Patents by Inventor Michael Blaine Burks

Michael Blaine Burks 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).

  • Computer system and method for analyzing information using one or more visualization frames
    Patent number: 6075530
    Abstract: A computer program, which is a user interface for exploring and analyzing information in a plurality of analysis environments, comprises the steps of receiving information to be analyzed, generating data objects, each of which has a plurality of associated attributes, creating a first visualization frame that has a plurality of first elements. The first visualization frame is created by arranging each of the data objects according to at least one of its plurality of attributes, and the attributes remain associated with the respective data objects. The final step creates at least one second visualization frame by manipulating individual first elements of the first visualization frame according to a second one of the plurality of attributes and arranging the data objects according to a second one of the plurality of attributes. The attributes remain associated with the respective data objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Maya Design Group
    Inventors: Peter Lucas, Steven Roth, Jeffrey Senn, Michael Blaine Burks, Philip Stroffolino