Patents by Inventor Cathy McBride

Cathy McBride 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).

  • System and method for adorning shapes with data driven objects
    Publication number: 20060230342
    Abstract: Adornments are applied to shapes in a diagram that graphically displays data about those shapes. Once the adornments are applied to a shape, the information displayed is automatically updated as the underlying shape data changes. The appearance of the diagram is updated automatically when the user updates the data for their shapes. The set of adornments that may be applied to shapes is extensible. A mechanism and interface is defined for creating additional adornments that have customized looks or behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Nelson, Cathy McBride, Michael Woolf, Patrick Leahy