Patents by Inventor Bruce Dale Stalkie

Bruce Dale Stalkie 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).

  • Navigation tool for graphical user interface
    Patent number: 6037937
    Abstract: The system and method consistent with the present invention provides improved graphical navigation tool for electronic devices. The graphical navigation tools may be used to navigate through documents at any direction at varying speeds. The navigation tool is preferably transparent to prevent obscuring the text of the underlying document. Accordingly, the navigational tool does not take up additional screen real estate. The GUI of the present invention may be especially useful in portable electronic devices with small displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Finlay Beaton, Colin Donald Smith, Bruce Dale Stalkie