Patents by Inventor Martin-Gilles LAVOIE

Martin-Gilles LAVOIE 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: 9690463
    Abstract: A computer-based method for selecting an actionable item displayed in a graphical user interface on a mobile computer system is provided. The method includes detecting a first gesture, ending at a first position, on a lower portion of a touchscreen; in response to detecting the first gesture, activating a single-handed operation mode; determining a sequence of actionable items for a foreground application executing on a processor; detecting a second gesture on the touchscreen, the second gesture beginning at the first position and ending at a second position; in response to detecting the second gesture, highlighting one of the actionable items of the sequence based on the second position; detecting a third gesture on the touchscreen; and, in response to detecting a release at the second position as the third gesture, selecting the highlighted actionable item for processing by the foreground application and de-activating the single-handed operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventor: Martin-Gilles Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20160196041
    Abstract: A computer-based method for selecting an actionable item displayed in a graphical user interface on a mobile computer system is provided. The method includes detecting a first gesture, ending at a first position, on a lower portion of a touchscreen; in response to detecting the first gesture, activating a single-handed operation mode; determining a sequence of actionable items for a foreground application executing on a processor; detecting a second gesture on the touchscreen, the second gesture beginning at the first position and ending at a second position; in response to detecting the second gesture, highlighting one of the actionable items of the sequence based on the second position; detecting a third gesture on the touchscreen; and, in response to detecting a release at the second position as the third gesture, selecting the highlighted actionable item for processing by the foreground application and de-activating the single-handed operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Martin-Gilles LAVOIE