Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Turcotte
Kenneth A. Turcotte 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: 9183006Abstract: Systems and methods for layout of graphic objects such as photographic images and graphical elements, for electronic display, print or other output. In accordance with an embodiment, a graphic layout logic automatically arranges the graphic objects within a target area, including determining a best combination of rows and/or columns of objects. Optional controls can also be provided to allow manual or user control of, e.g., overlapping, cropping, offsetting, or rotation of the graphic objects or images, for aesthetic design or other reasons. Examples of the types of graphic objects that can be arranged or laid out in this manner include digital photographs, text, clipart, graphical images, illustrations, software user interfaces, graphic elements such as icons, buttons, menus and whitespace, user interface windows, digital video or media streams, and other image media.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: VISAN INDUSTRIESInventors: Kenneth A. Turcotte, Daniel A. Kaye, Christopher H. Davey, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Michael R. Moore
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Patent number: 8762889Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamically placing graphical elements into theme layouts on a graphical user interface. A rendering engine reads a set of theme metadata and graphics metadata. The theme metadata defines a layout of the page and the regions into which the graphic elements will be placed. The theme metadata can further include tags to define categories or conceptual purposes for the regions and design changes that can be applied to graphics in that region. The graphics metadata defines a list of graphic files to be included in the layout, tags to define a category or conceptual purpose for each element and optional tags to override the design changes that are indicated in the theme metadata. The rendering engine combines and matches the theme metadata to the graphics metadata and places the graphic elements into the theme layout according to the matching.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Vidan IndustriesInventors: Michael R. Moore, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Michael D. Wang-Helmke, Christopher H. Davey, Randy J. Jongens, Daniel N. Sashko
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Patent number: 8707173Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for maintaining the aspect ratio of an image in the form of a graphic element or a photograph on a printed product in a theme collage. The aspect ratio of each image in the theme collage is maintained independent of any aspect ratio or resolution of the theme collage. Other methods provide for maintaining the resolution of a graphic element on a printed product in a theme collage using any desired combination of bitmap or vector based graphic data and alpha data when rendering the graphic element. An exemplary system may include one or more modules for determining the size of an image on a page while maintaining an aspect ratio of the image, displaying the image, receiving graphic data for the image, receiving alpha-transparency data for the image, and changing the image appearance according to a rendering parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Visan IndustriesInventors: Michael R. Moore, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Randy J. Jongens, Michael D. Wang-Helmke, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Christopher H. Davey, Daniel N. Sashko
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Publication number: 20130055055Abstract: Systems and methods for layout of graphic objects such as photographic images and graphical elements, for electronic display, print or other output. In accordance with an embodiment, a graphic layout logic automatically arranges the graphic objects within a target area, including determining a best combination of rows and/or columns of objects. Optional controls can also be provided to allow manual or user control of, e.g., overlapping, cropping, offsetting, or rotation of the graphic objects or images, for aesthetic design or other reasons. Examples of the types of graphic objects that can be arranged or laid out in this manner include digital photographs, text, clipart, graphical images, illustrations, software user interfaces, graphic elements such as icons, buttons, menus and whitespace, user interface windows, digital video or media streams, and other image media.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: VISAN INDUSTRIESInventors: Kenneth A. Turcotte, Daniel A. Kaye, Christopher H. Davey, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Michael R. Moore
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Publication number: 20110200305Abstract: The present invention is concerned with client-side production in a personal computer environment of low bandwidth images and audio. A series of low bandwidth still images along with a “script” and audio data is sent over a network in a client/server architecture or is read from a compact disk or other memory. A “director” module residing in a client personal computer uses the “script” to tell the computer how to execute a sequence of “moves” on the still images. These moves include cuts, dissolves, fades, wipes, focuses, flying planes and digital video effects such as push and pull. Moves within a still image occur in real time, and are relatively smooth and continuous as compared to prior art network video. Low bandwidth is achieved because most of the production is done at the client location without relying upon slow, bandwidth-limited downloading of conventional network video formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventors: Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore, Stephen A. Hartford, Mark R. Mooneyham, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Steven R. Kell, Stephan D. Schaem
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Publication number: 20110072376Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamically placing graphical elements into theme layouts on a graphical user interface. A rendering engine reads a set of theme metadata and graphics metadata. The theme metadata defines a layout of the page and the regions into which the graphic elements will be placed. The theme metadata can further include tags to define categories or conceptual purposes for the regions and design changes that can be applied to graphics in that region. The graphics metadata defines a list of graphic files to be included in the layout, tags to define a category or conceptual purpose for each element and optional tags to override the design changes that are indicated in the theme metadata. The rendering engine combines and matches the theme metadata to the graphics metadata and places the graphic elements into the theme layout according to the matching.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: VISAN INDUSTRIESInventors: Michael R. Moore, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Michael D. Wang-Helmke, Christopher H. Davey, Randy J. Jongens, Daniel N. Sashko
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Patent number: 7827498Abstract: A method and system for the dynamic interactive display of digital images, comprising client and server applications working together over the Internet or over other similar modes of digital data transmission to collect, store, select, present, distribute and manage information for digital images, including photographs, pictures, videos, movies and other forms of digital media. The present invention achieves these functions through user-friendly dynamic interactive graphical user interfaces that are readily accessible over the Internet from a wide variety of devices used for digital communication.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2005Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Inventors: Michael R. Moore, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Randy J. Jongens, Michael D. Wang-Helmke, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Paul E. Greaves, Christopher H. Davey, Daniel N. Sashko, Curtis J. Fritzsche, Debbie D. English-Deason
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Publication number: 20080304105Abstract: Systems and methods for authoring, ordering and producing various products are described. A method of ordering a product comprises: receiving a request for a product type, identifying product specification data associated with the product type, presenting one or more options for products characterized by the product specification data, receiving a request for one or more of the presented options, and transmitting product order data associated with the request to a server. A method of producing an ordered product comprises: receiving product order data associated with the authored product, identifying print output data associated with the authored product, generating one or more tables of contents, each table of contents defining one or more components of the authored product, and printing the product components defined by the tables of contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Michael R. Moore, Daniel A. Kave, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Randy J. Jongens, Michael D. Wang-Helmke, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Christopher H. Davey, Daniel N. Sashko
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Publication number: 20080301546Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for maintaining the aspect ratio of an image in the form of a graphic element or a photograph on a printed product in a theme collage. The aspect ratio of each image in the theme collage is maintained independent of any aspect ratio or resolution of the theme collage. Other methods provide for maintaining the resolution of a graphic element on a printed product in a theme collage using any desired combination of bitmap or vector based graphic data and alpha data when rendering the graphic element. An exemplary system may include one or more modules for determining the size of an image on a page while maintaining an aspect ratio of the image, displaying the image, receiving graphic data for the image, receiving alpha-transparency data for the image, and changing the image appearance according to a rendering parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Michael R. Moore, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Randy J. Jongens, Michael D. Wang-Helmke, Peter A. Tjeerdsma, Christopher H. Davey, Daniel N. Sashko
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Publication number: 20070226653Abstract: A user interface configured to display a visual representation of a product from a plurality of product choices is used to select a background from a plurality of background choices for application to a surface of the product. An item of digital content is added to at least a portion of the surface of the product, and a display of the product with the item of digital content is generated that is substantially similar to a view of a physical form of the product with the item of digital content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Michael Moore, Daniel Kaye, Kenneth Turcotte, Randy Jongens, Michael Wang-Helmke, Peter Tjeerdsma, Christopher Davey, Daniel Sashko
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Publication number: 20070124325Abstract: A system and method for organizing media based on associated metadata is provided. One or more items of media are accessed. Metadata associated with the one or more items of media is identified. A grouping for the one or more items of media according to the metadata is determined. The one or more items of media are organized according to the grouping.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventors: Michael Moore, Daniel Kaye, Kenneth Turcotte, Randy Jongens, Michael Wang-Helmke, Peter Tjeerdsma, Christopher Davey
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Publication number: 20070118800Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically integrated capture, collection, authoring, presentation and production of digital content are provided. According to one embodiment, a user interface automatically captures and collects digital content as the digital content is viewed by a user. The user interface includes features for the user to author some or all of the collected digital content. A further embodiment of the user interface formats the digital content in the presentation band for previewing in a variety of production formats, including as a web page, webshow, digital video disk “DVD”) and/or printbook. The user interface then allows the user to save the presentation and/or produce the presentation at a production facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Michael Moore, Daniel Kaye, Kenneth Turcotte, Randy Jongens, Michael Wang-Helmke, Peter Tjeerdsma, Christopher Davey
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Publication number: 20070050718Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for web server based media production are provided. A server provides programming functionality to a client via a browser plug-in or other similar plug-in. The server is comprised of a digital media engine, which is further comprised of multiple modules that provide the programming functionality to the client via the browser plug-in. The processing power of the client is leveraged to author and produce a media production. User-supplied media content files and content theme settings are transmitted from the server to produce a media production.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Michael Moore, Daniel Kaye, Kenneth Turcotte, Michael Wang-Helmke, Peter Tjeerdsma, Christopher Davey
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Patent number: 7102643Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, disclosed herein is a method of controlling a visual presentation of data to a viewer, the presentation comprising a plurality of display configuration states through which data content is presented to a viewer, the presentation being responsive to transition input to transition from a current display configuration state to a next display configuration state, the method comprising: (1) providing a plurality of transition effects; (2) for each pair of potentially successive display configuration states, associating a transition effect therewith; (3) receiving transition input indicative to transition from a current display configuration state to a next display configuration state, the transition defining a pair of successive display configuration states; and (4) during the transition from the current display configuration state to the next display configuration state, presenting to the viewer the transition effect associated with the defined pair of successive displayType: GrantFiled: September 4, 2002Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Vibe Solutions Group, Inc.Inventors: Mike R. Moore, Kenneth Turcotte, Mark W. Granger, Daniel A. Kaye, Peter A. Tjeerdsma
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Publication number: 20060064641Abstract: The present invention is concerned with client-side production in a personal computer environment of low bandwidth images and audio. A series of low bandwidth still images along with a “script” and audio data is sent over a network in a client/server architecture or is read from a compact disk or other memory. A “director” module residing in a client personal computer uses the “script” to tell the computer how to execute a sequence of “moves” on the still images. These moves include cuts, dissolves, fades, wipes, focuses, flying planes and digital video effects such as push and pull. Moves within a still image occur in real time, and are relatively smooth and continuous as compared to prior art network video. Low bandwidth is achieved because most of the production is done at the client location without relying upon slow, bandwidth-limited downloading of conventional network video formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2005Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventors: Joseph Montgomery, Michael Richard Moore, Stephen Hartford, Mark Mooneyham, Daniel Kaye, Kenneth Turcotte, Steven Kell, Stephan Schaem
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Publication number: 20060036949Abstract: A method and system for the dynamic interactive display of digital images, comprising client and server applications working together over the Internet or over other similar modes of digital data transmission to collect, store, select, present, distribute and manage information for digital images, including photographs, pictures, videos, movies and other forms of digital media. The present invention achieves these functions through user-friendly dynamic interactive graphical user interfaces that are readily accessible over the Internet from a wide variety of devices used for digital communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Inventors: Michael Moore, Daniel Kaye, Kenneth Turcotte, Randy Jongens, Michael Wang-Helmke, Peter Tjeerdsma, Paul Greaves, Christopher Davey, Daniel Sashko, Curtis Fritzsche, Debbie English-Deason
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Patent number: 6941517Abstract: The present invention is concerned with client-side production in a personal computer environment of low bandwidth images and audio. A series of low bandwidth still images along with a “script” and audio data is sent over a network in a client/server architecture or is read from a compact disk or other memory. A “director” module residing in a client personal computer uses the “script” to tell the computer how to execute a sequence of “moves” on the still images. These moves include cuts, dissolves, fades, wipes, focuses, flying planes and digital video effects such as push and pull. Moves within a still image occur in real time, and are relatively smooth and continuous as compared to prior art network video. Low bandwidth is achieved because most of the production is done at the client location without relying upon slow, bandwidth-limited downloading of conventional network video formats.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2001Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Vibe Solutions Group, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore, Stephen A. Hartford, Mark R. Mooneyham, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Steven R. Kell, Stephan D. Schaem
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Publication number: 20030090506Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, disclosed herein is a method of controlling a visual presentation of data to a viewer, the presentation comprising a plurality of display configuration states through which data content is presented to a viewer, the presentation being responsive to transition input to transition from a current display configuration state to a next display configuration state, the method comprising: (1) providing a plurality of transition effects; (2) for each pair of potentially successive display configuration states, associating a transition effect therewith; (3) receiving transition input indicative to transition from a current display configuration state to a next display configuration state, the transition defining a pair of successive display configuration states; and (4) during the transition from the current display configuration state to the next display configuration state, presenting to the viewer the transition effect associated with the defined pair of successive displayType: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventors: Mike R. Moore, Kenneth Turcotte, Mark W. Granger, Daniel A. Kaye, Peter A. Tjeerdsma
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Publication number: 20020080159Abstract: The present invention is concerned with client-side production in a personal computer environment of low bandwidth images and audio. A series of low bandwidth still images along with a “script” and audio data is sent over a network in a client/server architecture or is read from a compact disk or other memory. A “director” module residing in a client personal computer uses the “script” to tell the computer how to execute a sequence of “moves” on the still images. These moves include cuts, dissolves, fades, wipes, focuses, flying planes and digital video effects such as push and pull. Moves within a still image occur in real time, and are relatively smooth and continuous as compared to prior art network video. Low bandwidth is achieved because most of the production is done at the client location without relying upon slow, bandwidth-limited downloading of conventional network video formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore, Stephen A. Hartford, Mark R. Mooneyham, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Steven R. Kell, Stephan D. Schaem
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Patent number: 6380950Abstract: The present invention is concerned with client-side production in a personal computer environment of low bandwidth images and audio. A series of low bandwidth still images along with a “script” and audio data is sent over a network in a client/server architecture or is read from a compact disk or other memory. A “director” module residing in a client personal computer uses the “script” to tell the computer how to execute a sequence of “moves” on the still images. These moves include cuts, dissolves, fades, wipes, focuses, flying planes and digital video effects such as push and pull. Moves within a still image occur in real time, and are relatively smooth and continuous as compared to prior art network video. Low bandwidth is achieved because most of the production is done at the client location without relying upon slow, bandwidth-limited downloading of conventional network video formats.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1999Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: GlobalStreams, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore, Stephen A. Hartford, Mark R. Mooneyham, Daniel A. Kaye, Kenneth A. Turcotte, Steven R. Kell, Stephan D. Schaem