Patents by Inventor Ryan John Lerch

Ryan John Lerch 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).

  • Intuitive workspace management
    Patent number: 11385774
    Abstract: A method performed by a computer processing system includes associating a first workspace with a first graphical object of a workspace widget, the workspace widget being provided to a user through a graphical user interface (GUI). The method further includes receiving an input from a user to switch to a second workspace, providing the second workspace to the user through the GUI, moving the first graphical object from a first position in the workspace widget to a second position in the workspace widget, adding a second graphical object to the workspace widget at the first position, the second graphical object being associated with the second workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Maureen Emily Strode, Ryan John Lerch
  • Bug reporting and communication
    Patent number: 9626239
    Abstract: A method for software bug resolution includes generating, with a software bug reporting client module, a software bug report for a bug, the bug being detected in a piece of software. The method further includes prompting a user to add information about the bug to the software bug report and sending the software bug report to a bug reporting entity to be presented as a post on a feed, the feed associated with the bug reporting entity. The method further includes receiving, from the bug reporting entity, a notification of a response to the post, and pushing, through the software bug reporting client module, the notification to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Maureen Emily Strode, Ryan John Lerch
  • Contextual graphical user interface training
    Patent number: 9620026
    Abstract: A method for contextual graphical user interface (GUI) training includes, with a training module, switching from a normal mode of the GUI to a lesson mode to provide a lesson to a user, the lesson being one of a number of lessons that were preselected by the user. The method further includes, while in the lesson mode, overlaying instructions of a task onto the GUI, with the training module, providing example user input to demonstrate the task, with the training module, undoing the task, prompting the user to perform the task, notifying the user that an input received by the computing system does not correspond to the demonstrated task, and recording completion of the task in response to input from the user, the input corresponding to successful completion of the demonstrated task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Maureen Emily Strode, Ryan John Lerch, Tom Callaway
  • Contextual Graphical User Interface Training
    Publication number: 20150248839
    Abstract: A method for contextual graphical user interface (GUI) training includes, with a training module, switching from a normal mode of the GUI to a lesson mode to provide a lesson to a user, the lesson being one of a number of lessons that were preselected by the user. The method further includes, while in the lesson mode, overlaying instructions of a task onto the GUI, with the training module, providing example user input to demonstrate the task, with the training module, undoing the task, prompting the user to perform the task, notifying the user that an input received by the computing system does not correspond to the demonstrated task, and recording completion of the task in response to input from the user, the input corresponding to successful completion of the demonstrated task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Maureen Emily Strode, Ryan John Lerch, Tom Callaway
  • Bug Reporting and Communication
    Publication number: 20150193329
    Abstract: A method for software bug resolution includes generating, with a software bug reporting client module, a software bug report for a bug, the bug being detected in a piece of software. The method further includes prompting a user to add information about the bug to the software bug report and sending the software bug report to a bug reporting entity to be presented as a post on a feed, the feed associated with the bug reporting entity. The method further includes receiving, from the bug reporting entity, a notification of a response to the post, and pushing, through the software bug reporting client module, the notification to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Maureen Emily Strode, Ryan John Lerch
  • Intuitive Workspace Management
    Publication number: 20150193100
    Abstract: A method performed by a computer processing system includes associating a first workspace with a first graphical object of a workspace widget, the workspace widget being provided to a user through a graphical user interface (GUI). The method further includes receiving an input from a user to switch to a second workspace, providing the second workspace to the user through the GUI, moving the first graphical object from a first position in the workspace widget to a second position in the workspace widget, adding a second graphical object to the workspace widget at the first position, the second graphical object being associated with the second workspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Maureen Emily Strode, Ryan John Lerch