Patents by Inventor Phil Lu

Phil Lu 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: 9785323
    Abstract: A user interface includes a digital image display canvas and a plurality of control tiles arranged on a rotatable carousel. A user can browse through the control tiles using swiping gestures that rotate the carousel. Each control tile represents a parameter, an imaging effect, or some other manipulation that can be applied to the displayed image. For control tiles representing a parameter which can be selected from a range of numerical values, such as image brightness, selecting the control tile causes a universal slider to be displayed. The universal slider extends across an entire dimension of the display, thereby providing the user with a wide range of adjustment for the corresponding parameter. Selecting a different control tile associated with a different parameter causes user input received via the universal slider to be applied to the different parameter, thereby such that the same universal slider can manipulate multiple parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Phil Lu, Klaas Stoeckmann, Kai Gradert, Jens C. Neffe
  • Publication number: 20160026371
    Abstract: A user interface includes a digital image display canvas and a plurality of control tiles arranged on a rotatable carousel. A user can browse through the control tiles using swiping gestures that rotate the carousel. Each control tile represents a parameter, an imaging effect, or some other manipulation that can be applied to the displayed image. For control tiles representing a parameter which can be selected from a range of numerical values, such as image brightness, selecting the control tile causes a universal slider to be displayed. The universal slider extends across an entire dimension of the display, thereby providing the user with a wide range of adjustment for the corresponding parameter. Selecting a different control tile associated with a different parameter causes user input received via the universal slider to be applied to the different parameter, thereby such that the same universal slider can manipulate multiple parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Phil Lu, Klaas Stoeckmann, Kai Gradert, Jens C. Neffe
  • Patent number: 9229610
    Abstract: Methods and systems are discussed for visually forming relationships between electronic content. Electronic content from a computing device may be received. The electronic content may be displayed on a graphical user interface. The received electronic content may be analyzed to identify characteristics of the electronic content. The received electronic content may be visually related to previously received electronic content on a graphical user interface. The received and the previously received electronic content may be visually related by applying a relationship hierarchy to the identified characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Phil Lu, Graeme Mott
  • Patent number: 9035953
    Abstract: Systems and methods for computer-assisted drawing are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes the steps of determining a perspective based on at least one perspective point; receiving a sketch drawing input and generating a sketch line segment based on the drawing input; determining a conformance of the sketch line segment to the perspective; and responsive to determining the conformance exceeds a threshold: adjusting the sketch line segment based on the conformance, and displaying the adjusted sketch line segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Timothy Kukulski, Phil Clevenger, Phil Lu, David Alonzo
  • Publication number: 20140096088
    Abstract: Methods and systems are discussed for visually forming relationships between electronic content. Electronic content from a computing device may be received. The electronic content may be displayed on a graphical user interface. The received electronic content may be analyzed to identify characteristics of the electronic content. The received electronic content may be visually related to previously received electronic content on a graphical user interface. The received and the previously received electronic content may be visually related by applying a relationship hierarchy to the identified characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Phil Lu, Graeme Mott