Patents by Inventor Teresa A. Serrador

Teresa A. Serrador 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).

  • Operating system provided notification area for displaying visual notifications from application programs
    Patent number: 5617526
    Abstract: A system visual notification area is provided to display visual notifications to a user. The visual notifications provide visual cues to a user of the nature of the intended notification. The visual notifications may notify a user of events, status information, or other information. The visual notifications may be interactive so as to display information about a notification when a cursor is positioned to point at the notification. Moreover, the visual notifications may be interactive so as to provide a means for activating a program or displaying a menu to respond to the notification. The visual notifications are displayed without substantially interrupting execution of any currently active programs. Furthermore, the visual notifications may be displayed without the program that is provided to respond to the notifications having a currently active window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Oran, Teresa A. Serrador, Joseph D. Belfiore, George H. Pitt, III