Patents by Inventor Alan Mikulan

Alan Mikulan 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).

  • CHART GENERATION BASED ON USER CONTROL INFERENCES
    Publication number: 20140040805
    Abstract: In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, for each of a number of user interface controls, selections by a user of at least one of exactly one value, a subset of values, all values, and no values. The selections by the user define non-chart-related settings, The method includes inferring intent of the user of at least one attribute of a chart based on the selections by the user via the number of user interface controls. The method includes defining at least one characteristic of the chart for displaying the chart based on the intent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: JoAnn P. Brereton, Curtis H. Brobst, Tricia Y. Garrett, Carolyn Hyink, Alan Mikulan