Patents Examined by Jessica Chuang
  • Patent number: 8276081
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assisting individuals arrange meetings such as networking meetings with other individuals at a specified time (or within a specified time range) and at a specified place (or within a specified geographic region). More specifically, methods and systems for allowing individuals to post an invitation to for a meeting on an on-line network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: John Edward Boyd
  • Patent number: 8146010
    Abstract: A method and system for combining tabs of a tabbed document interface (“TDI”) is provided. A combinable TDI system allows tabs of a TDI to be combined to form a single tab of the TDI. To combine tabs, the combinable TDI system generates a combined tab name from the tab names of the tabs to be combined and combined tab content from the content of the tabs to be combined. If the width of the content is greater than what can be currently displayed in the window, the combinable TDI system may add a scroll bar to the TDI so that the user can scroll and make visible portions of the content that were previously not visible. The combinable TDI system then displays the combined tab and removes the tabs that have been combined. The combinable TDI system may also allow a user to split a combined tab into separate tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Scott, Chen Zhao, Gonglue Jiang, Fang Zou