Patents by Inventor Tristan Harris

Tristan Harris 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).

  • DETERMINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AN INTENDED ACTION OF A USER
    Publication number: 20150006632
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to receiving user task information indicative of an intended action of a user, determining additional information related to completion of the intended action, determining a completion step for the intended action based on the additional information, and providing the completion step to the user. The user task information may be received from a first source and the additional information may be determined from one or more additional sources that are distinct from the first source. Additional sources may include, for example, user data associated with the user and/or one or more non-user specific databases such as an entity database. Whether a completion step is provided to a user may be dependent on one or more factors such as, for example, the source of the user task information, the source of the additional information, and/or a trigger associated with the completion step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tomkins, Tristan Harris, Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar, Bo Pang, Sujith Ravi, Can Sar, Angelo DiNardi
  • System for intelligent automated layout and management of interactive windows
    Patent number: 8555193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automated layout and scrolling of windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Can Sar, Jesse Young, Tristan Harris
  • System for intelligent automated layout and management of interactive windows
    Publication number: 20100011316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automated layout and scrolling of windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Can Sar, Jesse Young, Tristan Harris
  • Creating first class objects from web resources
    Publication number: 20090199077
    Abstract: The present inventions are directed to apparatus and method for creating first class object representations from web pages that are not normally considered first class objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Can Sar, Jesse Young, Tristan Harris
  • Method of enabling the modification and annotation of a webpage from a web browser
    Publication number: 20090199083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enabling the modification and annotation of any webpage from a web browser by any user (with appropriate privileges) without the need for custom plugins or browser extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Can Sar, Jesse Young, Tristan Harris
  • Searching for commands and other elements of a user interface
    Publication number: 20070033172
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Tristan Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pagallo, Christina Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil