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).

  • Patent number: 10165332
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
  • Patent number: 9535667
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Bank, Joaquin C. Blas, Jr., John Skidgel
  • Publication number: 20150350741
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
  • Patent number: 9135371
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
  • Patent number: 9128917
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Joaquin C. Blas, Jr., John Skidgel
  • Publication number: 20140250362
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Macromedia, Inc.
    Inventors: Joaquin C. Blas, JR., John Skidgel
  • Publication number: 20140250422
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Macromedia, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bank, Joaquin C. Blas, JR., John Skidgel
  • Publication number: 20140250373
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: JOHN SKIDGEL
  • Publication number: 20120290933
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Shivakumar Rajaraman, John Skidgel, Vasilios Pantazopoulos
  • Patent number: 7890881
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: John Skidgel
  • Patent number: 7190370
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Haeberli, John Skidgel
  • Patent number: D703224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: John Skidgel
  • Patent number: D703683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: John Skidgel
  • Patent number: D703684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Erica Morse, John Skidgel