Patents by Inventor Tristan Arguello Harris

Tristan Arguello Harris 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).

  • Searching for commands and other elements of a user interface
    Patent number: 8607162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, Tristan Arguello Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Christina E. Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil
  • Independent visual element configuration
    Patent number: 8473841
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for a configuration in which any user interface feature that would otherwise have been hidden while the user is interacting with the rest of the web page are made available at the top of the web page. If the user scrolls up to the top of the page the bar will disappear again to make the entire browser window available for page content and not conflict with the top user interface elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Tristan Arguello Harris, Ömer Faruk Nafiz Ateş
  • Searching for Commands and Other Elements of a User Interface
    Publication number: 20110258584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, Tristan Arguello Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Christina E. Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil
  • Independent Visual Element Configuration
    Publication number: 20110225487
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for a configuration in which any user interface feature that would otherwise have been hidden while the user is interacting with the rest of the web page are made available at the top of the web page. If the user scrolls up to the top of the page the bar will disappear again to make the entire browser window available for page content and not conflict with the top user interface elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Tristan Arguello Harris, Ömer Faruk Nafiz Ates
  • Searching for commands and other elements of a user interface
    Patent number: 7979796
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, Tristan Arguello Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Christina E. Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil