Patents by Inventor Charles W. Stabb
Charles W. Stabb 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).
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Publication number: 20170315686Abstract: The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: David A. Matthews, Mark R. Ligameri, Charles Cummins, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, R. Syam Kumar, Charles W. Stabb, Yeming Shi
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Patent number: 9710133Abstract: The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David A. Matthews, Mark R. Ligameri, Charles Cummins, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, R. Syam Kumar, Charles W. Stabb, Yeming Shi
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Publication number: 20170010772Abstract: An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David A. Matthews, Charles W. Stabb, Matthew R. Lerner
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Patent number: 9465516Abstract: An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: David A. Matthews, Charles W. Stabb, Matthew R. Lerner
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Patent number: 9201564Abstract: A method referred to as visual window browsing allows a user to browse through windows on their desktop. Aspects of the invention include responsive to a command, moving open windows to form a visual stack with the topmost window in the stack being in focus. Responsive to a browse the windows in the visual stack can be browsed, where the topmost window moves to the bottom of the visual stack and the other windows move higher in the stack, with the second highest window becoming the topmost window and being in focus. Successive browse commands causes this behavior to repeat allowing a user to cycle through each of the open windows.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ales Holecek, Charles W Stabb, Hillel N Cooperman, Jeffrey W Pettiross, Mark R Ligameri, Kanwal Vedbrat, Donald J Lindsay
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Publication number: 20140236930Abstract: An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A. Matthews, Charles W. Stabb, Matthew R. Lerner
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Publication number: 20140195962Abstract: The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: David A. Matthews, Mark R. Ligameri, Charles Cummins, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, R. Syam Kumar, Charles W. Stabb, Yeming Shi
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Patent number: 8656300Abstract: The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A. Matthews, Mark R. Ligameri, Charles Cummins, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, R. Syam Kumar, Charles W. Stabb, Yeming Shi
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Patent number: 8527896Abstract: A graphical user interface is provided that has two distinct sections. A first area has an array of menu items. When a menu item is hovered over by a pointer, an icon such as a contextually-related animated icon is displayed on a second area and changes its appearance in such a way as to indicate to the user the location of the pointer and/or the consequence of selecting that menu item.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2003Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Andrew Matthews, Kanwal VedBrat, Mark Richard Ligameri, Paul Alexander Gusmorino, III, Charles W Stabb, Gregory Scott Matthews Melander, Robert Kenneth Stein, III, Jenny Lam
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Patent number: 8341541Abstract: A method referred to as visual window browsing allows a user to browse through windows on their desktop. Aspects of the invention include responsive to a command, moving open windows to form a visual stack with the topmost window in the stack being in focus. Responsive to a browse the windows in the visual stack can be browsed, where the topmost window moves to the bottom of the visual stack and the other windows move higher in the stack, with the second highest window becoming the topmost window and being in focus. Successive browse commands causes this behavior to repeat allowing a user to cycle through each of the open windows.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ales Holecek, Charles W. Stabb, Hillel N. Cooperman, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Mark R. Ligameri, Kanwal VedBrat, Donald J. Lindsay
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Patent number: 8136047Abstract: A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of associating a first window with at least one second window, the at least one second window being independent of and external to the first window, and combining the first window and the at least one second window into a common window on a display screen, the first window and the at least one second window being configured to share a common window frame. An indicator may appear on the display as a target region when a user desires to associate the first and second windows. Subsequent operations performed on the common window are performed automatically on any underlying window. For example, when a user chooses to save the contents of the common window, the contents of all of the windows of the common window may be saved.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ales Holecek, Charles W. Stabb, Hillel N. Cooperman, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Mark R. Ligameri
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Patent number: 8095892Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) view of a data collection based on an attribute is disclosed. A timeline is provided for displaying files and folders. The timeline may include a focal group that displays detailed information about its contents to the user. Remaining items on the timeline are displayed in less detail and may be positioned to appear further away from the user. A histogram may be provided as part of the view to allow the user to more easily navigate the timeline to find a desired file or folder.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Colin Ray Anthony, Stephane St-Michel, Zeke Book Odins-Lucas, Jordan Luther King Schwartz, Richard Malcolm Banks, Marcus Simmon Howell Harvey, Charles Cummins, Charles W. Stabb, Mark Richard Ligameri
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Patent number: 7966572Abstract: In an implementation of user interface transition, a user interface logon page is displayed with selectable logon controls that each have a corresponding user-identifiable indicator. A transition from the user interface logon page to a user interface desktop page is initiated in response to a selectable logon control being selected. The transition displays the user-identifiable indicator corresponding to the selectable logon control uninterrupted throughout the transition, and the user-identifiable indicator corresponding to the selectable logon control is displayed on the user interface desktop page.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A. Matthews, Kanwal VedBrat, Hillel N. Cooperman, Sterling M. Reasor, Charles Cummins, J. Craig Hally, Mark R. Ligameri, Timothy P. McKee, Giampiero M. Sierra, Timothy D. Noonan, Eric R. Flo, Charles W. Stabb
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Patent number: 7890886Abstract: An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A. Matthews, Charles W. Stabb, Matthew R. Lerner
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Patent number: 7823071Abstract: In an implementation of user interface start page, the start page includes a user-identifiable indicator associated with a user of a computing system to indicate that the user is logged-on to the computing system. The user interface start page also includes user-selectable controls from one or more regions of a user interface desktop page which is displayed after a transition from the user interface start page to the user interface desktop page. Each of the user-selectable controls on the user interface start page initiate a display of information associated with the user when selected.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A. Matthews, Kanwal VedBrat, Hillel N. Cooperman, Sterling M. Reasor, Charles Cummins, J. Craig Hally, Mark R. Ligameri, Timothy P. McKee, Giampiero M. Sierra, Timothy D. Noonan, Eric R. Flo, Charles W. Stabb
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Patent number: 7747965Abstract: A method referred to as x-ray browsing for allowing a user to browse through windows on their desktop is provided. Aspects of the invention include responsive to a command, making a first window the window in focus on the display screen and changing the relative opacities between a content portion of the first window and a content portion of the second window. By controlling the opacities a single window can be made opaque while the remaining windows can be made transparent to allow a user to successively navigate among open windows.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ales Holecek, Charles W. Stabb, Donald J. Lindsay, Hillel N. Cooperman, Mark R. Ligameri
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Publication number: 20100077338Abstract: The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: DAVID A. MATTHEWS, MARK R. LIGAMERI, CHARLES CUMMINS, JEFFREY W. PETTIROSS, R. SYAM KUMAR, CHARLES W. STABB, YEMING SHI
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Patent number: 7665031Abstract: The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A Matthews, Mark R Ligameri, Charles Cummins, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, R. Syam Kumar, Charles W. Stabb, Yeming Shi
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Patent number: 7617530Abstract: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his or her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods present a user interface identifying an account having a right to permit a task in response to the task being prohibited based on a user's current account not having that right.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David M Ruzyski, James H. Hong, Brian McNeil, Anastasia C Doerr, Chris J. Guzak, Sterling M. Reasor, Charles W. Stabb, Brian D. Wentz
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Publication number: 20090222767Abstract: An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: David A. Matthews, Charles W. Stabb, Matthew R. Lerner