Patents by Inventor Scott M. Lederer

Scott M. Lederer 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: 9279685
    Abstract: Provided are system and methods for identifying first and second geographic locations, and providing for display of a geographic map including: a first geographic map of a first geographic area including the first geographic location, and a first indicator including a second geographic map of a second geographic area including the second geographic location, wherein the second geographic map is displayed as an overlay on the first geographic map in a position that indicates a direction to the second geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Keekim J. Heng, Scott M. Lederer, Ethan Russell
  • Patent number: 8635021
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying an indication of off-screen content. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of providing an electronic map of a first geographic area that includes a first entity at a first geographic location for display on a user interface and receiving user input indicating an interest in a second entity at a second geographic location that is outside of the first geographic area. An electronic map of a second geographic area that includes the second geographic location of the second entity is provided, and a first indicator, indicating at least an approximate direction to the first geographic location, is provided for display on the electronic map of the second geographic area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Keekim J. Heng, Scott M. Lederer, Ethan Russell
  • Publication number: 20130297206
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying an indication of off-screen content. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of providing an electronic map of a first geographic area that includes a first entity at a first geographic location for display on a user interface and receiving user input indicating an interest in a second entity at a second geographic location that is outside of the first geographic area. An electronic map of a second geographic area that includes the second geographic location of the second entity is provided, and a first indicator, indicating at least an approximate direction to the first geographic location, is provided for display on the electronic map of the second geographic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Keekim J. Heng, Scott M. Lederer, Ethan Russell
  • Publication number: 20130212089
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a search query; generating search results based on the search query; determining that a number of the search results is greater than a threshold; determining a category for each of the search results from among a plurality of categories; and transmitting the search results with instructions to display each of the search results based on its determined category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Scott M. Lederer, Jonathan C. Maslan, Michelle I. Lee, Evelyn Kim, Bernhard A. M. Seefeld, Josh D. Mittleman