Patents by Inventor Anthony Kitowitz

Anthony Kitowitz 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).

  • Loading status in a hypermedia browser having a limited available display area
    Patent number: 6339780
    Abstract: Described herein is a portable computer having a limited display area. An Internet or other hypermedia browser executes on the portable computer to load and display content in a content viewing area. During times when the browser is loading content, the browser displays a temporary, animated graphic element over the content viewing area. The graphic element is removed after the content is loaded, allowing unobstructed viewing of the loaded content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott R. Shell, Kevin Timothy Shields, Anthony Kitowitz
  • Operating system for handheld computing device having program icon auto hide
    Patent number: 6304261
    Abstract: A portable handheld computing device has a processor and a touch-sensitive display. The display includes a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a viewing area, whereby the touch-sensitive area extends beyond the viewing area to form a border outside of the viewing area but within the touch-sensitive area. The handheld computing device has an operating system that executes on the processor to provide a graphical user interface environment capable of presenting a program taskbar within the viewing area. The operating system is configured to present a taskbar within the viewing area in response to contact from a stylus in the border beneath the viewing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Timothy Shields, Raymond A. Manning, Anthony Kitowitz
  • Operating system for handheld computing device having taskbar auto hide
    Patent number: 5910802
    Abstract: A portable handheld computing device has a processor and a touch-sensitive display. The display includes a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a viewing area, whereby the touch-sensitive area extends beyond the viewing area to form a border outside of the viewing area but within the touch-sensitive area. The handheld computing device has an operating system that executes on the processor to provide a graphical user interface environment capable of presenting a program taskbar within the viewing area. The operating system is configured to present a taskbar within the viewing area in response to contact from a stylus in the border beneath the viewing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Timothy Shields, Raymond A. Manning, Anthony Kitowitz