Patents by Inventor Matthew R. Simpson

Matthew R. Simpson 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 apparatus for contextually varying amounts of imagery on a map
    Patent number: 9508169
    Abstract: A user interface for a map display application used on a computing device includes a strip of photographic images corresponding to objects located within a geographic location represented by a map displayed on a screen. More specifically, the strip of photographic images is responsive to the viewing experience of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Ofstad, Willem Van Lancker, Matthew R. Simpson, Bernhard Seefeld
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNOBTRUSIVELY CHANGING IMAGERY SUPPLEMENTING A MAP DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150187098
    Abstract: In a computing device, images being displayed in connection with a digital map are unobtrusively updated. To this end, a digital map of a first geographic area and first images related to the first geographic area are displayed. A selection of a second geographic area is received. In response to the selection of the second geographic area, a digital map of the second geographic area and second images related to the second geographic area are displayed. One of the first images is temporarily, for a perceivable amount of time, displayed with the digital map of the second geographic area, where the displayed image is unrelated to the second geographic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Ofstad, Willem Van Lancker, Matthew R. Simpson, Bernhard Seefeld, Ryan Douglas Kuykendall