Patents by Inventor Anthony Scott Smith

Anthony Scott Smith 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 clustered utility nodes
    Patent number: 9632672
    Abstract: Techniques for navigating a user interface and for selecting a utility node from within a cluster of utility nodes are described herein. The user interface may display an icon representing the cluster of utility nodes. A selection (e.g., made by a user) of the icon may be received and a list of the utility nodes that are represented by the icon may be displayed. Selection of a particular utility node from the list may be received, and an action may be performed on the selected utility node. The action may include displaying utility information associated with the utility node, zooming in on the utility node, and/or receiving information from an individual with which to configure the utility node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Aleksandrovich Gnezdov, Anthony Scott Smith
  • Interface for Clustered Utility Nodes
    Publication number: 20140047372
    Abstract: Techniques for navigating a user interface and for selecting a utility node from within a cluster of utility nodes are described herein. The user interface may display an icon representing the cluster of utility nodes. A selection (e.g., made by a user) of the icon may be received and a list of the utility nodes that are represented by the icon may be displayed. Selection of a particular utility node from the list may be received, and an action may be performed on the selected utility node. The action may include displaying utility information associated with the utility node, zooming in on the utility node, and/or receiving information from an individual with which to configure the utility node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Sergei Aleksandrovich Gnezdov, Anthony Scott Smith
  • System and method for scaling and repositioning drawings
    Patent number: 7168038
    Abstract: A computer system and method relating to editing an electronic document having both text and drawings is disclosed. Drawings may be rescaled and/or repositioned responsive to a change in line height or font size of text. The resealing may be done in proportion to the change in line height or font size, and the repositioning may be performed to avoid overlapping of the rescaled drawings. A document may be divided into a plurality of adjacent regions, and drawings within the document may each have an offset value representing a distance between the drawing and a reference axis of one of the regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charlton E. Lui, Dan Altman, Anthony Scott Smith, Cynthia Tee, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
  • System and method for scaling and repositioning drawings
    Publication number: 20040205624
    Abstract: A computer system and method relating to editing an electronic document having both text and drawings is disclosed. Drawings may be rescaled and/or repositioned responsive to a change in line height or font size of text. The resealing may be done in proportion to the change in line height or font size, and the repositioning may be performed to avoid overlapping of the rescaled drawings. A document may be divided into a plurality of adjacent regions, and drawings within the document may each have an offset value representing a distance between the drawing and a reference axis of one of the regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Charlton E. Lui, Dan Altman, Anthony Scott Smith, Cynthia Tee, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah