Patents by Inventor Mark Edward Rolston

Mark Edward Rolston 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).

  • Coordinated control of home automation devices
    Patent number: 11042135
    Abstract: This disclosure describes computer-implemented techniques that enable users to control and coordinate a set of network-enabled home automation devices. Users may generate, customize, and share home automation device dashboards. These dashboards may include user interface elements, such as tiles, that users may use to determine that status of home automation devices and send commands to the home automation devices. In some examples, users may use timeline-based user interfaces to schedule actions to be performed by home automation devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SmartHome Ventures LLC
    Inventors: Mark Edward Rolston, Kevin Michael McDonald, James Arthur Watkins, II, Steven Jay Bosch
  • Discovery and sharing of photos between devices
    Patent number: 10409858
    Abstract: Described are systems, media, and methods for discovery of media relevant to a user and sharing the media with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Shoto, Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin Dev Duggal, Mark Edward Rolston
  • Coordinated control of home automation devices
    Patent number: 10120354
    Abstract: This disclosure describes computer-implemented techniques that enable users to control and coordinate a set of network-enabled home automation devices. Users may generate, customize, and share home automation device dashboards. These dashboards may include user interface elements, such as tiles, that users may use to determine that status of home automation devices and send commands to the home automation devices. In some examples, users may use timeline-based user interfaces to schedule actions to be performed by home automation devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SmartHome Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Edward Rolston, Kevin Michael McDonald, James Arthur Watkins, II, Steven Jay Bosch
  • DISCOVERY AND SHARING OF PHOTOS BETWEEN DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170075927
    Abstract: Described are systems, media, and methods for discovery of media relevant to a user and sharing the media with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Sachin Dev DUGGAL, Mark Edward ROLSTON
  • Discovery and sharing of photos between devices
    Patent number: 9542422
    Abstract: Described are systems, media, and methods for discovery of media relevant to a user and sharing the media with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SHOTO, INC.
    Inventors: Sachin Dev Duggal, Mark Edward Rolston
  • User-application interface
    Patent number: 9176747
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus includes a display device, display application, and processor. The display device includes a display area, and the display area includes an active area. The processor and display application are configured to display application stacks, each of which may be moved into and out of the active area in response to user input, and each of which contains one or more stack cards. Each application stack is associated with a computer application, and each stack card represents a content entity capable of being operated on by the computer application corresponding to its application stack. When an application stack is in the active area the application stack is activated such that its stack cards are displayed in sequence and at least one of them may be selected. Selecting a stack card causes the corresponding computer application to be executed and to operate on the corresponding content entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SANDISK IL LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Rolston, Jared Leigh Ficklin, Michael Andrew Nairn, Mark Richard Ligameri, Neil Wade Everette, Judah Gamliel Hahn, David Koren
  • DISCOVERY AND SHARING OF PHOTOS BETWEEN DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150039616
    Abstract: Described are systems, media, and methods for discovery of media relevant to a user and sharing the media with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Edward ROLSTON, Brian Christopher NORTON, Sachin Dev DUGGAL
  • USER-APPLICATION INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100211872
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus includes a display device, display application, and processor. The display device includes a display area, and the display area includes an active area. The processor and display application are configured to display application stacks, each of which may be moved into and out of the active area in response to user input, and each of which contains one or more stack cards. Each application stack is associated with a computer application, and each stack card represents a content entity capable of being operated on by the computer application corresponding to its application stack. When an application stack is in the active area the application stack is activated such that its stack cards are displayed in sequence and at least one of them may be selected. Selecting a stack card causes the corresponding computer application to be executed and to operate on the corresponding content entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: SANDISK IL LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Rolston, Jared Leigh Ficklin, Michael Andrew Nairn, Mark Richard Ligameri, Neil Wade Everette, Judah Gamliel Hahn, David Koren