Patents by Inventor Adam John Richardson

Adam John Richardson 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).

  • Patent number: 7469386
    Abstract: The present invention provides a systems, methods, and products for enhanced user navigation to compliment (but not necessarily replace) a computer keyboard and mouse by providing a robust navigation interface. The present invention may comprise: a minimally necessary group of commands; combining the functionality a set of at least two command calls into a single logical button; for a single button, prioritizing a set of command calls from first to last and then calling each until one is accepted; logically remapping commands to buttons for a navigational device coupled to a physically rotate-able display device; and mapping a substitute command to a logical button for when the button is engaged in a predetermined manner other than the primary manner in which the logical button is engaged (e.g., double-clicking, flicking, press-and-hold, etc.) so that a substitute command can in fact be issued, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Justin Gould Bear, William Hong Vong, Leroy Bertrand Keely, Barbee Eve Teasley, Adam John Richardson, Michael H. Tsang
  • Publication number: 20040257341
    Abstract: The present invention provides a systems, methods, and products for enhanced user navigation to compliment (but not necessarily replace) a computer keyboard and mouse by providing a robust navigation interface. The present invention may comprise: a minimally necessary group of commands; combining the functionality a set of at least two command calls into a single logical button; for a single button, prioritizing a set of command calls from first to last and then calling each until one is accepted; logically remapping commands to buttons for a navigational device coupled to a physically rotate-able display device; and mapping a substitute command to a logical button for when the button is engaged in a predetermined manner other than the primary manner in which the logical button is engaged (e.g., double-clicking, flicking, press-and-hold, etc.) so that a substitute command can in fact be issued, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Justin Gould Bear, William Hong Vong, Leroy Bertrand Keely, Barbee Eve Teasley, Adam John Richardson, Michael H. Tsang, Richard Greene, Michael David Fogarty
  • Publication number: 20040227731
    Abstract: The present invention provides a systems, methods, and products for enhanced user navigation to compliment (but not necessarily replace) a computer keyboard and mouse by providing a robust navigation interface. The present invention may comprise: a minimally necessary group of commands; combining the functionality a set of at least two command calls into a single logical button; for a single button, prioritizing a set of command calls from first to last and then calling each until one is accepted; logically remapping commands to buttons for a navigational device coupled to a physically rotate-able display device; and mapping a substitute command to a logical button for when the button is engaged in a predetermined manner other than the primary manner in which the logical button is engaged (e.g., double-clicking, flicking, press-and-hold, etc.) so that a substitute command can in fact be issued, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Justin Gould Bear, William Hong Vong, Leroy Bertrand Keely, Barbee Eve Teasley, Adam John Richardson, Michael H. Tsang
  • Publication number: 20040220723
    Abstract: The present invention provides a systems, methods, and products for enhanced user navigation to compliment (but not necessarily replace) a computer keyboard and mouse by providing a robust navigation interface. The present invention may comprise: a minimally necessary group of commands; combining the functionality a set of at least two command calls into a single logical button; for a single button, prioritizing a set of command calls from first to last and then calling each until one is accepted; logically remapping commands to buttons for a navigational device coupled to a physically rotate-able display device; and mapping a substitute command to a logical button for when the button is engaged in a predetermined manner other than the primary manner in which the logical button is engaged (e.g., double-clicking, flicking, press-and-hold, etc.) so that a substitute command can in fact be issued, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Justin Gould Bear, Barbee Eve Teasley, Leroy Bertrand Keely, William Hong Vong, Adam John Richardson
  • Publication number: 20040217988
    Abstract: The present invention provides a systems, methods, and products for enhanced user navigation to compliment (but not necessarily replace) a computer keyboard and mouse by providing a robust navigation interface. The present invention may comprise: a minimally necessary group of commands; combining the functionality a set of at least two command calls into a single logical button; for a single button, prioritizing a set of command calls from first to last and then calling each until one is accepted; logically remapping commands to buttons for a navigational device coupled to a physically rotate-able display device; and mapping a substitute command to a logical button for when the button is engaged in a predetermined manner other than the primary manner in which the logical button is engaged (e.g., double-clicking, flicking, press-and-hold, etc.) so that a substitute command can in fact be issued, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Justin Gould Bear, William Hong Vong, Barbee Eve Teasley, Leroy Bertrand Keely, Adam John Richardson, Michael H. Tsang, Michael David Fogarty, Kenneth Paul Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20040179042
    Abstract: The present invention provides a systems, methods, and products for enhanced user navigation to compliment (but not necessarily replace) a computer keyboard and mouse by providing a robust navigation interface. The present invention may comprise: a minimally necessary group of commands; combining the functionality a set of at least two command calls into a single logical button; for a single button, prioritizing a set of command calls from first to last and then calling each until one is accepted; logically remapping commands to buttons for a navigational device coupled to a physically rotate-able display device; and mapping a substitute command to a logical button for when the button is engaged in a predetermined manner other than the primary manner in which the logical button is engaged (e.g., double-clicking, flicking, press-and-hold, etc.) so that a substitute command can in fact be issued, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Justin Gould Bear, Barbee Eve Teasley, William Hong Vong, Adam John Richardson, Richard Greene, Michael David Fogarty