Patents by Inventor Shawna Rae Sandeno

Shawna Rae Sandeno 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).

  • System and method for resizing and rearranging a composite toolbar by direct manipulation
    Patent number: 6057836
    Abstract: A system and method for customizing a composite toolbar via direct on-screen manipulation by resizing the composite toolbar and by rearranging sections within a composite toolbar. A composite toolbar is displayed in an initial configuration state having a resizing area and a plurality of sections displayed on a number n rows. When the resizing area has been dragged in a first direction, the size of the composite toolbar is increased by changing to a larger configuration state having n+1 rows. When the resizing area has been dragged in a second direction, the size of the composite toolbar is decreased by changing to a smaller configuration state having n-1 rows. In another aspect of the present invention, when the one of the sections has been dragged in a first direction, the dragged section is expanded so that it overlaps an adjacent section. When one of the sections has been dragged in a second direction, the dragged section is collapsed so that it reveals an adjacent section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jude Jacob Kavalam, Shawna Rae Sandeno, Jeffrey L. Bogdan, Christopher R. Brown, Arthur E. Blume