Patents by Inventor Auli Joki

Auli Joki 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).

  • Method, apparatus and computer program to provide a display screen button placement hint property
    Publication number: 20060253788
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to develop a graphical user interface that includes entering a data structure that specifies a preferred form of a Button to appear on a display screen, and in response to the data structure, defining at least one of a displayable Button placement for a specific instance of a display screen, or the use of another user input mechanism, such as a softkey, in place of a displayable Button for the specific instance of the display screen. Also disclosed is a graphical user interface development system that includes means for receiving a data structure that specifies a preferred form of a Button to appear on a display screen and means, responsive to the data structure, for defining at least one of a displayable Button placement for a specific instance of a display screen, or the use of another user input mechanism in place of a displayable Button for the specific instance of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Aleksi Uotila, Tuija Lindfors, Auli Joki