Laszlo Systems, Inc.

Other

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Facebook, Inc.

Adam Gregory Wolff

David T Temkin

Oliver W Steele

Max David Carlson

Christopher Kimm

J Bret Simister

P Tucker Withington

Peter Xiu Deng

James B Simister

Eric David Bloch

Pablo Kang

David B Delp

Peter Damian Andrea

Kent Alexander Libbey

Genessa L Krasnow

Henry B Minsky

Murari Narayan

Koen Bok

Alan C Yates

A user interface is provided for conducting online conversations that span asynchronous and synchronous modes of communications. Users can initiate a new conversation or find existing conversations by choosing images of friends from a drop down list based on text input of friends' names. Conversations are represented in a tree-branch configuration such that new comments added to a conversation are associated directly to the existing comments to which they respond. Branches can be opened or collapsed automatically or at the users' option, allowing the user focus his attention on part(s) of the conversation. Content from the web can be searched and found content can be included into the body of a comment. All participants in a conversation see the same representation of the conversation and links to referenced Web content are maintained in tact regardless of the length and complexity of the conversation.

Unified online conversation application and platform

In one embodiment, a method includes one or more server computing devices receiving first data associated with an activity recently performed or currently being performed by a user of one or more client computing devices. A current state of the user is inferred at least in part by analyzing at least the first data, and second data associated with one or more historical durations associated with the inferred current state is accessed. An end time associated with the inferred current state is estimated based at least in part on the second data.

Inferring contextual user status and duration

An interface engine provides animated views in a user interface. The interface engine directs the operation of a rendering environment to create an interface in a rendering area. The interface engine includes views, layouts, animators, and constraints. Views identify child views and resources for display in the rendering area. In response to events, such as user inputs, a view modifies itself by calling layouts, animators, and constraints. A layout manages the attributes of a view's child views, including child view position and size. An animator modifies the view's appearance over a specified period of time. A constraint imposes limits on view properties. In one implementation, an Internet site delivers an interface engine to a browser to supply content and a user interface. A presentation server compiles an interface engine description and specified resources into an interface engine. The presentation server delivers the interface engine to the browser, which executes the interface engine using a plug-in&#x2014;eliminating excessive interface updates found in traditional HTML pages.

Interface engine providing a continuous user interface

A method and apparatus for providing information by merging of an arbitrarily shaped data source with an arbitrary display hierarchy, including binding data in a source data file to application or content code. In one embodiment, the data source is an XML data file and the application is a rich Internet application provided by a presentation server. The method includes the steps of providing a structured data file; and merging the structured data file with a source file, the source file including at least one display element definition including an expression that refers to an arbitrary position or range within the data file. In another aspect, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes one or more storage devices, and one or more processors in communication with said one or more storage devices. In this aspect, the processors perform a method comprising the steps of: accessing a mark-up language description of said particular content including at least one declaration of data in an XML document; and compiling said mark-up language description of said particular content to create executable code that provides said particular content, said step of compiling is performed at said server in response to said request.

Application data binding

A server is disclosed that presents content to a client. The server receives a request for particular content. In response to the request, the server accesses data and/or code that describes the particular content. The server compiles that code and/or data to create executable code, and transmits the executable code to the client for execution on the client. In one embodiment, the code describing the particular content is a mark-up language description. In various implementations, the executable code includes a user interface that provides access to the requested content.

Presentation server

A method for decreasing a computer application's start-up time. In one aspect, the method comprises: creating a serialized representation of application objects in a runtime environment; building an object code file using the serialized representation; and providing the application to a new runtime environment. In another embodiment the method may include the steps of: compiling an application provided in a source language; initializing the application in a runtime environment; and creating a serialized representation of the application.

System for optimizing application start-up

A method of control and a means for control for a vehicle constructed by temporarily integrating a conventionally controlled motorcycle and a fixed wing flight device. The method includes a means of control for maneuvering a vehicle, enabling a handlebar to tilt, rotate and move up and down; translating these movements to a flight device. The control means for vehicle flight control converts to a ground vehicle control means and vice versa. In one preferred embodiment, the method employs a mechanism comprising an apparatus, including a first means for enabling tilting of the handlebar without rotating the front wheel of the motorbike, and for allowing the handlebar to be raised and lowered without raising and lowering the wheel. The movements of the handlebar are translated to control ailerons, elevator and rudder of the flight device for making roll, yaw, and pitch adjustments.

Method and means for piloting control of a forward-moving vehicle

Code for a program is received by a compiler (or other entity). The code includes an expression for a variable and a marker that specifies when the expressions should be evaluated during execution of the program. Example markers can indicate that an expression should be evaluated immediately, once or always. Additional functionality is provided to the code in order to evaluate the expression at the specified time during execution of the program. If the expression is to be evaluated always, then the expression will likely be dependent on a item that can change. Functionality is provided that evaluates the expression when the item changes so that the variable can be updated.

Evaluating expressions in a software environment

Systems and methods for providing a dynamically controllable user interface that embraces a variety of media. A menu system, which interfaces between a user and a variety of media and offers contextual and static options to the user, is capable ratcheting upon receipt of one or more input commands. Contextual options allow a user to control various media, such as television programming and/or web pages, on the television screen, while static options allow a user to execute mini applications while viewing television programming and/or surfing the Internet. The ratcheting menu system that organizes the various options, allows a user to control a variety of media through one menu system, and optimizes the display area on a television screen. The menu system allows for access to television programming while providing authentication to maintain security on web pages.

Systems and methods for providing a dynamically controllable user interface that embraces a variety of media

The present invention provides a system and method for integrating convention television viewing with Internet-related activities. A viewer accesses both conventional television features and Internet-related features from a single, familiar options panel. The options panel provides the user with a set of buttons that invoke features of both the television mode and of Internet mode. The options panel is selectively accessible at any time while either accessing the Internet or while viewing conventional television programming, the providing the user with a unified viewing experience.

Context-sensitive options panel

The unit works in conjunction with a multiple-disc player by storing the empty disc-cases, indicating disc status, and providing a system of selection for the discs inside of the multi-player. The unit stores empty disc-cases in relative positions to discs stored inside the multi-player. The exposed faces of stored disc-cases behave as buttons and labels.

Growing community of inventors

San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Adam Gregory Wolff