Patents by Inventor Aaron H. Weiss

Aaron H. Weiss 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).

  • Answer wizard drop-down control
    Patent number: 6983271
    Abstract: An answer wizard drop-down menu for providing users quick and efficient access to help utilities, including help files and wizards provided by a software application, is provided. An answer wizard drop-down edit control and interface is located in a conspicuous, but non-obstructive location on a software application graphical interface. An edit control allows a user to enter a question regarding some desired functionality of the application. In response to the user's question, the user is presented with a list of potential answers to the question in a drop-down menu. If the user finds an acceptable answer to her question in the list of potential answers, the user selects the acceptable answer, and an appropriate help file application is launched to provide the user assistance with the functionality about which the user has questions. Each question so asked by the user is saved in a list of most recently used items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Rose Morrow, Glenn L. Frankel, Christopher C. White, Zeke Koch, Richard M. Banks, Tjeerd Hoek, Aaron H. Weiss
  • Answer wizard drop-down control
    Publication number: 20020194164
    Abstract: An answer wizard drop-down menu for providing users quick and efficient access to help utilities, including help files and wizards provided by a software application, is provided. An answer wizard drop-down edit control and interface is located in a conspicuous, but non-obstructive location on a software application graphical interface. An edit control allows a user to enter a question regarding some desired functionality of the application. In response to the user's question, the user is presented with a list of potential answers to the question in a drop-down menu. If the user finds an acceptable answer to her question in the list of potential answers, the user selects the acceptable answer, and an appropriate help file application is launched to provide the user assistance with the functionality about which the user has questions. Each question so asked by the user is saved in a list of most recently used items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Rose Morrow, Glenn Frankel, Christopher White, Zeke Koch, Richard Banks, Tjeerd S. Hoek, Aaron H. Weiss