Patents by Inventor Christian SMITHERMAN

Christian SMITHERMAN 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).

  • Techniques for analyzing the proficiency of users of software applications in real-time
    Patent number: 12113873
    Abstract: A command map GUI that illustrates command usage patterns of one or more entities. A server receives and stores command usage data from a plurality of users/clients, each user/client executing a software application having a set of commands. A current user/client displays, via a GUI, graphical representations of the command usage data received from the server. The server receives new command usage data from a user/client included in the one or more entities. In response, the server automatically updates command usage data for the one or more entities, pushes the updated command usage data to the current user/client, and causes the GUI to display graphical representations of the updated command usage data. Thus, the command usage data of the one or more entities is automatically updated and displayed in the GUI in real-time or near real-time as new commands are continually invoked by users in the one or more entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Justin Frank Matejka, Fraser Anderson, George Fitzmaurice, Tovi Grossman, Warren Karl Schrey, Christian Smitherman
  • TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYZING THE PROFICIENCY OF USERS OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS IN REAL-TIME
    Publication number: 20210152648
    Abstract: A command map GUI that illustrates command usage patterns of one or more entities. A server receives and stores command usage data from a plurality of users/clients, each user/client executing a software application having a set of commands. A current user/client displays, via a GUI, graphical representations of the command usage data received from the server. The server receives new command usage data from a user/client included in the one or more entities. In response, the server automatically updates command usage data for the one or more entities, pushes the updated command usage data to the current user/client, and causes the GUI to display graphical representations of the updated command usage data. Thus, the command usage data of the one or more entities is automatically updated and displayed in the GUI in real-time or near real-time as new commands are continually invoked by users in the one or more entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Frank MATEJKA, Fraser ANDERSON, George FITZMAURICE, Tovi GROSSMAN, Warren Karl SCHREY, Christian SMITHERMAN