Patents by Inventor Alan Stanley Murphy

Alan Stanley Murphy 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).

  • Method and system for associating related user interface objects
    Patent number: 5920313
    Abstract: In a data processing system, a plurality of user interface objects related into groups are displayed on a desktop; when the user selects one object, such selected object is highlighted on the desktop. The objects related to the selected object are then highlighted using a different intensity. The color of the titlebar of each window in addition may be changed associating a different color to each of such groups of related objects. A pushbutton is also provided on such objects for bringing the related objects to the foreground and moving them near to the selected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jens Diedrichsen, Simon Richard Hakiel, Alan Stanley Murphy, Mark Slade