Patents by Inventor Alan L. Marks

Alan L. Marks 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).

  • Relative attributes of floating objects
    Patent number: 7814414
    Abstract: Relative attributes of floating objects are disclosed. A user may obtain a floating object and specify that an attribute of the floating object is relative to a layout object of a page. In one aspect, the magnitude of relativity is determined, and the attribute of the floating object is maintained in accordance with the magnitude of relativity. In this manner, a page remains dynamically robust during page formatting operations and/or changes in page layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alan L. Marks, Eric Dana Bailey, Jason Todd Barnett
  • Size-based font smoothing
    Patent number: 7388591
    Abstract: Font smoothing technology is employed to enhance the readability of rendered text. Various font smoothing approaches can be used by an application to optimize the readability of text to be rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alan L. Marks, Jason T. Barnett
  • System and method for navigating content in an item
    Patent number: 7159188
    Abstract: A system and a method for a user interface which generates a preview display to aid in the navigation of items of content on a computer. A screen displays an item to a user. Upon receipt of a user input representing a proposed navigational action to be performed with respect to the item, a preview display is generated and rendered on the screen display. The preview display includes at least a portion of the display which would result from a selection to perform the navigational action with respect to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stabb, Gerald P. Shea, Joshua Alexander Dersch, Alan L. Marks