Patents by Inventor Timothy Craycroft

Timothy Craycroft 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).

  • Switching between appearance/behavior themes in graphical user interfaces
    Patent number: 6731310
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the interface. These themes can be switched dynamically by switching pointers to drawing procedures or switching data being supplied to these procedures. To buffer applications from the switchable nature of graphical user interfaces, colors and patterns used to implement the interface objects are abstracted from the interface by, for example, pattern look-up tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Craycroft, Jeffrey R. Cobb, Robert G. Johnston, Jr., Robert R. Ulrich
  • Switching between appearance/behavior themes in graphical user interfaces
    Publication number: 20020149629
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the interface. These themes can be switched dynamically by switching pointers to drawing procedures or switching data being supplied to these procedures. To buffer applications from the switchable nature of graphical user interfaces according to the present invention, colors and patterns used to implement the interface objects are abstracted from the interface by, for example, pattern look-up tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Timothy Craycroft, Jeffrey R. Cobb, Robert G. Johnston, Robert R. Ulrich
  • System and method for customizing appearance and behavior of graphical user interfaces
    Patent number: 6104391
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are disclosed. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the interface. These themes can be switched dynamically by switching pointers to drawing procedures or switching data being supplied to these procedures. To buffer applications from the switchable nature of graphical user interfaces, colors and patterns used to implement the interface objects are abstracted from the interface by, for example, pattern look-up tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Johnston, Jr., Robert R. Ulrich, Timothy Craycroft, Jeffrey R. Cobb
  • System and method for customizing appearance and behavior of graphical user interfaces
    Patent number: 5959624
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are disclosed. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the interface. These themes can be switched dynamically by switching pointers to drawing procedures or switching data being supplied to these procedures. To buffer applications from the switchable nature of graphical user interfaces, colors and patterns used to implement the interface objects are abstracted from the interface by, for example, pattern look-up tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Johnston, Jr., Robert R. Ulrich, Timothy Craycroft, Jeffrey R. Cobb