Patents by Inventor Alice Lockhart

Alice Lockhart 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).

  • Application-specific mapping of input device elements
    Patent number: 7631124
    Abstract: A method for carrying out application-specific mapping of input device elements (for example, human input device buttons). The method includes, from an application matching program, determining, for an application program, whether a control element event (for example, a mouse button click event) needs to carry out an action that is specific to the application program, or to perform its default action. The application matching program is configured to execute independently of the application program. A computing system that is capable of carrying out the above method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alice Lockhart, Vincent Ball, Kevin Smith
  • Application-specific mapping of input device elements
    Publication number: 20080250429
    Abstract: A method for carrying out application-specific mapping of input device elements (for example, human input device buttons). The method includes, from an application matching program, determining, for an application program, whether a control element event (for example, a mouse button click event) needs to carry out an action that is specific to the application program, or to perform its default action. The application matching program is configured to execute independently of the application program. A computing system that is capable of carrying out the above method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alice Lockhart, Vincent Ball, Kevin Smith