Patents by Inventor Michael Wakerly

Michael Wakerly 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).

  • Implementing customized control interfaces
    Patent number: 8375328
    Abstract: Systems and techniques by which a single electronic device can implement a variety of customized control interfaces. The control interfaces can be tailored to specific operations performed the device which is controlled. In one aspect, computer-implemented methods for controlling a web-based application include providing, from a server, a web page that includes a web-based application and a uniform resource identifier specifying a control interface for the web-based application and transmitting the control interface specified by the uniform resource identifier to a client for use in controlling the one or more functions of the web-based application. The control interface is configured to permit a user to control one or more functions of the web-based application from a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Koh, Vincent Dureau, Michael Wakerly
  • IMPLEMENTING CUSTOMIZED CONTROL INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20110113353
    Abstract: Systems and techniques by which a single electronic device can implement a variety of customized control interfaces. The control interfaces can be tailored to specific operations performed the device which is controlled. In one aspect, computer-implemented methods for controlling a web-based application include providing, from a server, a web page that includes a web-based application and a uniform resource identifier specifying a control interface for the web-based application and transmitting the control interface specified by the uniform resource identifier to a client for use in controlling the one or more functions of the web-based application. The control interface is configured to permit a user to control one or more functions of the web-based application from a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Justin Koh, Vincent Dureau, Michael Wakerly