Patents by Inventor Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander

Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Creating and inserting links by drag and drop
    Patent number: 9798704
    Abstract: A user interface is provided that may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may contain one or more listings corresponding to one or more entities. The second portion may include an editable surface for viewing and editing a first entity of the one or more entities displayed in the first portion. A command to drag and drop a listing corresponding to a second entity of the one or more entities from the first portion displaying the listing into the second portion displaying the first entity is received. In response to receiving the command to drag and drop the listing from the first portion into the second portion, a link to the second entity is inserted into the first entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander
  • Creating and inserting links by drag and drop
    Patent number: 8413040
    Abstract: A user interface is provided. The user interface may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may contain one or more listings corresponding to one or more entities. The second portion may include an editable surface for viewing and editing the entities. A command to drag and drop a listing corresponding to a first entity from the first portion displaying the listing into the second portion displaying a second entity is received. In response to receiving the command to drag and drop the listing from the first portion into the second portion, a link to the first entity is inserted into the second entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander
  • Content rendering on a computer
    Patent number: 8347208
    Abstract: Portions of content are transformed into portions of rendered content. While the portions of the content are being transformed into portions of the rendered content, each discrete portion of the rendered content can be provided to the application program after that portion is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gareth Alan Howell, Matthew James Ruhlen, Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander, Nicholas Allen Robarge, Zhenjun Zhu, Sugandha SudeshKumar Kapoor, Kiran Akella Venkata, Juraj Gottweis
  • Content Rendering on a Computer
    Publication number: 20120331377
    Abstract: Portions of content are transformed into portions of rendered content. While the portions of the content are being transformed into portions of the rendered content, each discrete portion of the rendered content can be provided to the application program after that portion is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gareth Alan Howell, Matthew James Ruhlen, Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander, Nicholas Allen Robarge, Zhenjun Zhu, Sugandha SudeshKumar Kapoor, Kiran Akella Venkata, Juraj Gottweis
  • CONTENT RENDERING ON A COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20100229086
    Abstract: Portions of content are transformed into portions of rendered content. While the portions of the content are being transformed into portions of the rendered content, each discrete portion of the rendered content can be provided to the application program after that portion is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gareth Alan Howell, Matthew James Ruhlen, Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander, Nicholas Allen Robarge, Zhenjun Zhu, Sugandha SudeshKumar Kapoor, Kiran Akella Venkata, Juraj Gottweis
  • CREATING AND INSERTING LINKS BY DRAG AND DROP
    Publication number: 20100211860
    Abstract: A user interface is provided. The user interface may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may contain one or more listings corresponding to one or more entities. The second portion may include an editable surface for viewing and editing the entities. A command to drag and drop a listing corresponding to a first entity from the first portion displaying the listing into the second portion displaying a second entity is received. In response to receiving the command to drag and drop the listing from the first portion into the second portion, a link to the first entity is inserted into the second entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Brendyn O'Dell-Alexander