Patents by Inventor Horia Stefan Ciurdar

Horia Stefan Ciurdar 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: 10928983
    Abstract: System and methods of presenting multiple contexts, while presenting digital content, such as a digital video. A user interface (UI) comprising a media player portion, and a context portion is provided on a screen of a mobile device. The digital content is presented in the media player portion of the UI. The digital video corresponds to a first plurality of context items, wherein a first context item of the first plurality of context items is associated with a first list of videos, a second context item of the first plurality of context items is associated with a second list of videos, the first list of videos includes a first plurality of additional videos, and the second list of videos includes a second plurality of additional videos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Horia Stefan Ciurdar, Jan Svarovsky, Timothy Charles Jones
  • Publication number: 20190250775
    Abstract: System and methods of presenting multiple contexts, while presenting digital content, such as a digital video. A user interface (UI) with multiple portions is provided to a user. The digital content is played in a media player portion of the UI. The digital video is related to a first plurality of context items, a first context item of the first plurality of context items is associated with a first list of video, and a second context item of the first plurality of context items is associated with a second list of videos context items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Horia Stefan Ciurdar, Jan Svarovsky, Timothy Charles Jones
  • Patent number: 10268343
    Abstract: System and methods of presenting multiple contexts, while presenting digital content, such as a digital video. A user interface (UI) with multiple portions is provided to a user. The digital content is played in a media player portion of the UI. The digital video is related to a first plurality of context item groups, a first context item group of the first plurality of context item groups is associated with a first list of context items, and a first context item from the first list of context items is related to a second plurality of context item groups. A hierarchy of contexts accessible during a presentation of the digital video is presented in a context portion of the user interface. The hierarchy of contexts includes a first context corresponding to the first plurality of context item groups related to the digital video, and a second context corresponding to the second plurality of context item groups related to the first context item from the first list of context items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Horia Stefan Ciurdar, Jan Svarovsky, Timothy Charles Jones
  • Publication number: 20160162133
    Abstract: System and methods of presenting multiple contexts, while presenting digital content, such as a digital video. A user interface (UI) with multiple portions is provided to a user. The digital content is played in a media player portion of the UI. The digital video is related to a first plurality of context item groups, a first context item group of the first plurality of context item groups is associated with a first list of context items, and a first context item from the first list of context items is related to a second plurality of context item groups. A hierarchy of contexts accessible during a presentation of the digital video is presented in a context portion of the user interface. The hierarchy of contexts includes a first context corresponding to the first plurality of context item groups related to the digital video, and a second context corresponding to the second plurality of context item groups related to the first context item from the first list of context items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Horia Stefan Ciurdar, Jan Svarovsky, Timothy Charles Jones
  • Patent number: 9262413
    Abstract: System and methods of presenting multiple contexts, while continuing playback of digital content, such as a digital video, are presented. A user interface (UI) with multiple portions is provided to a user. The digital content is played in the first portion of the UI. The second portion of the UI includes a list of context items associated with the digital content. A user selection of a context item is received and a next context associated with the selected context item is displayed in a next portion of the UI, while playback of the digital content continues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Horia Stefan Ciurdar, Jan Svarovsky, Timothy Charles Jones
  • Publication number: 20130332830
    Abstract: System and methods of presenting multiple contexts, while continuing playback of digital content, such as a digital video, are presented. A user interface (UI) with multiple portions is provided to a user. The digital content is played in the first portion of the UI. The second portion of the UI includes a list of context items associated with the digital content. A user selection of a context item is received and a next context associated with the selected context item is displayed in a next portion of the UI, while playback of the digital content continues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Horia Stefan Ciurdar, Jan Svarovsky, Timothy Charles Jones