Patents by Inventor Andrew Blair-Stanek

Andrew Blair-Stanek 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).

  • Patent number: 7617204
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for conditional navigation through hierarchical lists. Filtering parameters are associated with members in a list, such as a hierarchical list. The filtering parameters affect the number of choices that are shown to a user in another list when that list is selected and displayed to the user. A selection of a member having filtering parameters within a master list affects the choices shown to a user in other master lists and/or filtered lists when they are displayed. The filtering may occur across different processes within the same machine and across different machines. For example, a user may make a selection within a master list on a first machine that causes a list on a second machine to be filtered for presentation to another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Blair-Stanek
  • Patent number: 7580951
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for user-localizable hierarchical lists. Users can create different representations for values displayed within the hierarchical list. For example, users may localize the list into multiple languages themselves without having to request the change to the vendor supplying the software. In this way, German users can see their skills listed in German, while Spanish users can see their skills listed in Spanish, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Blair-Stanek
  • Publication number: 20060080358
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for user-localizable hierarchical lists. Users can create different representations for values displayed within the hierarchical list. For example, users may localize the list into multiple languages themselves without having to request the change to the vendor supplying the software. In this way, German users can see their skills listed in German, while Spanish users can see their skills listed in Spanish, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Blair-Stanek
  • Publication number: 20060059182
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for conditional navigation through hierarchical lists. Filtering parameters are associated with members in a list, such as a hierarchical list. The filtering parameters affect the number of choices that are shown to a user in another list when that list is selected and displayed to the user. A selection of a member having filtering parameters within a master list affects the choices shown to a user in other master lists and/or filtered lists when they are displayed. The filtering may occur across different processes within the same machine and across different machines. For example, a user may make a selection within a master list on a first machine that causes a list on a second machine to be filtered for presentation to another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Blair-Stanek