Jeremy W Davis

US Patent:

20130339893, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

May 10, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/891990

Inventors:

Jeremy Davis - Mahomet IL, US
Edward Pegg, JR. - Champaign IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715772

Abstract:

A visual display that changes with time and/or an audio signal is rendered while a task is being completed by a computing device (e.g., performing a computation, retrieving information, powering up a device, starting a computer application, etc.). The visual display and/or audio signal are configured to engage the user in order to mitigate latency of the task. Because the user is being engaged by the visual display and/or audio signal, the user may be less likely to notice and/or be bothered by the latency.

US Patent:

20140068449, Mar 6, 2014

Filed:

Aug 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/598593

Inventors:

Stephen Wolfram - Champaign IL, US
Jeremy Davis - Mahomet IL, US

Assignee:

WOLFRAM RESEARCH, INC. - Champaign IL

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715738

Abstract:

A subset of graphical display items, in a set of graphical display items stored in the one or more electronic storage devices, that have not previously been viewed by a user is determined. A graphical display item is selected from a subset of graphical display items. The graphical display item may be selected according to an order, or selected randomly. An initial display item and the selected graphical display item are electronically transmitted to a user computing device. The initial display item and the selected graphical display item are configured such that the selected graphical display item is displayed on a display device of the user computing device in response to the user selecting the initial display item when the initial display item is displayed on the display device.