Patents by Inventor Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov
Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov 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).
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Patent number: 7515139Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7511836Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7499035Abstract: Stylus “focus” designates or establishes an element or area of a computer interface to receive input (e.g., such as electronic ink). Focus may be used, for example, to prepare the associated element to receive input by “waking” the system from a “stand-by” mode; by triggering increased digitizer polling frequency; by setting up data structures or allocating memory resources to receive input; retrieving data relating to the input or characteristics thereof, etc. Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing stylus focus may include: (a) receiving input indicating that a stylus is located proximate a digitizer; and (b) providing focus to a control element corresponding to the stylus location, e.g., when the stylus is located proximate to and/or in contact with the digitizer. If desired, stylus focus may be maintained separate from and/or concurrent with mouse and/or keyboard focus.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Shiraz Somji, Rudolph Balaz, Sam J. George, Brigette Krantz
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Patent number: 7489306Abstract: A user interface is provided allowing a user to simulate mouse hovering with the user's finger on a touch-sensitive display. When a finger or other stylus touches the touch-sensitive display adjacent to a display cursor, a control appears that enables the user to drag the cursor about the display by dragging the control. Manipulation of the control instead of the cursor allows the user to see the cursor while it moves, making it easier to accurately target small objects that were previously difficult to target directly. In addition, a tap or other user touch input is funneled from the control to the location of the cursor itself. For example, if the user taps on the control, the tap causes an event such as a left mouse button down event to be generated at the location of the cursor as opposed to the location of the tap, thereby improving accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Emily K. Rimas-Ribikauskas, Matt Lerner, Reed Townsend, Steven P. Dodge, Robert J. Jarrett
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Patent number: 7463371Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7453585Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7450261Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7446894Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7443531Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7436535Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7428736Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Publication number: 20080198160Abstract: The present starburst target expansion technique connects targets to peripheral screen space to produce reasonably sized tiles for all targets including those that are located inside of a cluster. The resulting layout is characterized by lines escaping from the cluster center. By providing targets located inside a cluster with access to empty screen space, the present starburst target expansion technique is able to assign screen space to targets that remain small if expanded using the traditional Voronoi approach. If used on a device with limited input accuracy, such as a pen-based tablet or a touch screen-based kiosk system, target expansion via the starburst target expansion technique can lead to substantial performance improvements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Patrick M. Baudisch
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Patent number: 7256773Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are used to determine whether specific electronic pen gestures with respect to pen-based computing systems should be processed as “press-and-hold” gestures (e.g., to activate right mouse button click actions). Such methods may include: (a) measuring two different parameters associated with pen interaction or orientation with respect to a digitizer during a pen-down event; and (b) determining whether the pen-down event constitutes a press-and-hold gesture based, at least in part, on the measured parameters. In some instances, if the systems and methods cannot immediately determine whether a press-and-hold gesture is intended, measurements may be made again (as many times as necessary or until a time-out occurs) such that the determining step can be performed one or more additional times taking into consideration the additional parameter measurement data collected since the original parameter measurements.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Shiraz Somji, Matt Lerner
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Patent number: 7239401Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7212296Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7199804Abstract: Association of ink information with image files is described. An image file is created and ink information is parsed and inserted into comment or arbitrary data fields of the image file. The image file with additional ink information may be used by both ink-enabled applications/environments and non-ink-enabled applications environments. The ink-enabled applications/environments may extract the ink information and use the original ink while the non-ink-enabled applications/environments may use the image information to permit the end user to see the visual representation of the ink.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2002Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Subha Bhattacharyay, Alexander Gounares, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Andrew Silverman
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Patent number: 7199885Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Patent number: 7016055Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Dodge, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin J. Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj K. Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
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Publication number: 20040246240Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are used to determine whether specific electronic pen gestures with respect to pen-based computing systems should be processed as “press-and-hold” gestures (e.g., to activate right mouse button click actions). Such methods may include: (a) measuring two different parameters associated with pen interaction or orientation with respect to a digitizer during a pen-down event; and (b) determining whether the pen-down event constitutes a press-and-hold gesture based, at least in part, on the measured parameters. In some instances, if the systems and methods cannot immediately determine whether a press-and-hold gesture is intended, measurements may be made again (as many times as necessary or until a time-out occurs) such that the determining step can be performed one or more additional times taking into consideration the additional parameter measurement data collected since the original parameter measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Shiraz Somji, Matt Lerner
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Publication number: 20030214515Abstract: Association of ink information with image files is described. An image file is created and ink information is parsed and inserted into comment or arbitrary data fields of the image file. The image file with additional ink information may be used by both ink-enabled applications/environments and non-ink-enabled applications environments. The ink-enabled applications/environments may extract the ink information and use the original ink while the non-ink-enabled applications/environments may use the image information to permit the end user to see the visual representation of the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2002Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Subha Bhattacharyay, Alexander Gounares, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Andrew Silverman