Patents by Inventor Brian John Davie

Brian John Davie 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).

  • Temporally invasive display guide
    Patent number: 5973665
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling a display device displaying a plurality of display elements, such as character strings, fields, icons, buttons and so forth. Responsive to user entry of a display indicia, such as a character string entered at a keyboard, or a field or button activated at the screen by a cursor or mouse pointer, determining if at least one display element corresponds to the display indicia; and if so temporarily highlighting that display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian John Davie, Timothy Dan Greer