Patents by Inventor Michael Plasmeier

Michael Plasmeier 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 to automatically update a homescreen
    Patent number: 11650710
    Abstract: In one embodiment, applications installed on a mobile device may be identified. Historical data pertaining to use of the applications installed on the mobile device may be obtained. A context of the mobile device may be ascertained. Locations in which a plurality of icons representing a plurality of items are to be presented within a homescreen of the mobile device may be determined based, at least in part, on the context of the mobile device and the historical data, where the plurality of items include the applications installed on the mobile device. The homescreen of the mobile device may be updated according to the determined locations, wherein updating the homescreen of the mobile device includes providing at least a portion of the plurality of icons for display within the homescreen of the mobile device such that the homescreen of the mobile device displays the plurality of icons representing the plurality of items at the determined locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Plasmeier
  • Decentralized cards platform for showing contextual cards in a stream
    Patent number: 10831766
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for receiving by one or more servers, from a client device, a context of the client device. The servers may obtain, from a plurality of user interface object providers, a plurality of user interface objects. The servers may select and rank a set of the plurality of user interface objects based, at least in part, on the context of the client device. The servers may transmit the set of the plurality of user interface objects or information associated therewith to the client device according to the ranking of the set of user interface objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Oath Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Paul Montoy-Wilson, Bernat Fortet-Unanue, Naroo Krishnan, Abhay Gupta, Mark Daiss
  • METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE A HOMESCREEN
    Publication number: 20200133465
    Abstract: In one embodiment, applications installed on a mobile device may be identified. Historical data pertaining to use of the applications installed on the mobile device may be obtained. A context of the mobile device may be ascertained. Locations in which a plurality of icons representing a plurality of items are to be presented within a homescreen of the mobile device may be determined based, at least in part, on the context of the mobile device and the historical data, where the plurality of items include the applications installed on the mobile device. The homescreen of the mobile device may be updated according to the determined locations, wherein updating the homescreen of the mobile device includes providing at least a portion of the plurality of icons for display within the homescreen of the mobile device such that the homescreen of the mobile device displays the plurality of icons representing the plurality of items at the determined locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Plasmeier
  • Method to automatically update a homescreen
    Patent number: 10521070
    Abstract: In one embodiment, applications installed on a mobile device may be identified. Historical data pertaining to use of the applications installed on the mobile device may be obtained. A context of the mobile device may be ascertained. Locations in which a plurality of icons representing a plurality of items are to be presented within a homescreen of the mobile device may be determined based, at least in part, on the context of the mobile device and the historical data, where the plurality of items include the applications installed on the mobile device. The homescreen of the mobile device may be updated according to the determined locations, wherein updating the homescreen of the mobile device includes providing at least a portion of the plurality of icons for display within the homescreen of the mobile device such that the homescreen of the mobile device displays the plurality of icons representing the plurality of items at the determined locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Oath Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Plasmeier
  • Location uncertainty in search
    Patent number: 9749796
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani
  • DECENTRALIZED CARDS PLATFORM FOR SHOWING CONTEXTUAL CARDS IN A STREAM
    Publication number: 20170177582
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for receiving by one or more servers, from a client device, a context of the client device. The servers may obtain, from a plurality of user interface object providers, a plurality of user interface objects. The servers may select and rank a set of the plurality of user interface objects based, at least in part, on the context of the client device. The servers may transmit the set of the plurality of user interface objects or information associated therewith to the client device according to the ranking of the set of user interface objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Paul Montoy-Wilson, Bernat Fortet-Unanue, Naroo Krishnan, Abhay Gupta, Mark Daiss
  • METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE A HOMESCREEN
    Publication number: 20170115848
    Abstract: In one embodiment, applications installed on a mobile device may be identified. Historical data pertaining to use of the applications installed on the mobile device may be obtained. A context of the mobile device may be ascertained. Locations in which a plurality of icons representing a plurality of items are to be presented within a homescreen of the mobile device may be determined based, at least in part, on the context of the mobile device and the historical data, where the plurality of items include the applications installed on the mobile device. The homescreen of the mobile device may be updated according to the determined locations, wherein updating the homescreen of the mobile device includes providing at least a portion of the plurality of icons for display within the homescreen of the mobile device such that the homescreen of the mobile device displays the plurality of icons representing the plurality of items at the determined locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Plasmeier
  • LOCATION UNCERTAINTY IN SEARCH
    Publication number: 20160330581
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani
  • Location uncertainty in search
    Patent number: 9426626
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: YAHOO! Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani
  • LOCATION UNCERTAINTY IN SEARCH
    Publication number: 20160192150
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing search results based at least in part on uncertainty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Plasmeier, Anand Tolani