Patents by Inventor Alessandro Levi Montalcini

Alessandro Levi Montalcini 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).

  • Accelerated scrolling
    Patent number: 7665034
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls up or down one line at a time. When the wheel is rotated at a second rotational rate, the display in the window scrolls up or down multiple lines at a time. In additional embodiments, the scrolling technique shifts from one line at a time/multiple lines at a time to a page or pages at a time when the wheel is rotated for at a rotational rate for a minimum period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
  • Accelerated scrolling
    Patent number: 7661072
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls up or down one line at a time. When the wheel is rotated at a second rotational rate, the display in the window scrolls up or down multiple lines at a time. In additional embodiments, the scrolling technique shifts from one line at a time/multiple lines at a time to a page or pages at a time when the wheel is rotated for at a rotational rate for a minimum period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
  • Accelerated scrolling
    Patent number: 7170491
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls up or down one line at a time. When the wheel is rotated at a second rotational rate, the display in the window scrolls up or down multiple lines at a time. In additional embodiments, the scrolling technique shifts from one line at a time/multiple lines at a time to a page or pages at a time when the wheel is rotated for at a rotational rate for a minimum period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
  • Accelerated scrolling
    Publication number: 20050097466
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls up or down one line at a time. When the wheel is rotated at a second rotational rate, the display in the window scrolls up or down multiple lines at a time. In additional embodiments, the scrolling technique shifts from one line at a time/multiple lines at a time to a page or pages at a time when the wheel is rotated for at a rotational rate for a minimum period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
  • Accelerated scrolling
    Publication number: 20050097467
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls up or down one line at a time. When the wheel is rotated at a second rotational rate, the display in the window scrolls up or down multiple lines at a time. In additional embodiments, the scrolling technique shifts from one line at a time/multiple lines at a time to a page or pages at a time when the wheel is rotated for at a rotational rate for a minimum period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
  • Accelerated scrolling
    Patent number: 6865718
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls up or down one line at a time. When the wheel is rotated at a second rotational rate, the display in the window scrolls up or down multiple lines at a time. In additional embodiments, the scrolling technique shifts from one line at a time/multiple lines at a time to a page or pages at a time when the wheel is rotated for at a rotational rate for a minimum period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corp.
    Inventor: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
  • ACCELERATED SCROLLING
    Publication number: 20020089545
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating scrolling of a display is disclosed. When a wheel of a wheeled pointing device is actuated by a user at a first rotational rate, the display in a window scrolls up or down one line at a time. When the wheel is rotated at a second rotational rate, the display in the window scrolls up or down multiple lines at a time. In additional embodiments, the scrolling technique shifts from one line at a time/multiple lines at a time to a page or pages at a time when the wheel is rotated for at a rotational rate for a minimum period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventor: ALESSANDRO LEVI MONTALCINI