Patents by Inventor Garth Conboy
Garth Conboy 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).
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Publication number: 20190204998Abstract: An audio book server may identify, from a plurality of electronic texts, an electronic text that corresponds with an audio book. The audio book server may determine, based at least in part on the electronic text, organizational data associated with a plurality of time-based locations of the audio book. The audio book server may output the audio book and the organizational data to a remote computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Greg Don Hartrell, Brady Duga, Alan Newberger, Christopher Salvarani, Garth Conboy, John Rivlin, Andrew Casey Brown
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Publication number: 20180107658Abstract: Digital graphic novel content is received and features of the graphic novel content are identified. At least one of the identified features includes text. Contextual information corresponding to the feature or features that include text is generated based on the identified features. The contextual information is used to aid translation of the text included in the feature or features that include text.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Gregory Don Hartrell, Debajit Ghosh, Matthew William Vaughan-Vail, John Michael Rivlin, Garth Conboy, Xinxing Gu, Alexander Toshkov Toshev
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Patent number: 9880978Abstract: A system and method for selective control of zoom adjustments in an electronic publication is disclosed. The method may include generating content for display on an electronic reading device; generating at least one style for the content, and storing the content and the at least one style on a computer readable medium. The generation of at least one style may include identifying at least a portion of the content for which at least one zoom level will be specified; specifying a base text size for the portion of the content; and specifying a first value to increment the base text size to a first zoom state text size.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Brady Duga, Garth Conboy, William Leshner, John Rivlin, Vincent Le Chevalier
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Patent number: 9881003Abstract: Digital graphic novel content is received and features of the graphic novel content are identified. At least one of the identified features includes text. Contextual information corresponding to the feature or features that include text is generated based on the identified features. The contextual information is used to aid translation of the text included in the feature or features that include text.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Greg Don Hartrell, Debajit Ghosh, Matthew William Vaughan-Vail, John Michael Rivlin, Garth Conboy, Xinxing Gu, Alexander Toshkov Toshev
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Publication number: 20170365083Abstract: Locations and presentation orders of objects of interest (e.g., speech bubbles) in digital graphic novel content are identified such that expanded versions of the objects of interest can be presented to a reader. Specifically, digital graphic novel content is received and locations of interest regions (e.g., rectangular text regions of speech bubbles) in the content are identified by applying a machine-learned model to the content. Locations and presentation orders of objects of interest in the digital graphic novel content are identified based on the identified locations of the interest regions. The digital graphic novel content and presentation metadata including the locations and presentation orders of the objects of interest are provided to a reading device such that expanded versions of the objects of interest are presented to the user in accordance with the presentation metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Greg Hartrell, Garth Conboy, Brady Duga, Xinxing Gu, Adeline Beavers, Debajit Ghosh, John Rivlin, Alan Newberger, Tae Wan An, Jacob Moon, Christopher Salvarani, Karl Blass
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Patent number: 9613268Abstract: A system to process graphical elements within a book during assessment of the book for suitability for conversion to an audio format includes an image classification subsystem, an image processing subsystem, and a weighting subsystem. The image classification subsystem is configured to classify a graphical element based on at least one of a context of the graphical element and properties of the graphical element. The image processing subsystem is configured process the graphical element to create a processed graphical element, the processing responsive to the classification of the graphical element. The weighting subsystem is configured to produce a weighting corresponding to the processed graphical element, the weighting indicating an impact of the graphical element of suitability of the book for conversion to the audio format.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Garth Conboy, Michael Salomon Morton
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Publication number: 20170083511Abstract: Digital graphic novel content is received and features of the graphic novel content are identified. At least one of the identified features includes text. Contextual information corresponding to the feature or features that include text is generated based on the identified features. The contextual information is used to aid translation of the text included in the feature or features that include text.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Greg Don Hartrell, Debajit Ghosh, Matthew William Vaughan-Vail, John Michael Rivlin, Garth Conboy, Xinxing Gu, Alexander Toshkov Toshev
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Publication number: 20170083196Abstract: Digital graphic novel content is received and a machine-learning model applied to predict features of the digital graphic novel content. The predicted features include locations of a plurality of panels and a reading order of the plurality of panels. A packaged digital graphic novel is created that includes the digital graphic novel content and presentation metadata. The presentation metadata indicates a manner in which the digital graphic novel content should be presented based on the locations and reading order of the plurality of panels. The packaged digital graphic novel is provided to a reading device to be presented in accordance with the manner indicated in the presentation metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Greg Don Hartrell, Debajit Ghosh, Matthew William Vaughan-Vail, John Michael Rivlin, Garth Conboy, Xinxing Gu, Alexander Toshkov Toshev
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Patent number: 9600450Abstract: A system for and method of displaying non-rectangular images in electronic content on an electronic device in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include identifying, using a template identification computing apparatus, an image shape template associated with a non-rectangular image that is part of electronic content to be displayed on the electronic device, determining, using a boundary region determination computing apparatus, a boundary region of the image shape template, placing, using an image placement computing apparatus, the non-rectangular image inside the boundary region of the image shape template and on the electronic content, flowing, using a text flow computing apparatus, text that is part of the electronic content outside and along the boundary region of the image shape template, and transmitting, using a communication computing apparatus, the electronic content along with the non-rectangular image to the electronic device via a network.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Brady Duga, John Rivlin, Vincent Le Chevalier, Garth Conboy
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Publication number: 20160042230Abstract: A system to process graphical elements within a book during assessment of the book for suitability for conversion to an audio format includes an image classification subsystem, an image processing subsystem, and a weighting subsystem. The image classification subsystem is configured to classify a graphical element based on at least one of a context of the graphical element and properties of the graphical element. The image processing subsystem is configured process the graphical element to create a processed graphical element, the processing responsive to the classification of the graphical element. The weighting subsystem is configured to produce a weighting corresponding to the processed graphical element, the weighting indicating an impact of the graphical element of suitability of the book for conversion to the audio format.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Garth Conboy, Michael Salomon Morton
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Patent number: 9202142Abstract: An electronic book system includes an assessment module that determines how suitable a particular book is for conversion to audio presentation format. The extent of image content is determined and compared with the amount of text in the book. Images are categorized and then weighted based on factors including image size, context of image with respect to surrounding text, and repetition of the image. An overall assessment score is generated as a metric for how suitable the book is for conversion to audio format. Image weightings are also usable to determine which images may be provided to users along with the audio version.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Garth Conboy, Michael Salomon Morton
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Publication number: 20140344676Abstract: A system and method for selective control of zoom adjustments in an electronic publication is disclosed. The method may include generating content for display on an electronic reading device; generating at least one style for the content, and storing the content and the at least one style on a computer readable medium. The generation of at least one style may include identifying at least a portion of the content for which at least one zoom level will be specified; specifying a base text size for the portion of the content; and specifying a first value to increment the base text size to a first zoom state text size.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Brady Duga, Garth Conboy, William Lesher, John Rivlin, Vincent Le Chevalier
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Patent number: 8832548Abstract: A system and method for selective control of zoom adjustments in an electronic publication is disclosed. The method may include generating content for display on an electronic reading device; generating at least one style for the content, and storing the content and the at least one style on a computer readable medium. The generation of at least one style may include identifying at least a portion of the content for which at least one zoom level will be specified; specifying a base text size for the portion of the content; and specifying a first value to increment the base text size to a first zoom state text size.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Brady Duga, Garth Conboy, William Leshner, John Rivlin, Vincent Le Chevalier
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Patent number: 8730152Abstract: A system for and method of reinitializing a screen controller of an electronic display device, such as an electrophoretic display, are disclosed. The system may comprise at least one computer processor associated with a screen controller of an electrophoretic display device, where the at least one computer processor may be configured to initialize screen controller registers, loading a waveform into the screen controller of the electrophoretic display device, copying previously stored screen image data stored in direct memory access to current storage of the screen controller; and executing an update process to efficiently reinitialize the screen controller of the electrophoretic display after panel power to the electrophoretic display is provided by at least one power source of the electrophoretic display.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Hare, Samson Huang, Garth Conboy, Serge Rutman, Genisim Tsilker
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Publication number: 20130305143Abstract: A system for and method of displaying non-rectangular images in electronic content on an electronic device in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include identifying, using a template identification computing apparatus, an image shape template associated with a non-rectangular image that is part of electronic content to be displayed on the electronic device, determining, using a boundary region determination computing apparatus, a boundary region of the image shape template, placing, using an image placement computing apparatus, the non-rectangular image inside the boundary region of the image shape template and on the electronic content, flowing, using a text flow computing apparatus, text that is part of the electronic content outside and along the boundary region of the image shape template, and transmitting, using a communication computing apparatus, the electronic content along with the non-rectangular image to the electronic device via a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Brady DUGA, John RIVLIN, Vincent LE CHEVALIER, Garth CONBOY
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Patent number: 8395483Abstract: A system and method for controlling the power of an electronic reader device is provided. The system for controlling the power of an electronic reader device may comprise a computing apparatus that may receive a command from a host system to change the power state a power controller. The system may also comprise a computing apparatus that may adjust the power state of the power controller by using one or more registers. The system may further comprise a computing apparatus that may adjust the power of one or more power supplies. The system may additionally comprise a computing apparatus that may instruct a display controller to perform an operation based on the change of the power state of the power controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Inventors: Garth Conboy, Mark Foster, Vincent Le Chevalier, John Rivlin, Khin Zaw
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Patent number: 8385659Abstract: A system for and method of displaying non-rectangular images in electronic content on an electronic device in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include identifying, using a template identification computing apparatus, an image shape template associated with a non-rectangular image that is part of electronic content to be displayed on the electronic device, determining, using a boundary region determination computing apparatus, a boundary region of the image shape template, placing, using an image placement computing apparatus, the non-rectangular image inside the boundary region of the image shape template and on the electronic content, flowing, using a text flow computing apparatus, text that is part of the electronic content outside and along the boundary region of the image shape template, and transmitting, using a communication computing apparatus, the electronic content along with the non-rectangular image to the electronic device via a network.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Inventors: Brady Duga, John Rivlin, Vincent Le Chevalier, Garth Conboy
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Patent number: 8255820Abstract: A system for and method for tracking events occurring on an electronic paper display device is presented. The system and method may include detecting an event occurring at the electronic paper display device, identifying the event and a status of the electronic paper display device, wherein the identification of the event comprises using a data structure mapping electronic content structure to one or more identifiers, and transmitting the one or more identifiers associated with the event via a network to a network accessible device.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Skiff, LLCInventors: John Rivlin, Brady Duga, Garth Conboy, William Leshner, Vincent Le Chevalier, Ruze Richards, Emilio Rojas
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Publication number: 20110249903Abstract: A system for and method of displaying non-rectangular images in electronic content on an electronic device in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include identifying, using a template identification computing apparatus, an image shape template associated with a non-rectangular image that is part of electronic content to be displayed on the electronic device, determining, using a boundary region determination computing apparatus, a boundary region of the image shape template, placing, using an image placement computing apparatus, the non-rectangular image inside the boundary region of the image shape template and on the electronic content, flowing, using a text flow computing apparatus, text that is part of the electronic content outside and along the boundary region of the image shape template, and transmitting, using a communication computing apparatus, the electronic content along with the non-rectangular image to the electronic device via a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicants: eBook Technologies, Inc., Skiff LLCInventors: Brady DUGA, John RIVLIN, Vincent LE CHEVALIER, Garth CONBOY
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Publication number: 20110251837Abstract: A system for and method of electronic reference integration with an electronic reader is presented. The system and method may include providing an electronic reference on an electronic paper display device. The method may include receiving, on an electronic paper display device, a request for an electronic reference, the request being associated with electronic content of the electronic paper display device, determining a context of the request within the electronic content, identifying a language of the electronic content based on the context, identifying an electronic reference corresponding to the identified language, and providing the electronic paper display device with access to the identified electronic reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicants: eBook Technologies, Inc., Skiff LLCInventors: Garth CONBOY, Vincent Le Chevalier, John Rivlin