Patents by Inventor Catherine Neylan

Catherine Neylan 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).

  • Patent number: 10540435
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel approach to displaying spreadsheets on mobile devices (e.g., cell phones, tablets, etc.) so that they are more easily viewable by the user. Aspects of the present disclosure provide multiple different views of a spreadsheet and simple transitions among those views. The multiple views facilitate the display of important aspects of a spreadsheet and optimize the spreadsheet viewing area. In particular, deck and card views are disclosed, wherein each view corresponds to a different display format of the spreadsheet. Furthermore, editing the spreadsheet data is also provided within these views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel C. Radakovitz, John Campbell, Catherine Neylan, Matthew Fichtner, Alexander Livingston
  • Publication number: 20170220858
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for optically recognizing a table and converting that recognized table to a digitized format. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a method of optically recognizing and identifying a table generally, individual cells within the table, the data embedded within each cell, as well as the original table format, including shading, cell borders, colors, and effects. Accordingly, such digitization of an optically recognized table, in whole or in part, as printed on a document or other media allows users to easily and quickly capture information as originally arranged without having to manually re-create a table and enter data into the re-created table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anya Stitz, John Campbell, Catherine Neylan, Dusan Lukic, Ivan Vujic, Christopher C. Yu, Igor Borisov Peev, Shangwei Fang
  • Publication number: 20170124055
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel approach to displaying spreadsheets on mobile devices (e.g., cell phones, tablets, etc.) so that they are more easily viewable by the user. Aspects of the present disclosure provide multiple different views of a spreadsheet and simple transitions among those views. The multiple views facilitate the display of important aspects of a spreadsheet and optimize the spreadsheet viewing area. In particular, deck and card views are disclosed, wherein each view corresponds to a different display format of the spreadsheet. Furthermore, editing the spreadsheet data is also provided within these views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel C. Radakovitz, John Campbell, Catherine Neylan, Matthew Fichtner, Alexander Livingston