Patents by Inventor Melissa Youngju Byun

Melissa Youngju Byun 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).

  • Detecting user gestures for dismissing electronic notifications
    Patent number: 10218660
    Abstract: A client user accesses content that is primarily textual in nature. A status of the user related to the content is detected, and a notification is provided for display to the user that is based on the user status. The notification is located in a notification area, and obscures at least part of the content, which is located in a content area. The user performs a gesture referencing the content area to dismiss the notification. In some cases, the gesture involves a gesture that the user would normally make to perform an action related to the content even if the notification were not displayed. The notification is then removed from display, and the action related to the content is simultaneously implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Schneider, Jokubas Zukerman, Maurice Shore, Melissa Youngju Byun
  • AUTOMATICALLY BRANDING TOPICS USING COLOR
    Publication number: 20170097991
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention automatically assign colors to topics in a topic database based on a respective topic's unique identifier within the topic database. One or more functions are applied to transform each topic's unique identifier into a respective color, for example by hashing the unique identifier string, and using the hash to index into an array of colors. Thus, content items pertaining to the same topic can be consistently branded with the same color in visual presentations to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Melissa Youngju Byun, Jokubas Zukerman
  • Automatically branding topics using color
    Patent number: 9607009
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention automatically assign colors to topics in a topic database based on a respective topic's unique identifier within the topic database. One or more functions are applied to transform each topic's unique identifier into a respective color, for example by hashing the unique identifier string, and using the hash to index into an array of colors. Thus, content items pertaining to the same topic can be consistently branded with the same color in visual presentations to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Youngju Byun, Jokubas Zukerman
  • AUTOMATICALLY BRANDING TOPICS USING COLOR
    Publication number: 20150178276
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention automatically assign colors to topics in a topic database based on a respective topic's unique identifier within the topic database. One or more functions are applied to transform each topic's unique identifier into a respective color, for example by hashing the unique identifier string, and using the hash to index into an array of colors. Thus, content items pertaining to the same topic can be consistently branded with the same color in visual presentations to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Youngju Byun, Jokubas Zukerman
  • Detecting User Gestures for Dismissing Electronic Notifications
    Publication number: 20150172249
    Abstract: A client user accesses content that is primarily textual in nature. A status of the user related to the content is detected, and a notification is provided for display to the user that is based on the user status. The notification is located in a notification area, and obscures at least part of the content, which is located in a content area. The user performs a gesture referencing the content area to dismiss the notification. In some cases, the gesture involves a gesture that the user would normally make to perform an action related to the content even if the notification were not displayed. The notification is then removed from display, and the action related to the content is simultaneously implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Schneider, Jokubas Zukerman, Maurice Shore, Melissa Youngju Byun