Patents by Inventor Walter Alexander Mostowy

Walter Alexander Mostowy 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).

  • Detecting visibility of a content item using tasks triggered by a timer
    Patent number: 9460159
    Abstract: A module may be included with a content item. The module may be configured such that the module performs a number of tasks at a first rate via a timer when the module is visible and at a second rate via a timer when the module is not visible. A script may be used with the module to determine the number of times the task has been executed by the module and to compare the number of times the task has been executed to a value. If the number of times that the task has been executed by the module is greater than the value then data may be output to indicate the that content item has been viewed. In some instances, the module may be used with a content item served in a cross-domain iframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Alexander Mostowy, Rudiger Lippert, Peng Zhang