Patents by Inventor Troy A. Gaul

Troy A. Gaul 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: 8533625
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for displaying graphical objects in a display is presented. A first input from a user is received. In response to receiving the first input, a graphical object is displayed in the display. A second input is then received from the user. In response to receiving the second input, the graphical object is fixated in the display. An object that would have otherwise been occluded by the graphical object is then displayed in an area of the display outside the area occupied by the graphical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy A. Gaul, Timothy J. Gogolin
  • Patent number: 8487931
    Abstract: Methods, program products and systems for accepting user input selecting a parameter for a parametric curve, the parametric curve being displayed in a graph. A range of curves for the parametric curve is determined based on a range of values for the parameter. And the range of curves for the parameter is displayed in the graph of the curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy A. Gaul, Benjamin A. Zibble, Mark Hamburg
  • Publication number: 20130125046
    Abstract: Dynamic non-interruptive visual image isolation is described, including providing an overlay window over an interface displaying the image, the interface being configured to display the image and the overlay window being configured to have a cutout disposed over the image, receiving dimming input, the dimming input being associated with an application, and adjusting transparency of the overlay window in response to the dimming input, the transparency being determined without affecting the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy A. Gaul, Christopher P. Clevenger
  • Patent number: 7908568
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for displaying graphical objects in a display is presented. A first input from a user is received. In response to receiving the first input, a graphical object is displayed in the display. A second input is then received from the user. In response to receiving the second input, the graphical object is fixated in the display. An object that would have otherwise been occluded by the graphical object is then displayed in an area of the display outside the area occupied by the graphical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy A. Gaul, Timothy J. Gogolin
  • Publication number: 20080062177
    Abstract: Methods, program products and systems for accepting user input selecting a parameter for a parametric curve, the parametric curve being displayed in a graph. A range of curves for the parametric curve is determined based on a range of values for the parameter. And the range of curves for the parameter is displayed in the graph of the curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy A. Gaul, Benjamin A. Zibble, Mark Hamburg
  • Patent number: 6964017
    Abstract: A system and method of creating interactive visual content in which base visual content, a selection of a trigger event associated with the base visual content, and intermediate visual content are received as an input. Viewing visual content derived from the base visual content is automatically generated. The viewing visual content can be displayed by a viewing application executing on a computer. A set of regions of the interactive visual content in which swap visual content is to be displayed by the viewing application when the trigger event occurs is automatically generated. For example, regions of the viewing visual content that are to be replace by the swap visual content when the trigger event occurs can be identified. Also, the swap visual content is automatically generated from the intermediate visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas E. Meisner, Alan L. Erickson, Troy A. Gaul, Timothy N. Wright, Christopher P. Hondl, Doug J. Ahmann