Patents by Inventor R. Brett Marshall

R. Brett Marshall 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).

  • Moveable interactive shortcut toolbar and unintentional hit rejecter for touch input devices
    Patent number: 9411461
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for facilitating the creation of electronic content on an editing canvas are disclosed. One example involves displaying an editing canvas on a touch screen of an electronic device, displaying a touch block object overlaying a portion of the editing canvas, wherein the touch block object blocks unintentional touches in an area of the touch screen associated with the touch block object, and changing a position of the touch block object with respect to the editing canvas responsive to receiving touch input on the touch screen to change the position of the touch block object. The touch block object may provide easy and convenient access to one or more editing tools or other feature for editing content on the canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: R. Brett Marshall, Patrick Martin McLean
  • Moveable Interactive Shortcut Toolbar and Unintentional Hit Rejecter for Touch Input Devices
    Publication number: 20140104189
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for facilitating the creation of electronic content on an editing canvas are disclosed. One example involves displaying an editing canvas on a touch screen of an electronic device, displaying a touch block object overlaying a portion of the editing canvas, wherein the touch block object blocks unintentional touches in an area of the touch screen associated with the touch block object, and changing a position of the touch block object with respect to the editing canvas responsive to receiving touch input on the touch screen to change the position of the touch block object. The touch block object may provide easy and convenient access to one or more editing tools or other feature for editing content on the canvas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: R. Brett Marshall, Patrick Martin McLean