April N Mitchell

US Patent:

7698371, Apr 13, 2010

Filed:

Oct 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/581829

Inventors:

April Slayden Mitchell - Palo Alto CA, US
William Alex Vorbau - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709203, 709219, 709231, 715716, 715751, 707 1

Abstract:

Communicating by video is described. A video of a menu is streamed to a client device. A signal that identifies a selection from the menu is received. A first video associated with the selection is streamed to the client device. The first video is a member of video conversation that may include a number of videos. A second video is received from the client device. The second video is streamed by the client device as it is recorded by the client device. The second video is a response to the first video. The second video is associated with the video conversation.

US Patent:

20110069141, Mar 24, 2011

Filed:

Apr 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/936183

Inventors:

April S. Mitchell - San Jose CA, US
Ted Beers - Corvallis OR, US
Kenton O'Hara - Bristol, GB
Jon A. Brewster - Corvallis OR, US
Lonnie D. Mandigo - Corvallis OR, US
Michael D. Derocher - Corvallis OR, US
Diane R. Hammerstad - Corvallis OR, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/14
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

348 1409, 709204, 348E07084

Abstract:

An event management system is configured to receive a first communication from a person associated with a scheduled event and provide a second communication associated with the first communication to at least one endpoint of an in progress event.

US Patent:

20110072370, Mar 24, 2011

Filed:

May 20, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/992101

Inventors:

April S. Mitchell - San Jose CA, US
Ian N. Robinson - Pebble Beach CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715762

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present technology, a method [ of modifying a user interface of a device, are described. In one embodiment, a user interaction attribute profile for a device is accessed [ The user interface of the device is then modified based on the user interaction attribute profile [

US Patent:

20110184955, Jul 28, 2011

Filed:

Oct 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

13/122432

Inventors:

April Sleyoen Mitchell - San Jose CA, US
Mitchell Trott - San Meteo CA, US
W. Alex Vorbau - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707740, 707E17009, 707E17046

Abstract:

Organizing video data [] is described. Video data [] comprising metadata is received [], wherein the metadata [] provides an intra-video tag of the video data []. The metadata [] is compared [] with a plurality of video profiles []. Based on the comparing [], the video data [] is associated [] with a corresponding one of the plurality of video profiles [

US Patent:

20110211811, Sep 1, 2011

Filed:

Oct 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

13/125761

Inventors:

April Slayden Mitchell - San Jose CA, US
Mitchell Trott - San Mateo CA, US
W. Alex Vorbau - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 9/80

US Classification:

386241, 386E09011

Abstract:

Enabling a selection of a video image is described. A selection of a representative image is received [ wherein the representative image is associated with a first set of selectable representative images corresponding to a first section of a video. In response to the selection, displaying [ the first set of selectable representative images, wherein each of the first set is associated with a second set of selectable representative images corresponding to a sub-section of the first section. The receiving and the displaying continues [ until a target representative image is displayed, thereby enabling refinable selecting of the target representative image.

US Patent:

20110221965, Sep 15, 2011

Filed:

Oct 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

13/122434

Inventors:

April Slayden Mitchell - San Mateo CA, US
Mitchell Trott - San Mateo CA, US
W. Alex Vorbau - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 9/64

US Classification:

348575, 348E09037

Abstract:

Monitoring [] a usage characteristic of a video [] in memory is described. The usage characteristic is based at least in part on access to the video [] while stored in memory. Based on the usage characteristic, the quality of the video [] is degraded [], wherein the degraded video [] requires less memory.

US Patent:

20120098761, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Jan 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/004193

Inventors:

April Slayden Mitchell - San Jose CA, US
Ian N. Robinson - Pebble Beach CA, US
Mark C. Solomon - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173

Abstract:

The present invention is a display system that is comprised of a display, at least one background screen control sensor and a background screen control component. The display includes a display screen for operating in at least a first background screen mode and a second background screen mode. The at least one background control sensor for sensing interaction with the display. The background screen control component processes background control sensor data from the at least one sensor, wherein based on the background control sensor data a determination is made whether a background screen control condition has been met, wherein responsive to the determination that the background screen control condition has been met, the background of the display screen is changed.

US Patent:

20120102439, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Aug 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/223130

Inventors:

April Slayden Mitchell - San Jose CA, US
Ian N. Robinson - Pebbles Beach CA, US
Mark C. Solomon - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/033

US Classification:

715863

Abstract:

A display system comprised of: a display including a display screen configured to operate in at least a transparent display mode; an interaction sensing component for receiving sensed data regarding physical user interactions; and an interaction display control component, wherein responsive to the sensed data meeting predefined interaction criteria, content on the display screen is modified.