Patents by Inventor Robert Paul Sweeney

Robert Paul Sweeney 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).

  • Creation and Navigation of Infinite Canvas Presentation
    Publication number: 20100031152
    Abstract: A system and method for creating and conducting presentations on a surface may include an authoring mode, a preprocessing mode and a presentation mode. During an authoring mode, a user may create a surface presentation. In response to a command to play the created presentation, the system enters the preprocessing mode. During the preprocessing mode, a presentation is preprocessed and prepared for presentation. When preprocessing is complete, the presentation mode is entered. During the presentation mode, the infinite surface presentation is presented such that a user may navigate through the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn A. Villaron, Jonathan Jay Cadiz, Jun Yin, Jonas Fredrik Helin, Robert Paul Sweeney, Eli Yakushiji Tamanaha, Joy Keiko Ebertz, Nathan Robert Penner