Blaine A Bell, 50San Francisco, CA

7643024, Jan 5, 2010

May 16, 2002

10/477872

Blaine A. Bell - New York NY, US
Steven K. Feiner - New York NY, US
Tobias H. Hoellerer - Santa Barbara CA, US

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York - New York NY

G06T 15/00

345419

A method for managing a display space for a 3D environment is provided. A 3D scene having at least one scene object () is displayed and the visible surfaces () of the scene objects are represented as visible space in a 2D view plane representation. Controllable objects that are to be placed in the scene are defined by parameters such as size, placement priority, proximity relationships and the like. The available space for placing controllable objects, which can include empty space and low priority background and foreground regions, is determined for each controllable object. The placement () for controllable objects in the 3D space is then determined in accordance with at least placement parameter and one of the visible space and available space of the view-plane representation () such that view management objectives, such as not occluding important scene objects, are accomplished.

8234580, Jul 31, 2012

May 21, 2008

12/124797

Blaine A Bell - New York NY, US
Steven A. Feiner - New York NY, US

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York - New York NY

G06F 3/00

715761, 715765, 715788

A method for space management of a workspace provided on a display includes defining a first data structure of full-space rectangles present on the workspace, wherein at least a portion of the full-space rectangles are permitted to overlap. A second data structure of largest empty-space rectangles available on the workspace is also defined to complete the representation of the workspace. The methods include performing an operation on at least one full-space rectangle on the workspace and redefining the first data structure and the second data structure in accordance with the workspace resulting from the operation performed. The operations can include adding a new full-space rectangle, moving an existing full-space rectangle and deleting an existing full full-space rectangle from the workspace. Generally, the workspace is a display device coupled to an electronic device such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant, electronic book viewer and the like.

8260850, Sep 4, 2012

Jun 1, 2010

12/791380

Blaine A. Bell - New York NY, US
Steven K. Feiner - New York NY, US

G06F 15/16

709203, 709201, 707792

A system and method of data programming includes declarative rule-based programming in which a distributed program for computers on a network is defined through tabular structures. The tabular structures can store logic, including data (e. g. , primitive variables and dynamic data structures) and code (e. g. , arguments and functions) that govern operation of the distributed program.

2004012, Jul 1, 2004

Apr 10, 2003

10/258510

Blaine Bell - New York NY, US
Steven Feiner - New York NY, US

G09G005/00

345/765000, 345/788000

A method for space management of a workspace provided on a display includes defining a first data structure of full-space rectangles present on the workspace, wherein at least a portion of the full-space rectangles are permitted to overlap. A second data structure of largest empty-space rectangles available on the workspace is also defined to complete the representation of the workspace. The methods include performing an operation on at least one full-space rectangle on the workspace and redefining the first data structure and the second data structure in accordance with the workspace resulting from the operation performed. The operations can include adding a new full-space rectangle, moving an existing full-space rectangle and deleting an existing full full-space rectangle from the workspace. Generally, the workspace is a display device coupled to an electronic device such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant, electronic book viewer and the like.

2008005, Mar 6, 2008

Apr 6, 2007

11/697564

Blaine Bell - New York NY, US
Steven Feiner - New York NY, US

G06F 15/173
G06F 17/30

707100000, 709203000, 707E17009

According to an embodiment of the disclosed subject matter, a system and method of data programming includes declarative rule-based programming in which a distributed program for computers on a network is defined through tabular structures. The tabular structures can store logic, including data (e.g., primitive variables and dynamic data structures) and code (e.g., arguments and functions) that govern operation of the distributed program.

2010014, Jun 10, 2010

Jul 2, 2009

12/496882

Blaine A. Bell - New York NY, US
Steven K. Feiner - New York NY, US
Tobias H. Hoellerer - Santa Barbara CA, US

G06T 15/00

345419

A method for managing a display space for a 3D environment is provided. A 3D scene having at least one scene object is displayed and the visible surfaces of the scene objects are represented as visible space in a 2D view plane representation. Controllable objects that are to be placed in the scene are defined by parameters such as size, placement priority, proximity relationships and the like. The available space for placing controllable objects, which can include empty space and low priority background and foreground regions, is determined for each controllable object. The placement for controllable objects in the 3D space is then determined in accordance with at least placement parameter and one of the visible space and available space of the view-plane representation such that view management objectives, such as not occluding important scene objects, are accomplished.

2012020, Aug 9, 2012

Apr 19, 2012

13/451085

Blaine A. Bell - New York NY, US
Steven A. Feiner - New York NY, US

G09G 5/377

345629

A method for space management of a workspace provided on a display includes defining a first data structure of full-space rectangles present on the workspace, wherein at least a portion of the full-space rectangles are permitted to overlap. A second data structure of largest empty-space rectangles available on the workspace is also defined to complete the representation of the workspace. The methods include performing an operation on at least one full-space rectangle on the workspace and redefining the first data structure and the second data structure in accordance with the workspace resulting from the operation performed. The operations can include adding a new full-space rectangle, moving an existing full-space rectangle and deleting an existing full full-space rectangle from the workspace. Generally, the workspace is a display device coupled to an electronic device such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant, electronic book viewer and the like.

2012031, Dec 13, 2012

Aug 6, 2012

13/567728

Blaine A. Bell - New York NY, US
Steven K. Feiner - New York NY, US

G06F 9/45

717151

A system and method of data programming includes declarative rule-based programming in which a distributed program for computers on a network is defined through tabular structures. The tabular structures can store logic, including data (e.g., primitive variables and dynamic data structures) and code (e.g., arguments and functions) that govern operation of the distributed program.