Patents by Inventor Simon Francis RANSOME

Simon Francis RANSOME 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).

  • Systems and methods for multiuse of keys for virtual keyboard
    Patent number: 10929012
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are described for generating a virtual keyboard user interface that includes a popup area for selecting alternative characters. The user interface may include a plurality of keys generated on a display, with at least one key among the plurality of keys having a first character or action associated with the at least one key. The user interface may also include a popup area displayed so as to at least partially cover the at least one key, the popup area displaying one or more alternative characters or actions to the first character or action, and a visual indicator that instructs a user that the user may move the user's finger to the left or right of the at least one key, and without any vertical movement of the user's finger, to cause an alternative character or action within the popup area to be highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anna Maria Alfut, Adam Clements, Chetan Padia, Simon Francis Ransome, Scott D. Weiss
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIUSE OF KEYS FOR VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
    Publication number: 20160070468
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are described for generating a virtual keyboard user interface that includes a popup area for selecting alternative characters. The user interface may include a plurality of keys generated on a display, with at least one key among the plurality of keys having a first character or action associated with the at least one key. The user interface may also include a popup area displayed so as to at least partially cover the at least one key, the popup area displaying one or more alternative characters or actions to the first character or action, and a visual indicator that instructs a user that the user may move the user's finger to the left or right of the at least one key, and without any vertical movement of the user's finger, to cause an alternative character or action within the popup area to be highlighted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Anna Maria ALFUT, Adam CLEMENTS, Chetan PADIA, Simon Francis RANSOME, Scott D. WEISS