Patents by Inventor Francesco Schembari

Francesco Schembari 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).

  • Shortening URLs using touchscreen gestures
    Patent number: 9766797
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter may include a method shortening text on a touchscreen computing device. The method can include detecting touch input on a touchscreen. The method can include determining a selected input text appearing on the touchscreen. The method can include determining the selected input text to be shortened. The method can include determining a length of a shortened output text. The method can include transmitting the selected input text and the length of the shortened output text to an external shortener for shortening and registration. The method can include presenting the shortened output text on the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, John A. Feller, Trudy L. Hewitt, Francesco Schembari
  • PROCESSING URLs ON TOUCHSCREENS
    Publication number: 20140075292
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter may include a method shortening text on a touchscreen computing device. The method can include detecting touch input on a touchscreen. The method can include determining a selected input text appearing on the touchscreen. The method can include determining the selected input text to be shortened. The method can include determining a length of a shortened output text. The method can include transmitting the selected input text and the length of the shortened output text to an external shortener for shortening and registration. The method can include presenting the shortened output text on the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, John A. Feller, Trudy L. Hewitt, Francesco Schembari