Patents by Inventor Gus Winkleman

Gus Winkleman 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).

  • CONTEXTUAL TRIGGERING OF ASSISTIVE FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20240004511
    Abstract: A method includes, while a user device is using a first presentation mode to present content to a user, obtaining a current state of the user of the user device. The method also includes, based on the current state of the user, providing, as output from a user interface of the user device, a user-selectable option that when selected causes the user device to use a second presentation mode to present the content to the user. The method further includes, in response to receiving a user input indication indicating selection of the user-selectable option, initiating presentation of the content using the second presentation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kristin A. Gray, Tim Wantland, Matthew Stokes, Bingying Xia, Karen Vertierra, Melissa Barnhart, Gus Winkleman
  • Contextual triggering of assistive functions
    Patent number: 11782569
    Abstract: A method includes, while a user device is using a first presentation mode to present content to a user, obtaining a current state of the user of the user device. The method also includes, based on the current state of the user, providing, as output from a user interface of the user device, a user-selectable option that when selected causes the user device to use a second presentation mode to present the content to the user. The method further includes, in response to receiving a user input indication indicating selection of the user-selectable option, initiating presentation of the content using the second presentation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kristin A. Gray, Tim Wantland, Matthew Stokes, Bingying Xia, Karen Vertierra, Melissa Barnhart, Gus Winkleman
  • Contextual Triggering of Assistive Functions
    Publication number: 20230026521
    Abstract: A method includes, while a user device is using a first presentation mode to present content to a user, obtaining a current state of the user of the user device. The method also includes, based on the current state of the user, providing, as output from a user interface of the user device, a user-selectable option that when selected causes the user device to use a second presentation mode to present the content to the user. The method further includes, in response to receiving a user input indication indicating selection of the user-selectable option, initiating presentation of the content using the second presentation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kristin A Gray, Tim Wantland, Matthew Stokes, Bingying Xia, Karen Vertierra, Melissa Bamhart, Gus Winkleman