Patents by Inventor James Ratliff

James Ratliff 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).

  • Publication number: 20150199119
    Abstract: A method may include providing an image to be adjusted, enabling selection of a focal point of the image, and adjusting the image based on the focal point of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David FERGUSON, Dani SULEMAN, Patrick WILLIAMS, James RATLIFF
  • Patent number: 8577166
    Abstract: A method may include providing an image to be adjusted, enabling selection of a focal point of the image, and adjusting the image based on the focal point of the image. The method may include providing the image to be displayed within an image template of a web page. The method may also include comparing dimensions of the image with dimensions of the image template, and adjusting the image based on the focal point of the image and based on the comparison the dimensions of the image to the dimensions of the image template. The method may further include providing the adjusted image within the image template of the web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David Ferguson, Dani Suleman, Patrick Williams, James Ratliff
  • Publication number: 20050185597
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for performing configuration checking of a network. A network data store is scanned for at least one transaction. At least one event is generated for said transaction. At least one configuration policy is associated with said event. Said configuration policy is compared with configuration data associated with said event. It is determined whether said configuration policy has been violated based on the comparison. Also disclosed is a technique for performing proactive configuration checking of a network. A hypothetical network scenario is received. At least one transaction is generated based on the hypothetical network scenario. A network data store is populated with configuration data for said transaction. At least one event is generated for said transaction using a mapping of events to transactions. Configuration data associated with said event is used to determine whether a configuration policy has been violated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Cuong Le, David Shackelford, Gregory McBride, James Ratliff, Kaladhar Voruganti, Sandeep Gopisetty, Robert Basham, Dinesh Verma, Kang-Won Lee, Dakshi Agrawal, Brent Yardley, Khalid Filali-Adib