Justin Matejka
Justin Matejka

Justin Matejka

Head of Future AI Experiences

Autodesk Research

Justin Matejka is the Head of Future AI Experiences at Autodesk Research in Toronto, Canada. Since 2006 he has published more than 50 papers and received over 70 patents on a diverse set of topics including interfaces for 3D navigation, software learnability, video navigation, data visualization, and novel inerfaces and interactions for generative AI systems.

Publications (59)

2026
FeedQUAC: Quick Unobtrusive AI-Generated Commentary
Tao Long, Kendra Wannamaker, Jo Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction
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Lost in Translation: The Value of Verbalizations in Interpreting 3D Computer-Aided Design Workflows
Kathy Cheng, Jo Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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PointAloud: An Interaction Suite for AI-Supported Pointer-Centric Think-Aloud Computing
Frederic Gmeiner, John Thompson, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2025
Curompt: A Spatially Situated Interface for Generative AI in 3D Design Software
Mitchell Foo, Kendra Wannamaker, Jo Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
2025 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)
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Improving Visual Comparison Across Multiple Views with Shadow Marks
Adam Baker, Carl Gutwin, Justin Matejka, Ian Stavness
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2025: 20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, September 8–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part III
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mrCAD: Multimodal Communication to Refine Computer-aided Designs
William P McCarthy, Saujas Vaduguru, Karl D.d. Willis, Justin Matejka, Judith E Fan, Daniel Fried, Yewen Pu
Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2025
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To Use or Not to Use: Impatience and Overreliance When Using Generative AI Productivity Support Tools
Han Qiao, Jo Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Transformer-Based Interfaces for Mechanical Assembly Design: A Gear Train Case Study
Mohammadmehdi Ataei, Hyunmin Cheong, Jiwon Jun, Justin Matejka, Alexander Tessier, George Fitzmaurice
arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.08633
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2024
AQuA: Automated Question-Answering in Software Tutorial Videos with Visual Anchors
Saelyne Yang, Jo Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Communicating Design Intent Using Drawing and Text
William P. McCarthy, Justin Matejka, Karl D.D. Willis, Judith E. Fan, Yewen Pu
Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Creativity & Cognition
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Interaction Techniques for Comparing Video
Adam Baker, Carl Gutwin, Justin Matejka, Ian Stavness
Proceedings of the 50th Graphics Interface Conference
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2023
3DALL-E: Integrating Text-to-Image AI in 3D Design Workflows
Vivian Liu, Jo Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
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Identifying Visualization Opportunities to Help Architects Manage the Complexity of Building Codes
Stan Nowak, Bon Adriel Aseniero, Lyn Bartram, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
IEEE Comput. Graph. Appl.
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Task-centric application switching: How and why knowledge workers switch software applications for a single task
Amir Jahanlou, Jo Vermeulen, Tovi Grossman, Parmit Chilana, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Graphics Interface 2023
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2022
AvatAR: An Immersive Analysis Environment for Human Motion Data Combining Interactive 3D Avatars and Trajectories
Patrick Reipschläger, Frederik Brudy, Raimund Dachselt, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice, Fraser Anderson
Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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SimCURL: Simple Contrastive User Representation Learning from Command Sequences
Hang Chu, Amir Hosein Khasahmadi, Karl D. D. Willis, Fraser Anderson, Yaoli Mao, Linh-Tam Tran, Justin Matejka, Jo Vermeulen
2022 21st IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA)
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Skyglyphs: Reflections on the design of a delightful visualization
Bon Adriel Aseniero, George Fitzmaurice, Sheelagh Carpendale, Justin Matejka
2022 IEEE VIS Arts Program (VISAP)
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Supercharging Trial-and-Error for Learning Complex Software Applications
Damien Masson, Jo Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Where Next?: Exploring Opportunity Areas and Tool Functions for Sustainable Product Design
Nicole B. Damen, Ye Wang, Justin Matejka, Christine Toh
International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
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2021
How Tall is that Bar Chart? Virtual Reality, Distance Compression and Visualizations
Diane Watson, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2021
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MeetingMate: an Ambient Interface for Improved Meeting Effectiveness and Corporate Knowledge Sharing
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2021
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Paper Forager: Supporting the Rapid Exploration of Research Document Collections
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2021
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Think-Aloud Computing: Supporting Rich and Low-Effort Knowledge Capture
Rebecca Krosnick, Fraser Anderson, Justin Matejka, Steve Oney, Walter S. Lasecki, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2020
AuthAR: Concurrent Authoring of Tutorials for AR Assembly Guidance
Matt Whitlock, George Fitzmaurice, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2020
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MicroMentor: Peer-to-Peer Software Help Sessions in Three Minutes or Less
Nikhita Joshi, Justin Matejka, Fraser Anderson, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2019
Geppetto: Enabling Semantic Design of Expressive Robot Behaviors
Ruta Desai, Fraser Anderson, Justin Matejka, Stelian Coros, James McCann, George Fitzmaurice, Tovi Grossman
Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2018
Dream Lens: Exploration and Visualization of Large-Scale Generative Design Datasets
Justin Matejka, Michael Glueck, Erin Bradner, Ali Hashemi, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2017
AMI: An Adaptable Music Interface to Support the Varying Needs of People with Dementia
P. Frazer Seymour, Justin Matejka, Geoff Foulds, Ihor Petelycky, Fraser Anderson
Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
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Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing
Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2016
Crowdsourced Fabrication
Benjamin Lafreniere, Tovi Grossman, Fraser Anderson, Justin Matejka, Heather Kerrick, Danil Nagy, Lauren Vasey, Evan Atherton, Nicholas Beirne, Marcelo H. Coelho, Nicholas Cote, Steven Li, Andy Nogueira, Long Nguyen, Tobias Schwinn, James Stoddart, David Thomasson, Ray Wang, Thomas White, David Benjamin, Maurice Conti, Achim Menges, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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The Effect of Visual Appearance on the Performance of Continuous Sliders and Visual Analogue Scales
Justin Matejka, Michael Glueck, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2015
Candid Interaction: Revealing Hidden Mobile and Wearable Computing Activities
Barrett Ens, Tovi Grossman, Fraser Anderson, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology
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Deploying CommunityCommands: A Software Command Recommender System Case Study
Wei Li, Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
AI Magazine
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Dynamic Opacity Optimization for Scatter Plots
Justin Matejka, Fraser Anderson, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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2014
Deploying Community Commands: A Software Command Recommender System Case Study
Wei Li, Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
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Investigating the Feasibility of Extracting Tool Demonstrations from In-Situ Video Content
Ben Lafreniere, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Video Lens: Rapid Playback and Exploration of Large Video Collections and Associated Metadata
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 27th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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2013
Patina: Dynamic Heatmaps for Visualizing Application Usage
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Swifter: Improved Online Video Scrubbing
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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YouMove: Enhancing Movement Training with an Augmented Reality Mirror
Fraser Anderson, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 26th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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2012
Citeology: Visualizing Paper Genealogy
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
CHI ‘12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Swift: Reducing the Effects of Latency in Online Video Scrubbing
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Waken: Reverse Engineering Usage Information and Interface Structure from Software Videos
Nikola Banovic, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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2011
Design and Evaluation of a Command Recommendation System for Software Applications
Wei Li, Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, Joseph A. Konstan, George Fitzmaurice
ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.
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Ambient Help
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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IP-QAT: In-Product Questions, Answers, & Tips
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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Magic Desk: Bringing Multi-Touch Surfaces into Desktop Work
Xiaojun Bi, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Searching for Software Learning Resources Using Application Context
Michael Ekstrand, Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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TwitApp: In-Product Micro-Blogging for Design Sharing
Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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2010
Chronicle: Capture, Exploration, and Playback of Document Workflow Histories
Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 23nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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2009
CommunityCommands: Command Recommendations for Software Applications
Justin Matejka, Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
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The Design and Evaluation of Multi-Finger Mouse Emulation Techniques
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, Jessica Lo, George Fitzmaurice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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The Role of Visualization in the Naturalization of Remote Software Immigrants
Azam Khan, Justin Matejka, Steve M. Easterbrook
Software Engineering 2009
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Toward the Digital Design Studio: Large Display Explorations
Azam Khan, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, Nicolas Burtnyk, Bill Buxton
Human–Computer Interaction
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2008
PieCursor: Merging Pointing and Command Selection for Rapid in-Place Tool Switching
George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Azam Khan, Michael Glueck, Gordon Kurtenbach
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Safe 3D Navigation
George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Igor Mordatch, Azam Khan, Gordon Kurtenbach
Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games
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ViewCube: A 3D Orientation Indicator and Controller
Azam Khan, Igor Mordatch, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Gordon Kurtenbach
Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games
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2005
Office central
Nicole Yankelovich, Mike Wessler, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Provino, Nigel Simpson, Karl Haberl, Justin Matejka
Proceedings of the 2005 Conference on Designing for User EXperience
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Spotlight: Directing Users' Attention on Large Displays
Azam Khan, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice, Gordon Kurtenbach
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Patents (78)

2025
US Patent 12,346,711 Techniques for trial-and-error learning in complex application environments (II)
2024
US Patent 12,148,081 Immersive analysis environment for human motion data
US Patent 12,113,873 Techniques for analyzing the proficiency of users of software applications in real-time
US Patent 12,073,494 Techniques for analyzing the proficiency of users of software applications
US Patent 12,050,526 User feedback mechanism for software applications
US Patent 12,045,918 Techniques for analyzing command usage of software applications
US Patent 11,966,293 Techniques for trial-and-error learning in complex application environments (I)
US Patent 11,921,414 Reflection-based target selection on large displays with zero latency feedback (II)
2023
US Patent 11,772,275 Generative design techniques for robot behavior (III)
US Patent 11,677,691 Computer-based techniques for obtaining personalized assistance with software applications
US Patent 11,669,220 Example-based ranking techniques for exploring design spaces
US Patent 11,663,358 Perturbation-based techniques for anonymizing datasets
US Patent 11,593,533 Techniques for visualizing and exploring large-scale generative design datasets
2022
US Patent 11,521,178 Techniques for crowdsourcing and dynamically updating computer-aided schedules
US Patent 11,518,040 Generative design techniques for robot behavior (II)
US Patent 11,518,039 Generative design techniques for robot behavior (I)
US Patent 11,323,495 Sharing computer application activities (II)
US Patent 11,314,405 Real-time scrubbing of online videos
US Patent 11,295,400 Automated supervision of construction operations in an intelligent workspace
2021
US Patent 11,190,560 Sharing computer application activities (I)
US Patent 11,086,207 Reflection-based target selection on large displays with zero latency feedback (I)
US Patent 11,042,274 Extracting demonstrations from in-situ video content
US Patent 10,909,307 Web-based system for capturing and sharing instructional material for a software application (II)
US Patent 10,891,428 Adapting video annotations to playback speed
2020
US Patent 10,838,400 Toolpath generation by demonstration for computer aided manufacturing
US Patent 10,761,956 Techniques for visualizing dynamic datasets
US Patent 10,739,973 Banded sliders for obtaining values from users
US Patent 10,694,071 Techniques for viewing and searching documents from collections of documents
US Patent 10,580,178 Techniques for automatic and dynamic opacity settings for scatterplots (II)
US Patent 10,564,798 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (XIV)
US Patent 10,536,743 Preloading and switching streaming videos
2019
US Patent 10,515,143 Web-based system for capturing and sharing instructional material for a software application (I)
US Patent 10,504,285 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (XIII)
US Patent 10,386,993 Technique for searching and viewing video material
US Patent 10,332,285 Techniques for automatic and dynamic opacity settings for scatterplots (I)
US Patent 10,331,721 Systems and methods for visualizing relationships between publications
US Patent 10,320,866 Chronological event information for multimedia content
2018
US Patent 10,162,474 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (XII)
US Patent 10,134,296 Enhancing movement training with an augmented reality mirror
US Patent 10,025,454 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (XI)
US Patent 9,905,270 Techniques for processing and viewing video events using event metadata (II)
US Patent 9,891,783 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (X)
2017
US Patent 9,736,526 Real-time scrubbing of videos using a two-dimensional grid of thumbnail images
US Patent 9,646,653 Techniques for processing and viewing video events using event metadata (I)
US Patent 9,612,743 Multi-touch integrated desktop environment (IV)
US Patent 9,600,090 Multi-touch integrated desktop environment (III)
US Patent 9,577,912 In-product micro-blogging for design sharing (II)
2016
US Patent 9,530,024 Recommendation system for protecting user privacy
US Patent 9,465,503 In-product questions, answers, and tips (II)
US Patent 9,280,257 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (IX)
US Patent 9,262,005 Multi-touch integrated desktop environment (II)
2015
US Patent 9,141,253 In-product questions, answers, and tips (I)
US Patent 9,122,367 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (VIII)
US Patent 9,063,925 System and method for recommending next commands when using a software application (II)
US Patent 9,052,797 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (VII)
US Patent 9,021,400 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (VI)
US Patent 8,988,366 Multi-touch integrated desktop environment (I)
US Patent 8,949,356 In-product micro-blogging for design sharing (I)
2014
US Patent 8,874,525 Hierarchical display and navigation of document revision histories (V)
US Patent 8,803,881 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (V)
US Patent 8,756,223 Context-aware search
US Patent 8,751,491 System and method for recommending next commands when using a software application (I)
US Patent 8,749,544 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (IV)
US Patent 8,719,204 Displaying resources based on shared contexts (III)
US Patent 8,701,002 Hierarchical display and navigation of document revision histories (IV)
US Patent 8,686,991 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (III)
US Patent 8,665,272 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (II)
2013
US Patent 8,538,947 Method of providing instructional material while a software application is in use
US Patent 8,533,595 Hierarchical display and navigation of document revision histories (III)
US Patent 8,533,594 Hierarchical display and navigation of document revision histories (II)
US Patent 8,533,593 Hierarchical display and navigation of document revision histories (I)
US Patent 8,462,134 Multi-finger mouse emulation
2012
US Patent 8,314,789 Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene (I)
US Patent 8,271,410 Displaying resources based on shared contexts (II)
US Patent 8,214,375 Manual and automatic techniques for finding similar users
US Patent 8,160,983 Displaying resources based on shared contexts (I)
2010
US Patent 7,782,319 Three-dimensional orientation indicator and controller
US Patent 7,656,413 Large display attention focus system

Contact

justin.matejka@autodesk.com

Autodesk Research, Toronto, Canada