to determine the object having the highest rank or best match to the filter criteria. Further, tiles associated with lower ranked objects may be displayed concentrically around the best match such that the display centers on the tiles associated with the highest ranked objects per the filter criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: David Krovitz, Shay McCloskey
  • Publication number: 20090021790
    Abstract: An interface for viewing and/or printing a web page according to user-control of the content is provided. In one example, an interface includes at least one user-selectable option for displaying content from a web page, the web page including at least two content types, and displaying the web page according to at least one user-selectable option. The interface may include a selection interface having the at least one user-selectable option, which may include check boxes or other selectable features such as sliders, radio buttons, or drop-down menus; alternatively, a user-selectable option may be viewable during a hover or roll-over state of displayed content. The content types may include text, images, videos, advertisements, comments, and so on, which may adjust in real-time in response to a change in the user-selectable option. The interface may further include a print button for initiating a function for printing the displayed content according to the user-selected options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: David Krovitz, Agnes Liu
  • Publication number: 20090019031
    Abstract: Interfaces, apparatuses, and methods for searching and navigating a set of objects are provided. In one example, an interface includes a field for entering filter criteria for searching a set of objects and a display portion for displaying tiles associated with the objects according to the filter criteria. The tiles are displayed such that the best match to the filter criteria is displayed centrally and/or larger relative to other displayed tiles within the display portion. For example, the set of objects may be ranked according to the filter criteria by a suitable algorithm to determine the object having the highest rank or best match to the filter criteria. Further, tiles associated with lower ranked objects may be displayed concentrically around the best match such that the display centers on the tiles associated with the highest ranked objects per the filter criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: David Krovitz, Shay McCloskey
  • Publication number: 20080301579
    Abstract: An interface for navigating and previewing content is provided. In one example, an interface includes a plurality of content modules displayed in a two-dimensional array, each content module associated with a summary of content and an initial display. The initial display may include, for example, an image and text associated with the content. Selection of a content module causes a display of the summary of the content within the display space of the content module, and subsequent to the selection (e.g., in response to a user selecting a new content module or indicating they are done) the content module display is different than the initial display, thereby allowing a user to determine which content modules have been previously selected. The summary of the content may include a portion of the associated content, and may further include a link for accessing the associated content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Jonasson, Megan O'Toole, David Krovitz
  • Patent number: D596644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Jonasson, Megan O'Toole, David Krovitz
  • Patent number: D607002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Jonasson, Megan O'Toole, David Krovitz
  • Patent number: D611055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Jonasson, Megan O'Toole, David Krovitz
  • Patent number: D619594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Jonasson, Megan O'Toole, David Krovitz
  • Patent number: D709906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Jonasson, Megan O'Toole, David Krovitz