Patents by Inventor PHILIPPE J. BEAUDOIN

PHILIPPE J. BEAUDOIN 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).

  • TASK SWITCHING OR TASK LAUNCHING BASED ON A RANKED LIST OF TASKS
    Publication number: 20180260081
    Abstract: A technique includes determining a ranked list of tasks that are ranked based on a likelihood of being selected by a user, the ranked list of tasks including a site identifier that identifies a site and a mode of navigation for the site as either a launch mode to launch a new page from the site or a switch mode to switch to a stored context of the site, displaying a task switcher/launcher interface that includes a selectable icon for a plurality of tasks from the ranked list of tasks, receiving, by a client application, a signal selecting one of the displayed tasks, determining a site and a mode of navigation for the selected task, and performing, by the client application, site navigation for the selected task based upon the mode of navigation for the selected task. A mode of navigation may include launch mode or switch mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Philippe J. Beaudoin, Tien-Chieh Huang, Ruby Lee, Pierre-Antoine Manzagol, Roger Delano Paul McFarlane, Shibl Mourad, Mathieu Perreault
  • Invoking a private browsing mode by selection of a visual control element within a browser tab
    Patent number: 9418243
    Abstract: Activating a private browsing mode for a browser can include receiving an electronic document within the browser and detecting an indicator associated with the electronic document using a processor, wherein the indicator is correlated with the private browsing mode of the browser. Responsive to detecting the indicator, the electronic document can be rendered within a view of the browser in which private browsing mode is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard Bauer, Philippe J. Beaudoin, Chris Bentzel, Steven Chi Truong, Manas Tungare
  • PRIVATE BROWSING MODE ACCESS FOR DEVELOPERS
    Publication number: 20150254475
    Abstract: Activating a private browsing mode for a browser can include receiving an electronic document within the browser and detecting an indicator associated with the electronic document using a processor, wherein the indicator is correlated with the private browsing mode of the browser. Responsive to detecting the indicator, the electronic document can be rendered within a view of the browser in which private browsing mode is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: BERNHARD BAUER, PHILIPPE J. BEAUDOIN, CHRIS BENTZEL, STEVEN CHI TRUONG, MANAS TUNGARE