Patents by Inventor Carolyn J. Boettner

Carolyn J. Boettner 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: 5396587
    Abstract: A display management system for use with a computer that includes a display system, the display management system including means for generating a representation of a desired screen image; means for periodically updating the display system to display the desired screen image that corresponds to the state of the representation existing at the time of the update; and means for changing the representation so as to record the cumulative effect of a plurality of successive changes that are made to the desired screen image since the last update of the display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: 501 Lotus Development Corp.
    Inventors: David Reed, Carolyn J. Boettner
  • Patent number: 5312478
    Abstract: An information management system for use with a computer having a display screen, the system including means for organizing information into an ordered sequence of worksheets in a workspace, each worksheet of the sequence of worksheets comprising an array of cells; and means for enabling a user to navigate through the sequence of worksheets on a worksheet to worksheet basis so as to display a selected one of the worksheets on the display screen. The system also includes means for selecting a plurality of worksheets from the ordered sequence of worksheets; and means for displaying on the display screen a perspective presentation of the selected worksheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Lotus Development Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Reed, Carolyn J. Boettner, Hugh S. Tucker