Patents by Inventor Shawn Piper
Shawn Piper 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).
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Patent number: 11693527Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for adjusting a user interface according to a cognitive mode is disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of user events based on a user interacting with a system, determining a cognitive operating mode of the user based on the user events, with the cognitive operating mode selected from a predefined set of cognitive operating modes, and modifying a user interface element according to the cognitive operating mode of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Shawn Piper, Mark Joseph Eppolito
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Patent number: 11360660Abstract: An item page may be displayed on a client device in response to a request to view an item page from the client device. They item page may include a description of the item. An icon may be generated and the icon may be displayed within a portion of the displayed item page at an icon location. A plurality of selectable actions each being performable with respect to the item described by the item page may be generated and displayed in response to an initial gesture being performed at the icon location for at least a pre-defined threshold duration. Lastly, the plurality of selectable actions may be displayed around the generated icon and within a pre-defined distance from the icon location of the generated icon.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Mark Joseph Eppolito, Shawn Piper, Brandon Fasching, Jessica Tobar, Chris Murray
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Publication number: 20210373716Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for adjusting a user interface according to a cognitive mode is disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of user events based on a user interacting with a system, determining a cognitive operating mode of the user based on the user events, with the cognitive operating mode selected from a predefined set of cognitive operating modes, and modifying a user interface element according to the cognitive operating mode of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Shawn Piper, Mark Joseph Eppolito
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Patent number: 11137870Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for adjusting a user interface according to a cognitive mode is disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of user events based on a user interacting with a system, determining a cognitive operating mode of the user based on the user events, with the cognitive operating mode selected from a predefined set of cognitive operating modes, and modifying a user interface element according to the cognitive operating mode of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Shawn Piper, Mark Joseph Eppolito
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Patent number: 10712839Abstract: Example embodiments described herein disclose a device configured to generate and cause display of a rotary input interface within a display of the device. The rotary input interface may be displayed as one or more dial types, including at least a continuous rotary dial, a horseshoe dial, or a continuous scroll wheel, configured to include an arrangement of values at positions along the rotary input interface. The rotary input interface also include a central display configured to indicate a selected value (e.g., from among the arrangement of values) based on a location of a value indicator among the arrangement of values.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Sarah Seitz, Shawn Piper
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Patent number: 10459141Abstract: An apparatus include a housing having a top opening, and a sidewall and a bottom surface defining a cavity. The apparatus includes a display assembly. The display assembly includes an electronic transmissive display layer within the cavity to display an image viewable from the top opening of the housing. The display assembly includes a light collector within the cavity and having an optical opening at the top opening of the housing to collect ambient light. The display assembly includes a light guide layer within the cavity to guide the collected ambient light towards and through the display layer. The apparatus includes a processing device within the cavity to generate data to display using the display layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Shawn Piper, Michael W. Hu, Brian Spate
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Publication number: 20190041566Abstract: An apparatus include a housing having a top opening, and a sidewall and a bottom surface defining a cavity. The apparatus includes a display assembly. The display assembly includes an electronic transmissive display layer within the cavity to display an image viewable from the top opening of the housing. The display assembly includes a light collector within the cavity and having an optical opening at the top opening of the housing to collect ambient light. The display assembly includes a light guide layer within the cavity to guide the collected ambient light towards and through the display layer. The apparatus includes a processing device within the cavity to generate data to display using the display layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Shawn PIPER, Michael W. HU, Brian SPATE
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Publication number: 20190034055Abstract: An item page may be displayed on a client device in response to a request to view an item page from the client device. They item page may include a description of the item. An icon may be generated and the icon may be displayed within a portion of the displayed item page at an icon location. A plurality of selectable actions each being performable with respect to the item described by the item page may be generated and displayed in response to an initial gesture being performed at the icon location for at least a pre-defined threshold duration. Lastly, the plurality of selectable actions may be displayed around the generated icon and within a pre-defined distance from the icon location of the generated icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Mark Joseph Eppolito, Shawn Piper, Brandon Fasching, Jessica Tobar, Chris Murray
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Publication number: 20180335858Abstract: Example embodiments described herein disclose a device configured to generate and cause display of a rotary input interface within a display of the device. The rotary input interface may be displayed as one or more dial types, including at least a continuous rotary dial, a horseshoe dial, or a continuous scroll wheel, configured to include an arrangement of values at positions along the rotary input interface. The rotary input interface also include a central display configured to indicate a selected value (e.g., from among the arrangement of values) based on a location of a value indicator among the arrangement of values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Sarah Seitz, Shawn Piper
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Patent number: 10120557Abstract: An item page may be displayed on a client device in response to a request to view an item page from the client device. They item page may include a description of the item. An icon may be generated and the icon may be displayed within a portion of the displayed item page at an icon location. A plurality of selectable actions each being performable with respect to the item described by the item page may be generated and displayed in response to an initial gesture being performed at the icon location for at least a pre-defined threshold duration. Lastly, the plurality of selectable actions may be displayed around the generated icon and within a pre-defined distance from the icon location of the generated icon.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: eBay, Inc.Inventors: Mark Joseph Eppolito, Shawn Piper, Brandon Fasching, Jessica Tobar, Chris Murray
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Patent number: 10073547Abstract: Example embodiments described herein disclose a device configured to generate and cause display of a rotary input interface within a display of the device. The rotary input interface may be displayed as one or more dial types, including at least a continuous rotary dial, a horseshoe dial, or a continuous scroll wheel, configured to include an arrangement of values at positions along the rotary input interface. The rotary input interface also include a central display configured to indicate a selected value (e.g., from among the arrangement of values) based on a location of a value indicator among the arrangement of values.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Sarah Seitz, Shawn Piper
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Publication number: 20170046011Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for adjusting a user interface according to a cognitive mode is disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of user events based on a user interacting with a system, determining a cognitive operating mode of the user based on the user events, with the cognitive operating mode selected from a predefined set of cognitive operating modes, and modifying a user interface element according to the cognitive operating mode of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Shawn Piper, Mark Joseph Eppolito
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Patent number: 9519931Abstract: Systems and methods of personalized actionable notifications are disclosed. In some example embodiments, event information indicating an event for an item is received, a determination is made to provide a notification of the event to the user based on the event information and user activity information for the user, the notification is generated based on the determination, and the generated notification is caused to be displayed on a screen of the computing device via an application on a computing device of the user without causing the computing device to leave a context of content being displayed on the computing device prior to the notification being displayed on the computing device, the application being independent of the context, the notification overlaying the content, and the notification further comprising at least one user interface element configured to enable the user to request an action to be performed for the item.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Shawn Piper, Mark Joseph Eppolito
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Publication number: 20160349859Abstract: Example embodiments described herein disclose a device configured to generate and cause display of a rotary input interface within a display of the device. The rotary input interface may be displayed as one or more dial types, including at least a continuous rotary dial, a horseshoe dial, or a continuous scroll wheel, configured to include an arrangement of values at positions along the rotary input interface. The rotary input interface also include a central display configured to indicate a selected value (e.g., from among the arrangement of values) based on a location of a value indicator among the arrangement of values.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Sarah Seitz, Shawn Piper
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Publication number: 20160335710Abstract: Systems and methods of personalized actionable notifications are disclosed. In some example embodiments, event information indicating an event for an item is received, a determination is made to provide a notification of the event to the user based on the event information and user activity information for the user, the notification is generated based on the determination, and the generated notification is caused to be displayed on a screen of the computing device via an application on a computing device of the user without causing the computing device to leave a context of content being displayed on the computing device prior to the notification being displayed on the computing device, the application being independent of the context, the notification overlaying the content, and the notification further comprising at least one user interface element configured to enable the user to request an action to be performed for the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Shawn Piper, Mark Joseph Eppolito
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Publication number: 20150293667Abstract: An item page may be displayed on a client device in response to a request to view an item page from the client device. They item page may include a description of the item. An icon may be generated and the icon may be displayed within a portion of the displayed item page at an icon location. A plurality of selectable actions each being performable with respect to the item described by the item page may be generated and displayed in response to an initial gesture being performed at the icon location for at least a pre-defined threshold duration. Lastly, the plurality of selectable actions may be displayed around the generated icon and within a pre-defined distance from the icon location of the generated icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Mark Joseph Eppolito, Shawn Piper, Brandon Fasching, Jessica Tobar, Chris Murray