Patents by Inventor Anne E. Brose

Anne E. Brose 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).

  • Interface for multifunctional system having multiple services
    Patent number: 7353463
    Abstract: An interface for a multifunctional electronic device capable of performing multiple services such as copy, fax, scan, and print wherein the interface is simplified by illuminating or otherwise focusing a user's attention to only those control switches that are available for selection in respect to the service to be performed. Also, provision may be made to highlight, within a group of available features, the switch that controls the feature that is currently selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stohrer, Anne E. Brose
  • Interface for multifunctional system having multiple services
    Publication number: 20040111164
    Abstract: An interface for a multifunctional electronic device capable of performing multiple services such as copy, fax, scan, and print wherein the interface is simplified by illuminating or otherwise focusing a user's attention to only those control switches that are available for selection in respect to the service to be performed. Also, provision may be made to highlight, within a group of available features, the switch that controls the feature that is currently selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stohrer, Anne E. Brose