Patents by Inventor Basak Alper

Basak Alper 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: 8581907
    Abstract: Techniques for visualizing sets are described. Arbitrary subsets of data elements are represented by corresponding graphic lines. The data elements in a set are connected up sequentially by a corresponding graphic line, the graphic line passing through each data element once with minimal or no self-overlapping. The graphic lines may be curved, for instance in the form of spline segments interconnecting nodes that represent the respective subsets. Each line may have a different color. Data elements not belonging to a subset may still be represented by a nodes but are not connected with any of the graphic lines, thus it can be seen which data elements belong to which sets, if any.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nathalie Riche, Mary Czerwinski, Gonzalo Ramos, Basak Alper
  • Publication number: 20120229467
    Abstract: Techniques for visualizing sets are described. Arbitrary subsets of data elements are represented by corresponding graphic lines. The data elements in a set are connected up sequentially by a corresponding graphic line, the graphic line passing through each data element once with minimal or no self-overlapping. The graphic lines may be curved, for instance in the form of spline segments interconnecting nodes that represent the respective subsets. Each line may have a different color. Data elements not belonging to a subset may still be represented by a nodes but are not connected with any of the graphic lines, thus it can be seen which data elements belong to which sets, if any.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mary Czerwinski, Nathalie Henry Riche, Gonzalo Ramos, Basak Alper