Patents by Inventor William Arthur Steward Buxton

William Arthur Steward 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 character input interface with modifier support
    Patent number: 9189077
    Abstract: A user interface suited for use on mobile devices for entering characters which may require one or more modifiers is disclosed. The interface may be implemented utilizing a touch screen interface on which a user engages the interface, is provided feedback, and removes the user's touch to enter a character. The interface presents a series of main, supplemental and modifier keys. Touching an interface button or main key presents a series of “petals” or supplemental keys emanating from the main key. Each petal or supplemental key may in turn present one or more sub petals or modifier keys emanating from the supplemental key. Each petal or sub-petal may represent another character or a modifier action. The characters and/or actions on the supplemental keys and modifier keys provide options for characters or modifiers which are dependent or related to the main input key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Mori, Shinji Morimitsu, Kazuhide Oigo, Takeshi Tanaka, Eric Matthew Bell, Liang Chen, Juan Dai, William Arthur Steward Buxton
  • USER CHARACTER INPUT INTERFACE WITH MODIFIER SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20120302291
    Abstract: A user interface suited for use on mobile devices for entering characters which may require one or more modifiers is disclosed. The interface may be implemented utilizing a touch screen interface on which a user engages the interface, is provided feedback, and removes the user's touch to enter a character. The interface presents a series of main, supplemental and modifier keys. Touching an interface button or main key presents a series of “petals” or supplemental keys emanating from the main key. Each petal or supplemental key may in turn present one or more sub petals or modifier keys emanating from the supplemental key. Each petal or sub-petal may represent another character or a modifier action. The characters and/or actions on the supplemental keys and modifier keys provide options for characters or modifiers which are dependent or related to the main input key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Mori, Shinji Morimitsu, Kazuhide Oigo, Takeshi Tanaka, Eric Matthew Bell, Liang Chen, Juan Dai, William Arthur Steward Buxton