Patents by Inventor Timothy G. Hatcher

Timothy G. Hatcher 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: 9350786
    Abstract: A new resource address is registered in response to input received from a user. The user is then notified when a visually non-empty portion of content from the resource address has been loaded into a viewing area of the content viewing application. The notification cues the user to direct his/her attention to the viewing area of the content viewing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Decker, Timothy G. Hatcher, Michael P. Thole
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCKING USAGE TRACKING
    Publication number: 20140337991
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that maintain one or more data stores capable of storing local data in a device for loading a resource of a domain are described. The resource may be loaded to cause one or more data access operations on the data stores. Access to usage tracking data of the device from the domain may depend on at least one of the data access operations. The data access operations may be configured to block the usage tracking data of the device from the domain. The data access operations may be performed on the data stores for the loading of the resource. A web page may be presented to a user when the resource is successfully loaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Croll, Darin B. Adler, Kevin W. Decker, Steven J. Falkenburg, Timothy G. Hatcher, Jing Jin, Donald D. Melton, Maciej Stachowiak, Samuel M. Weinig, Brian A. Weinstein
  • Methods and apparatus for blocking usage tracking
    Patent number: 8819817
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that maintain one or more data stores capable of storing local data in a device for loading a resource of a domain are described. The resource may be loaded to cause one or more data access operations on the data stores. Access to usage tracking data of the device from the domain may depend on at least one of the data access operations. The data access operations may be configured to block the usage tracking data of the device from the domain. The data access operations may be performed on the data stores for the loading of the resource. A web page may be presented to a user when the resource is successfully loaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Croll, Darin B. Adler, Kevin W. Decker, Steven J. Falkenburg, Timothy G. Hatcher, Jing Jin, Donald D. Melton, Maciej Stachowiak, Samuel M. Weinig, Brian A. Weinstein
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    Patent number: 8375319
    Abstract: A new resource address is registered in response to input received from a user. The user is then notified when a visually non-empty portion of content from the resource address has been loaded into a viewing area of the content viewing application. The notification cues the user to direct his/her attention to the viewing area of the content viewing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Decker, Timothy G. Hatcher, Michael P. Thole
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCKING USAGE TRACKING
    Publication number: 20120304286
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that maintain one or more data stores capable of storing local data in a device for loading a resource of a domain are described. The resource may be loaded to cause one or more data access operations on the data stores. Access to usage tracking data of the device from the domain may depend on at least one of the data access operations. The data access operations may be configured to block the usage tracking data of the device from the domain. The data access operations may be performed on the data stores for the loading of the resource. A web page may be presented to a user when the resource is successfully loaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Brian Croll, Darin B. Adler, Kevin W. Decker, Steven J. Falkenburg, Timothy G. Hatcher, Jing Jin, Donald D. Melton, Maciej Stachowiak, Samuel M. Weinig, Brian A. Weinstein
  • PROGRESS INDICATOR FOR LOADING DYNAMICALLY-SIZED CONTENTS
    Publication number: 20100313159
    Abstract: A new resource address is registered in response to input received from a user. The user is then notified when a visually non-empty portion of content from the resource address has been loaded into a viewing area of the content viewing application. The notification cues the user to direct his/her attention to the viewing area of the content viewing application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Decker, Timothy G. Hatcher, Michael P. Thole