Patents by Inventor Kristin Michele Tolle

Kristin Michele Tolle 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).

  • PERSISTENT FORMATTING FOR INTERACTIVE CHARTS
    Publication number: 20160314606
    Abstract: User requested format alterations to interactive chart elements, including, but not limited to, legends, axes, gridlines, data labels, axes labels, error bars, and datapoints, whether they be represented as points, bars, pie wedges, etc., are persisted in spite of chart navigations, underlying data changes and/or format alterations. Interactive chart element format persistence is maintained by the association and storing of data identifying a format change on the data and index rule for the respective chart element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kristin Michele Tolle, Jenefer Lea Monroe, Stephen Michael Heijster
  • Persistent formatting for interactive charts
    Patent number: 9400973
    Abstract: User requested format alterations to interactive chart elements, comprising, but not limited to, legends, axes, gridlines, data labels, axes labels, error bars, and datapoints, whether they be represented as points, bars, pie wedges, etc., are persisted in spite of chart navigations, underlying data changes and/or format alterations. Interactive chart element format persistence is maintained by the association and storing of data identifying a format change on the data and index rule for the respective chart element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kristin Michele Tolle, Jenefer Lea Monroe, Stephen Michael Heijster
  • PERSISTENT FORMATTING FOR INTERACTIVE CHARTS
    Publication number: 20110246873
    Abstract: User requested format alterations to interactive chart elements, comprising, but not limited to, legends, axes, gridlines, data labels, axes labels, error bars, and datapoints, whether they be represented as points, bars, pie wedges, etc., are persisted in spite of chart navigations, underlying data changes and/or format alterations. Interactive chart element format persistence is maintained by the association and storing of data identifying a format change on the data and index rule for the respective chart element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin Michele Tolle, Jenefer Lea Monroe, Stephen Michael Heijster
  • Persistent formatting for interactive charts
    Patent number: 7961188
    Abstract: User requested format alterations to interactive chart elements, including, but not limited to, legends, axes, gridlines, data labels, axes labels, error bars, and datapoints, whether they be represented as points, bars, pie wedges, etc., are persisted in spite of chart navigations, underlying data changes and/or format alterations. Interactive chart element format persistence is maintained by the association and storing of data identifying a format change on the data and index rule for the respective chart element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin Michele Tolle, Jenefer Lea Monroe, Stephen Michael Heijster
  • Locating, viewing and interacting with information sources
    Patent number: 7788259
    Abstract: A user interface is provided for allowing a user to quickly and easily connect to data and other informational sources. A user can use a user interface to interact with a collection of connection files to quickly and easily connect to various data sources and other informational sources. The user interface is configured to make data sources available at a glance, providing a user with a convenient and comprehensive display of the data sources. The user interface is designed to be a simplified experience for data import that is helpful to both novice and more experienced users in that the data is presented simply without a lot of extraneous information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric W. Patterson, Kristin Michele Tolle, Alexander Martynov
  • Locating, viewing and interacting with information sources
    Publication number: 20080021932
    Abstract: A user interface is provided for allowing a user to quickly and easily connect to data and other informational sources. A user can use a user interface to interact with a collection of connection files to quickly and easily connect to various data sources and other informational sources. The user interface is configured to make data sources available at a glance, providing a user with a convenient and comprehensive display of the data sources. The user interface is designed to be a simplified experience for data import that is helpful to both novice and more experienced users in that the data is presented simply without a lot of extraneous information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric W. Patterson, Kristin Michele Tolle, Alexander Martynov