Patents by Inventor Sha Viswanathan

Sha Viswanathan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230333724
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for providing visual feedback during touch-based operations on user interface (“UI”) elements. Through implementations of the disclosed technologies, visual feedback can be provided to users during certain touch-based operations on UI elements presented by virtual reality (“VR”) devices. The visual feedback can provide confirmation to users that certain operations on UI elements were performed successfully. The visual feedback provided by the disclosed technologies can make it easier for users to select a UI element, to understand that actions taken to select a UI element were successful, and to successfully perform operations on UI elements once they have been selected. These benefits can reduce the number of times users need to attempt certain operations on UI elements. This, in turn, can reduce the utilization of computing resources, such as memory and processor cycles, by devices implementing the disclosed technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Elizabeth SALOWITZ, Sha VISWANATHAN, Joseph Spencer KING, Albert Peter YIH, Hadley Meryl GRIFFIN
  • Patent number: 11726644
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for providing visual feedback during touch-based operations on user interface (“UI”) elements. Through implementations of the disclosed technologies, visual feedback can be provided to users during certain touch-based operations on UI elements presented by touch-enabled computing devices. The visual feedback can provide confirmation to users that certain touch-based operations on UI elements were performed successfully. The visual feedback provided by the disclosed technologies can make it easier for users to select a UI element, to understand that actions taken to select a UI element were successful, and to successfully perform operations on UI elements once they have been selected. These benefits can reduce the number of times users need to attempt certain touch-based operations on UI elements. This, in turn, can reduce the utilization of computing resources, such as memory and processor cycles, by touch-enabled computing devices implementing the disclosed technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Salowitz, Sha Viswanathan, Joseph Spencer King, Albert Peter Yih, Hadley Meryl Griffin
  • Publication number: 20220404958
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for providing visual feedback during touch-based operations on user interface (“UI”) elements. Through implementations of the disclosed technologies, visual feedback can be provided to users during certain touch-based operations on UI elements presented by touch-enabled computing devices. The visual feedback can provide confirmation to users that certain touch-based operations on UI elements were performed successfully. The visual feedback provided by the disclosed technologies can make it easier for users to select a UI element, to understand that actions taken to select a UI element were successful, and to successfully perform operations on UI elements once they have been selected. These benefits can reduce the number of times users need to attempt certain touch-based operations on UI elements. This, in turn, can reduce the utilization of computing resources, such as memory and processor cycles, by touch-enabled computing devices implementing the disclosed technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Elizabeth Salowitz, Sha Viswanathan, Joseph Spencer King, Albert Peter Yih, Hadley Meryl Griffin
  • Publication number: 20090320089
    Abstract: A User Brokered Authorization (UBA) mechanism for policy decisions in a computing device is provided. The authorization mechanism interacts with an authorization layer of the computing device's operating system and enables a determination of whether an authorization decision can be made programmatically or by end user decision based on generalized device policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Lyons, Scott R. Shell, Yadhu N. Gopalan, Neil R. Coles, John S. Camilleri, Loren Kohnfelder, Andrew M. Rogers, Sha Viswanathan