Patents by Inventor Benjamin Enoch Hansen

Benjamin Enoch Hansen 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 and system for generating a working window in a computer system
    Patent number: 5821930
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a working window on a video monitor in a computer system is provided. The method comprises the steps of determining if a user has performed a first predetermined input stroke along at least a portion of a display screen. Upon determining that the user has drawn the predetermined input stroke, a plurality of icons are displayed. A user selects one of the plurality of icons via a second predetermined input stroke and a working window is scrolled onto the video monitor. A computer program that corresponds to the selected icon is then executed in the working window. The user can remove the working window from the screen by clicking and performing a third predetermined input stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: U S West, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Enoch Hansen