Patents by Inventor Willaim A. S. Buxton

Willaim A. S. Buxton 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).

  • User interface having simultaneously movable tools and cursor
    Patent number: 5798752
    Abstract: A user interface technique operates in the environment of a processor-controlled machine for executing a program that operates on a set of underlying data and displays a visible representation thereof. The user simultaneously and independently moves the tools with one hand, normally the non-dominant hand (e.g., a right-handed user's left hand) and operates on the visible representation with the other, normally the dominant hand. In a specific implementation, the input devices include a trackball for positioning the tools and a mouse for positioning a cursor and initiating actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Willaim A. S. Buxton, Eric A. Bier