Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Canning

Benjamin A. Canning 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: 7454711
    Abstract: A tool that enables a user to easily and automatically create a photo gallery of thumbnail images on a Web page. A user selects a group of original images, and the tool automatically produces a corresponding group of thumbnail images on the Web page, with hyperlinks to the corresponding original images. Four predefined templates are included, each defining a different format for the thumbnail images including a vertically oriented gallery, a horizontally oriented gallery, a slide show gallery, and a montage gallery. Captions and descriptive text can also be entered and displayed for the thumbnail images in most of the style galleries. An edit function enables a user to add or delete images to existing galleries and to automatically modify the appearance of a photo gallery by selecting and applying a different template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Angiulo, Benjamin A. Canning, Zhenguang (Robert) Chen, Charles W. Parker, Lou Nell Gerard