Patents by Inventor Maryam Kamvar Garrett

Maryam Kamvar Garrett 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).

  • Method and system for selecting content using a touchscreen
    Patent number: 9069416
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow a user to select a subset of displayed content using a touch screen. A user can touch the screen at or near a portion of the displayed content that the user would like to select. The touch module can display the selection of the selected portion on the touch screen using an indicator (e.g., highlighting, underlining, change in color). While the user continues to touch the screen, the selection of displayed content can expand to select additional content based on at least one rule. The rule(s) define how the selection of displayed content expands using characteristics of the user's touch. For example, these characteristics can include an amount of pressure exerted on the screen, a direction of finger roll at the point of contact with the screen, and an amount of time that the user has touched the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Maryam Kamvar Garrett, William J. Byrne
  • Method and System for Selecting Content Using A Touchscreen
    Publication number: 20110239110
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow a user to select a subset of displayed content using a touch screen. A user can touch the screen at or near a portion of the displayed content that the user would like to select. The touch module can display the selection of the selected portion on the touch screen using an indicator (e.g., highlighting, underlining, change in color). While the user continues to touch the screen, the selection of displayed content can expand to select additional content based on at least one rule. The rule(s) define how the selection of displayed content expands using characteristics of the user's touch. For example, these characteristics can include an amount of pressure exerted on the screen, a direction of finger roll at the point of contact with the screen, and an amount of time that the user has touched the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Maryam Kamvar Garrett, William J. Byrne