Patents by Inventor Robert Michael Van Osten

Robert Michael Van Osten 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: 10585906
    Abstract: A database system may implement communications language queries to query data based on relationships between communications. A user may input a communications language query, and may process the query at a user device or at a database server. In some cases, the database server may process the query based on a periodic or event-based trigger. Processing the query may involve identifying one or more sets of communication events based on the type of communication event or a property of the communication event (e.g., referred to as a moment or score), as well as a temporal, user, or geographic relationship between the sets of communication events. The user device or database server may return a timestamp of a communication event, moment, or score, a number of occurrences of communication events, moments, or scores, or a Boolean value indicating whether a particular communication event, moment, or score exists to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Van Osten, Sean Lynch, Matthew Burghoffer, Adam Evans, Joseph Michael Chrzanowski
  • Publication number: 20180314740
    Abstract: A database system may implement communications language queries to query data based on relationships between communications. A user may input a communications language query, and may process the query at a user device or at a database server. In some cases, the database server may process the query based on a periodic or event-based trigger. Processing the query may involve identifying one or more sets of communication events based on the type of communication event or a property of the communication event (e.g., referred to as a moment or score), as well as a temporal, user, or geographic relationship between the sets of communication events. The user device or database server may return a timestamp of a communication event, moment, or score, a number of occurrences of communication events, moments, or scores, or a Boolean value indicating whether a particular communication event, moment, or score exists to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Michael Van Osten, Sean Lynch, Matthew Burghoffer, Adam Evans, Joseph Michael Chrzanowski
  • Publication number: 20180253654
    Abstract: A system may generate rules based on identifying patterns within a set of communications. The system may determine moments and scores based on events and parameters within a communication of the set of communications. In some cases, the set of communications may be stored in a database, and the system may update the set of communications in real-time. The system may determine an insight based on the moments and scores across the set of communications. For example, the system may identify patterns of moments, scores, or the relationship between moments and scores. The system may determine the insight based on the identified pattern. The system may generate a rule based on the insight. In some cases, the rule may specify and action for the system to take. The system may implement the rule in real-time based on transmitting or receiving communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Michael Van Osten, Sean Lynch, Matthew Burghoffer, Adam Evans
  • Patent number: 9177356
    Abstract: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for displaying a sequence of multiple images to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (3D) effect. A data processing device or system can identify multiple images to be displayed. The data processing device or system can divide a two-dimensional (2D) display area into multiple display portions. The data processing device or system can display a sequence of the identified images on the display portions so as to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (3D) effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Van Osten, Craig Dehner, Guillaume Vergnaud
  • Publication number: 20140347354
    Abstract: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for displaying a sequence of multiple images to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (30) effect. A data processing device or system can identify multiple images to be displayed. The data processing device or system can divide a two-dimensional (20) display area into multiple display portions. The data processing device or system can display a sequence of the identified images on the display portions so as to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (30) effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Michael VAN OSTEN, Craig DEHNER, Guillaume VERGNAUD
  • Patent number: 8803908
    Abstract: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for displaying a sequence of multiple images to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (3D) effect. A data processing device or system can identify multiple images to be displayed. The data processing device or system can divide a two-dimensional (2D) display area into multiple display portions. The data processing device or system can display a sequence of the identified images on the display portions so as to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (3D) effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Van Osten, Craig Dehner, Guillaume Vergnaud
  • Publication number: 20110176720
    Abstract: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for displaying a sequence of multiple images to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (3D) effect. A data processing device or system can identify multiple images to be displayed. The data processing device or system can divide a two-dimensional (2D) display area into multiple display portions. The data processing device or system can display a sequence of the identified images on the display portions so as to provide an appearance of a three-dimensional (3D) effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Michael Van Osten, Craig Dehner, Guillaume Vergnaud