Patents by Inventor Ed Voas

Ed Voas 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).

  • Computing visible regions for a hierarchical view
    Patent number: 7355609
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment determines the visible regions of potentially overlapping views and writes the visible regions to an output device. The visible regions may be determined using the visible-above region associated with a view. The views may have child, parent, and sibling views. A view may be any object capable of being displayed. In this way, the number of times that a pixel is written to the output device is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ed Voas, Guyerik B. Fullerton
  • Multiple theme engine graphical user interface architecture
    Patent number: 6188399
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the interface. These themes can be invoked by calling a corresponding theme engine. Theme engines can be hard-coded or data-driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ed Voas, Arnaud Gourdol