Patents by Inventor Elaine Y. Law

Elaine Y. Law 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).

  • ACCESSING AN OUT-SPACE USER INTERFACE FOR A DOCUMENT EDITOR PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150370771
    Abstract: An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
    Inventors: Marina Dukhon, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Elaine Y. Law, Mirko Mandic, Paula Guntaur
  • ACCESSING AN OUT-SPACE USER INTERFACE FOR A DOCUMENT EDITOR PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150339281
    Abstract: An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Marina Dukhon, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Elaine Y. Law, Mirko Mandic, Paula Guntaur
  • Accessing an out-space user interface for a document editor program
    Patent number: 9098473
    Abstract: An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Marina Dukhon, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Elaine Y. Law, Mirko Mandic, Paula Guntaur
  • ACCESSING AN OUT-SPACE USER INTERFACE FOR A DOCUMENT EDITOR PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20120221945
    Abstract: An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marina Dukhon, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Elaine Y. Law, Mirko Mandic, Paula Guntaur
  • Accessing an out-space user interface for a document editor program
    Patent number: 8201103
    Abstract: An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marina Dukhon, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Elaine Y. Law, Mirko Mandic, Paula Guntaur
  • ANIMATION ON OBJECT USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20090327938
    Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Faraday, Steven P. Geffner, Elaine Y. Law, Imran Iqbal Qureshi
  • Accessing an out-space user interface for a document editor program
    Publication number: 20090007003
    Abstract: An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marina Dukhon, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Elaine Y. Law, Mirko Mandic, Paula Guntaur
  • Animation on-object user interface
    Patent number: 6957389
    Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. More particularly, the invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The enclosed number represents the number in a sequence of mouse clicks or other computer input device selection actions which causes an animation effect on an associated object or element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Faraday, Steven P. Geffner, Elaine Y. Law, Imran Iqbal Qureshi
  • Animation on-object user interface
    Publication number: 20020147740
    Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. More particularly, the invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The enclosed number represents the number in a sequence of mouse clicks or other computer input device selection actions which causes an animation effect on an associated object or element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Faraday, Steven P. Geffner, Elaine Y. Law, Imran Iqbal Qureshi