Patents by Inventor Karen Louise Evensen

Karen Louise Evensen 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: 6034688
    Abstract: A user-interface system adapted to navigate through a plurality of menus is disclosed. The system comprises a display system comprising a display having a category area on a first portion of the display, the category area displaying a plurality of categories, including a currently displayed category. Each of the plurality of categories has a plurality of items. The display also has a marquee area on a second portion of the display, which displays items of the currently displayed category. The system further comprises a scrolling mechanism for scrolling through items of each category of the plurality of categories. The marquee area is updated by the scrolling mechanism to display the corresponding items in each category. The scrolling mechanism also indicates a position of a currently displayed item of a currently displayed category by updating the category area. Various embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Trans Com Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Eugene Greenwood, Alan Martin Cooper, Karen Louise Evensen