Patents by Inventor Mitchell Alan HULICK

Mitchell Alan HULICK 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).

  • Arrangement of a stack of items based on a seed value and size value
    Patent number: 10795543
    Abstract: An object stack feature for graphical user interfaces can include a method for arranging items displayed in a visual interface into a stack where each item of the stack has a corresponding visual representation in the stack. The method can include in response to receiving an indication to stack two or more items displayed in a visual interface, creating a stack object comprising a list of the two or more items and a seed value for an ordered seed. The ordered seed can be supplied to an arrangement function that outputs positions for items in the stack object. An arrangement can be generated using the arrangement function and each of the two or more items can be displayed in the visual interface in the arrangement generated by the arrangement function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell Alan Hulick, Eduardo Sonnino, Anthony Neil Dart
  • OBJECT STACK FEATURE FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20190171336
    Abstract: An object stack feature for graphical user interfaces can include a method for arranging items displayed in a visual interface into a stack where each item of the stack has a corresponding visual representation in the stack. The method can include in response to receiving an indication to stack two or more items displayed in a visual interface, creating a stack object comprising a list of the two or more items and a seed value for an ordered seed. The ordered seed can be supplied to an arrangement function that outputs positions for items in the stack object. An arrangement can be generated using the arrangement function and each of the two or more items can be displayed in the visual interface in the arrangement generated by the arrangement function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Mitchell Alan HULICK, Eduardo SONNINO, Anthony Neil DART