Patents by Inventor Nicholas Michael Kruge

Nicholas Michael Kruge 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).

  • Patent number: 10853976
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a portion selection of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the portion selection based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge, Yong Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10460479
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the frame based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge
  • Publication number: 20190087984
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a portion selection of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the portion selection based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge, Yong Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10134154
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a portion selection of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the portion selection based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge, Yong Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180189983
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a portion selection of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the portion selection based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge, Yong Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180108155
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the frame based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge
  • Patent number: 9880730
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes providing a mid state, a fullscreen state, and a miniplayer state of a touchscreen user interface for presentation on a touchscreen device. The mid state presents a first video from a queue of videos and portions of a previous video or a next video from the queue of the videos. The fullscreen state expands the first video to fit the touchscreen user interface without presentation of the portions of the previous video or the next video. The miniplayer state shrinks the first video to fit a list of videos for a user account within the touchscreen user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Darby, Taeho Ko, Shaun Patrick Stehly, Yoni Afek, Nicholas Michael Kruge, Kerwell Liao, Clifford Curry, Bryce Gibson Reid, Chad Anthony Sager
  • Patent number: 9858686
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the frame based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge
  • Publication number: 20170228895
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the frame based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge
  • Publication number: 20170109008
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes providing a mid state, a fullscreen state, and a miniplayer state of a touchscreen user interface for presentation on a touchscreen device. The mid state presents a first video from a queue of videos and portions of a previous video or a next video from the queue of the videos. The fullscreen state expands the first video to fit the touchscreen user interface without presentation of the portions of the previous video or the next video. The miniplayer state shrinks the first video to fit a list of videos for a user account within the touchscreen user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Darby, Taeho Ko, Shaun Patrick Stehly, Yoni Afek, Nicholas Michael Kruge, Kerwell Liao, Clifford Curry, Bryce Gibson Reid, Chad Anthony Sager