Patents by Inventor Matthew Mehall McKeon

Matthew Mehall McKeon 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).

  • Viral flow of the media content across client devices
    Patent number: 9288280
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for distributing and accessing media content of a magazine edition are provided. A distributing user selects content to distribute and selects a distribution application. The distribution application generates and transmits to a receiving user a distribution message that includes a link with information about the location of the content and how to display it. The receiving user receives the distribution message and uses the location information to access the content. The content may be accessed in a variety of ways depending on the type of hardware that is used by the receiving user and choices made by the receiving user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Mehall McKeon, Sami Mohammed Shalabi, Cassandra Lynn Doll, Maurice Bennett Shore
  • System and method for annotation of data visualizations
    Patent number: 9058316
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for generating a data visualization based, at least in part, upon a data set. A first user is allowed to add an annotation to at least a portion of the data visualization. A determination is made concerning whether the annotation is associatable with any portion of the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Franciscus Jacobus Van ham, Martin Miles Wattenberg, Fernanda Bertini Viégas, Jesse Holton Kriss, Matthew Mehall McKeon, Jeffrey Heer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANNOTATION
    Publication number: 20090055724
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for generating a data visualization based, at least in part, upon a data set. A first user is allowed to add an annotation to at least a portion of the data visualization. A determination is made concerning whether the annotation is associatable with any portion of the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franciscus Jacobus Van ham, Martin Miles Wattenberg, Fernanda Bertini Viegas, Jesse Holton Kriss, Matthew Mehall McKeon