Patents by Inventor Matthew Vosburgh

Matthew Vosburgh 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).

  • Adaptive media player size
    Patent number: 8522142
    Abstract: A user interface and a method are disclosed for viewing digital videos. Responsive to resizing a window, a video region and associated controls are resized so that they remain visible. The video image within the video region is correspondingly resized to maintain the aspect ratio. The location of the video image within the window is independent of scroll events taking place in other regions of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhatla, Matthew Vosburgh, Steve Okamoto
  • Ranking video articles
    Patent number: 8189685
    Abstract: An information retrieval system is provided for processing queries for video content. A server receives a query for video content and returns video articles, as received from broadcast systems or other content providers. Queries are formulated using text, video images, and/or visual content associated with a video article. Various video-oriented characteristics associated with the results of the queries are determined and a rank score is calculated for each. The ranked video articles are displayed in a representation to the user, from which the user can play the video article either within the representation or independent of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
  • Ranking video articles
    Patent number: 7933338
    Abstract: An information retrieval system is provided for processing queries for video content. A server receives a query for video content and returns video articles, as received from broadcast systems or other content providers. Queries are formulated using text, video images, and/or visual content associated with a video article. Various video-oriented characteristics associated with the results of the queries are determined and a rank score is calculated for each. The ranked video articles are displayed in a representation to the user, from which the user can play the video article either within the representation or independent of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
  • Adaptive Media Player Size
    Publication number: 20070136685
    Abstract: A user interface and a method are disclosed for viewing digital videos. Responsive to resizing a window, a video region and associated controls are resized so that they remain visible. The video image within the video region is correspondingly resized to maintain the aspect ratio. The location of the video image within the window is independent of scroll events taking place in other regions of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhatla, Matthew Vosburgh, Steve Okamoto