Patents by Inventor Joseph Magnani

Joseph Magnani 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: 8914729
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for navigating a corpus of content items stored in one or more information repositories within a distributed communications system. The content items may include video feeds, audio feeds, television broadcasts, website, a web log or the like. Using any browser application, the user views content items presented in an interactive scroll display. Modules are included for filtering, sorting and sampling content to ensure delivery of relevant high-quality content to the user. A feedback mechanism is also included for refining relevance filtering, sorting and sampling processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Micah Dubinko, Joseph Magnani, Jasmine Novak, Ravi Kumar, Prabhakar Raghavan, Andrew Tomkins
  • Publication number: 20100146434
    Abstract: Methods and system for navigation in a data grid include defining a first region in a containment window of a display device associated with a computer system, to render data in a first data grid. The first data grid includes a plurality of rows and columns of data representing a portion of data in the data grid. A second region within the containment window provides a smaller, visual representation of the data in the data grid. The second region includes a two-dimensional data grid with a plurality of data portions with each data portion corresponding to a page of data in the data grid. Each of the plurality of data portions in the second region is provided with preview information to identify the content contained therein. A thumb tool within the second region enables selection and navigation to a coordinate point within a selected data portion within the second region using the two-dimensional data grid information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Yahoo!, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomi Blinnikka, Joseph Magnani, Steven Horowitz
  • Publication number: 20100073391
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to presenting informational content via a backdrop image within at least a portion of a computer generated container area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Horowitz, Tomi Blinnikka, Joseph Magnani
  • Publication number: 20080104521
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for navigating a corpus of content items stored in one or more information repositories within a distributed communications system. The content items may include video feeds, audio feeds, television broadcasts, website, a web log or the like. Using any browser application, the user views content items presented in an interactive scroll display. Modules are included for filtering, sorting and sampling content to ensure delivery of relevant high-quality content to the user. A feedback mechanism is also included for refining relevance filtering, sorting and sampling processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Micah Dubinko, Joseph Magnani, Jasmine Novak, Ravi Kumar, Prabhakar Raghavan, Andrew Tomkins
  • Patent number: 5324896
    Abstract: An audio loudspeaker system is provided which consists of an enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall with a plurality of circular openings, a pair of side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall. A plurality of loudspeaker components are supported on the front wall of the enclosure for radiating sound energy therethrough and having varying frequency ranges. A plurality of tubular ducts are supported in the circular openings in the rear wall and extend inwardly into the enclosure to exhibit a tuned acoustic frequency to the loudspeaker components having the lowest frequency ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Inventor: Joseph Magnani
  • Patent number: D603418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Magnani, Steven Horowitz, Scott Moore