Patents by Inventor Ching Man Esther Gall

Ching Man Esther Gall 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).

  • Publication number: 20130019201
    Abstract: Menu configuration techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a user's orientation is determined with respect to the computing device based at least in part on a part of the user that contacts the computing device and at least one other part of a user that does not contact the computing device. A menu is displayed having an orientation on a display device of the computing device based at least in part on the determined user's orientation with respect to the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis E. Cabrera-Cordon, Ching Man Esther Gall, Erik L. De Bonte
  • Publication number: 20130014053
    Abstract: Menu gesture techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a menu is displayed on a display device of a computing device. The menu has a plurality of selectable items along with a visual indication that is configured to follow a touch input across the display device and indicate that each of the plurality of selectable items is selectable via a drag gesture. One or more inputs are recognized by the computing device as movement of the touch input across the display device to identify the drag gesture to select at least one of the plurality of selectable items in the menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Luis E. Cabrera-Cordon, Jonathan D. Garn, Yee Shian Lee, Ching Man Esther Gall, Erik L. De Bonte