Patents by Inventor Olivier Gutknecht

Olivier Gutknecht 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).

  • Publication number: 20080243948
    Abstract: A method of sharing a group of one or more objects between a plurality of users, in which one or more of said plurality of users is able to change parameter data of at least one said object. The method comprises storing at least one version of each said object; when an object is changed, creating a new version of the object, the new version of the object comprising additional data relating to the creation of the new version; storing the new version of the object together with any version of that object before the change; providing all versions of the object to each of said plurality of users; and using the additional data provided for each version of the object to determine how to display the object. The group may be a calendar and each object may be an event in the calendar. In that case, the object parameter data may comprise a start time of the event, an end time of the event, a description of the event, a status of the event, whether the event is to be repeated and the persons attending the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Bertrand Guiheneuf, Sébastien Maury, Olivier Gutknecht, Julien Jalon, Scott Ryder
  • Patent number: 7383291
    Abstract: A method of sharing a group of one or more objects between a plurality of users, in which one or more of said plurality of users is able to change parameter data of at least one said object. The method comprises storing at least one version of each said object; when an object is changed, creating a new version of the object, the new version of the object comprising additional data relating to the creation of the new version; storing the new version of the object together with any version of that object before the change; providing all versions of the object to each of said plurality of users; and using the additional data provided for each version of the object to determine how to display the object. The group may be a calendar and each object may be an event in the calendar. In that case, the object parameter data may comprise a start time of the event, an end time of the event, a description of the event, a status of the event, whether the event is to be repeated and the persons attending the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bertrand Guiheneuf, Sébastien Maury, Olivier Gutknecht, Julien Jalon, Scott Ryder
  • Publication number: 20050262164
    Abstract: A method of sharing a group of one or more objects between a plurality of users, in which one or more of said plurality of users is able to change parameter data of at least one said object. The method comprises storing at least one version of each said object; when an object is changed, creating a new version of the object, the new version of the object comprising additional data relating to the creation of the new version; storing the new version of the object together with any version of that object before the change; providing all versions of the object to each of said plurality of users; and using the additional data provided for each version of the object to determine how to display the object. The group may be a calendar and each object may be an event in the calendar. In that case, the object parameter data may comprise a start time of the event, an end time of the event, a description of the event, a status of the event, whether the event is to be repeated and the persons attending the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Bertrand Guiheneuf, Sebastien Maury, Olivier Gutknecht, Julien Jalon, Scott Ryder