Patents by Inventor John Skidgel
John Skidgel 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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Patent number: 10165332Abstract: A method and system for contextual browsing of videos that are relevant to a current video. Browsing controls that include labels and previews are presented in a user interface. The labels represent sets of videos that are organized according to their relevancy to a current video. The previews represent videos from a set of videos that is currently in focus. If the user switches focus from one set of videos to another set of videos, the previews are updated to correspond to the videos in the second set of videos. The user can also browse through the previews in order to select another video for playback.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
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Patent number: 9535667Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for collapsing visual content on a screen including receiving input initiating a collapse function, and collapsing a section of visual content, the section of visual content outside of a selected portion of the visual content, the collapsing in response to said input.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Christopher Bank, Joaquin C. Blas, Jr., John Skidgel
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Publication number: 20150350741Abstract: A method and system for contextual browsing of videos that are relevant to a current video. Browsing controls that include labels and previews are presented in a user interface. The labels represent sets of videos that are organized according to their relevancy to a current video. The previews represent videos from a set of videos that is currently in focus. If the user switches focus from one set of videos to another set of videos, the previews are updated to correspond to the videos in the second set of videos. The user can also browse through the previews in order to select another video for playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
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Patent number: 9135371Abstract: A method and system for contextual browsing of videos that are relevant to a current video. Browsing controls that include labels and previews are presented in a user interface. The labels represent sets of videos that are organized according to their relevancy to a current video. The previews represent videos from a set of videos that is currently in focus. If the user switches focus from one set of videos to another set of videos, the previews are updated to correspond to the videos in the second set of videos. The user can also browse through the previews in order to select another video for playback.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
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Patent number: 9128917Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing automatic expanding and collapsing of a portion of visual content on a screen including expanding the portion of visual content, and providing a visual cue alerting a user that the portion is automatically expanded from a collapsed state.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Joaquin C. Blas, Jr., John Skidgel
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Publication number: 20140250362Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing automatic expanding and collapsing of a portion of visual content on a screen including expanding the portion of visual content, and providing a visual cue alerting a user that the portion is automatically expanded from a collapsed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Macromedia, Inc.Inventors: Joaquin C. Blas, JR., John Skidgel
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Publication number: 20140250422Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for collapsing visual content on a screen including receiving input initiating a collapse function, and collapsing a section of visual content, the section of visual content outside of a selected portion of the visual content, the collapsing in response to said input.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Macromedia, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Bank, Joaquin C. Blas, JR., John Skidgel
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Publication number: 20140250373Abstract: The invention comprises systems and methods for a fold preview. Various embodiments of the present invention provide a fold preview of a web page, including fixed-width and flexible-width web page designs. Other embodiments of the present invention provide a fold preview of any software application interface. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for providing a fold preview comprises calculating a cut-off region for one or more display resolutions, rendering one or more fold indicators, and continuing to display an area of a page falling within the cut-off region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDInventor: JOHN SKIDGEL
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Publication number: 20120290933Abstract: A method and system for contextual browsing of videos that are relevant to a current video. Browsing controls that include labels and previews are presented in a user interface. The labels represent sets of videos that are organized according to their relevancy to a current video. The previews represent videos from a set of videos that is currently in focus. If the user switches focus from one set of videos to another set of videos, the previews are updated to correspond to the videos in the second set of videos. The user can also browse through the previews in order to select another video for playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
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Patent number: 7890881Abstract: The invention comprises systems and methods for a fold preview. Various embodiments of the present invention provide a fold preview of a web page, including fixed-width and flexible-width web page designs. Other embodiments of the present invention provide a fold preview of any software application interface. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for providing a fold preview comprises calculating a cut-off region for one or more display resolutions, rendering one or more fold indicators, and continuing to display an area of a page falling within the cut-off region.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: John Skidgel
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Patent number: 7190370Abstract: An apparatus and method of generating a visual representation of an image based product. Where the image based product is a picture image, the method produces a framed prototype image showing the picture image framed within a frame. The method includes providing a frame image showing the frame in a perspective view. The frame image has a picture portion corresponding to the portion of the frame used to view a picture mounted in the frame. The method includes mapping the picture image to the picture portion of the frame image in order to generate the frame prototype image. The method also includes presenting an enhanced edit set along with the frame prototype image. The enhanced edit set includes user manipulatable tools for editing either the picture or the frame in the perspective view.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2000Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Paul Haeberli, John Skidgel
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Patent number: D703224Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: John Skidgel
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Patent number: D703683Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: John Skidgel
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Patent number: D703684Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Erica Morse, John Skidgel