Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Allen Sharkey

Jeffrey Allen Sharkey 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: 8959432
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for visually emphasizing information displayed on a computing device. In one example, a method that includes receiving a first portion of a document for display by the computing device, the first portion of the document including multiple elements separated by one or more delimiters. The method further includes dividing the multiple elements into a first set of one or more elements, each of which is displayable in its entirety at a time of display of the first portion of the document, and a second set of at least one element, the at least one element not displayable in its entirety at the time of display of the first portion of the document. The method further includes generating for display the first portion of the document, including visually emphasizing the first set of elements with respect to the second set of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Allen Sharkey
  • Patent number: 8930734
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for managing power consumption states of a computing device. In one example, a method includes detecting, using at least one sensor of a computing device comprising a plurality of components, at least one indication of user contact with at least one surface of the computing device, wherein the at least one indication of user contact conforms with a touch pattern. The method further includes in response to detecting the at least one indication of user contact with at least one surface of the computing device, modifying a power consumption state of the computing device, wherein which components of the computing device receive power is based on the power consumption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Allen Sharkey
  • Publication number: 20140115514
    Abstract: A mobile computing device can detect, for at least two respective user profiles of a plurality of user profiles, use of the component associated with the respective user profile. The mobile computing device can also determine, for each of the at least two respective user profiles, resource consumption caused by the detected use of the component over a period of time. The mobile computing device can further generate, for at least one of the at least two respective user profiles, a visual representation comprising an indication of the resource consumption caused by the detected use of the component associated with one of the respective user profiles, an indication of the component associated with the resource consumption associated with the one of the respective user profiles, and an indication of the one of the respective user profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Dianne Kyra Hackborn, Amith Yamasani, Jeffrey Allen Sharkey
  • Patent number: 8230246
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for managing power consumption states of a computing device. In one example, a method includes detecting, using at least one sensor of a computing device comprising a plurality of components, at least one indication of user contact with at least one surface of the computing device, wherein the at least one indication of user contact conforms with a touch pattern. The method further includes in response to detecting the at least one indication of user contact with at least one surface of the computing device, modifying a power consumption state of the computing device, wherein which components of the computing device receive power is based on the power consumption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Allen Sharkey
  • Publication number: 20120110442
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for visually emphasizing information displayed on a computing device. In one example, a method that includes receiving a first portion of a document for display by the computing device, the first portion of the document including multiple elements separated by one or more delimiters. The method further includes dividing the multiple elements into a first set of one or more elements, each of which is displayable in its entirety at a time of display of the first portion of the document, and a second set of at least one element, the at least one element not displayable in its entirety at the time of display of the first portion of the document. The method further includes generating for display the first portion of the document, including visually emphasizing the first set of elements with respect to the second set of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Allen Sharkey
  • Publication number: 20120105455
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for visually emphasizing information displayed on a computing device. In one example, a method that includes receiving a first portion of a document for display by the computing device, the first portion of the document including multiple elements separated by one or more delimiters. The method further includes dividing the multiple elements into a first set of one or more elements, each of which is displayable in its entirety at a time of display of the first portion of the document, and a second set of at least one element, the at least one element not displayable in its entirety at the time of display of the first portion of the document. The method further includes generating for display the first portion of the document, including visually emphasizing the first set of elements with respect to the second set of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Allen Sharkey