Patents by Inventor Jonathan W. Terleski

Jonathan W. Terleski 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: 10444971
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a scrollable sequence of content items, the content items having a plurality of sources and a plurality of content types; in response to user commands, scrolling the scrollable sequence of content items in a direction parallel to a first axis; visually indicating a first focus item in the scrollable sequence and displaying in the current focus item an affordance including a related-content affordance; and responding to user selection of the related-content affordance in the current focus item by scrolling the current focus item in a direction parallel to a second axis that is distinct from the first axis and displaying a second focus item in place of the first focus item, the second focus item including a content item of one or more content items related to the first focus item in accordance with predefined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Shaun Z. Modi, Cameron Knox Adams
  • Patent number: 9923899
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods associated with a social network application. A plurality of posts associated with a client system user is displayed. First and second posts in the plurality of posts are respectively associated with first and second recipient groups. While the posts are displayed, a content item area is displayed. An input, comprising a content item, is received from the user in the content item area. An affordance is presented that enables the user to designate access control information corresponding distribution entities. The content item and the access control information are transmitted to a system whereupon access to the content item is restricted in accordance with the access control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Darren Lee Delaye
  • Publication number: 20160112428
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods associated with a social network application. A plurality of posts associated with a client system user is displayed. First and second posts in the plurality of posts are respectively associated with first and second recipient groups. While the posts are displayed, a content item area is displayed. An input, comprising a content item, is received from the user in the content item area. An affordance is presented that enables the user to designate access control information corresponding distribution entities. The content item and the access control information are transmitted to a system whereupon access to the content item is restricted in accordance with the access control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Darren Lee Delaye
  • Publication number: 20160110048
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a scrollable sequence of content items, the content items having a plurality of sources and a plurality of content types; in response to user commands, scrolling the scrollable sequence of content items in a direction parallel to a first axis; visually indicating a first focus item in the scrollable sequence and displaying in the current focus item an affordance including a related-content affordance; and responding to user selection of the related-content affordance in the current focus item by scrolling the current focus item in a direction parallel to a second axis that is distinct from the first axis and displaying a second focus item in place of the first focus item, the second focus item including a content item of one or more content items related to the first focus item in accordance with predefined criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Shaun Z. Modi, Cameron Knox Adams
  • Patent number: 9152312
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a scrollable sequence of content items, the content items having a plurality of sources and a plurality of content types; in response to user commands, scrolling the scrollable sequence of content items in a direction parallel to a first axis; visually indicating a first focus item in the scrollable sequence and displaying in the current focus item an affordance including a related-content affordance; and responding to user selection of the related-content affordance in the current focus item by scrolling the current focus item in a direction parallel to a second axis that is distinct from the first axis and displaying a second focus item in place of the first focus item, the second focus item including a content item of one or more content items related to the first focus item in accordance with predefined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Shaun Z. Modi, Cameron Knox Adams
  • Patent number: 9123080
    Abstract: A method includes concurrently displaying a content item area and access control list information corresponding to an access control list of distribution entities; receiving, from a user of a client system, input in the content item area, the input including a content item; presenting to the client system user an affordance that enables the client system user to update the access control list to produce an updated access control list including one or more distribution entities, at least one distribution entity of the one or more distribution entities corresponding to one or more recipient entities; and transmitting the content item and access control list to a server system for storing the content item in conjunction with the access control list. The server system enables access to the content item to one or more recipient entities in accordance with the access control list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Darren L. Delaye
  • Publication number: 20150195708
    Abstract: A method and computing system for receiving a notification from a first website of a user signing into the first website. A determination is made concerning whether a compatible mobile application is available for the first website. If a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, a determination is made concerning whether the user has the compatible mobile application installed on a mobile device associated with the user. If the user does not have the compatible mobile application installed on the mobile device associated with the user, a determination is made concerning whether the compatible mobile application may be installed on the mobile device associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Ujjwal Singh, Francis Ma
  • Publication number: 20120197980
    Abstract: A method includes concurrently displaying a content item area and access control list information corresponding to an access control list of distribution entities; receiving, from a user of a client system, input in the content item area, the input including a content item; presenting to the client system user an affordance that enables the client system user to update the access control list to produce an updated access control list including one or more distribution entities, at least one distribution entity of the one or more distribution entities corresponding to one or more recipient entities; and transmitting the content item and access control list to a server system for storing the content item in conjunction with the access control list. The server system enables access to the content item to one or more recipient entities in accordance with the access control list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Terleski, Darren L. Delaye