Patents by Inventor Lee Ann Sullivan

Lee Ann Sullivan 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).

  • Techniques to present hierarchical information using orthographic projections
    Patent number: 9075493
    Abstract: Techniques to present hierarchical information as orthographic projections are described. An apparatus may comprise an orthographic projection application arranged to manage a three dimensional orthographic projection of hierarchical information. The orthographic projection application may comprise a hierarchical information component operative to receive hierarchical information representing multiple nodes at different hierarchical levels, and parse the hierarchical information into a tree data structure, an orthographic generator component operative to generate a graphical tile for each node, arrange graphical tiles for each hierarchical level into graphical layers, and arrange the graphical layers in a vertical stack, and an orthographic presentation component operative to present a three dimensional orthographic projection of the hierarchical information with the stack of graphical layers each having multiple graphical tiles. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Ann Sullivan, Jordan Riley Benson, Rajiv Ramarajan, Paul Hankey, Frank Lee Wimmer
  • TECHNIQUES TO PRESENT HIERARCHICAL INFORMATION USING ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS
    Publication number: 20120233573
    Abstract: Techniques to present hierarchical information as orthographic projections are described. An apparatus may comprise an orthographic projection application arranged to manage a three dimensional orthographic projection of hierarchical information. The orthographic projection application may comprise a hierarchical information component operative to receive hierarchical information representing multiple nodes at different hierarchical levels, and parse the hierarchical information into a tree data structure, an orthographic generator component operative to generate a graphical tile for each node, arrange graphical tiles for each hierarchical level into graphical layers, and arrange the graphical layers in a vertical stack, and an orthographic presentation component operative to present a three dimensional orthographic projection of the hierarchical information with the stack of graphical layers each having multiple graphical tiles. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Lee Ann Sullivan, Jordan Riley Benson, Rajiv Ramarajan, Paul Hankey, Frank Lee Wimmer