Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Knestrick

Christopher C. Knestrick 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).

  • Calendar user interface search and interactivity features
    Patent number: 10650033
    Abstract: Systems and devices for presenting coordinated event search results in a user interface for a calendar are disclosed. In an example, operations include: generating a calendar surface user interface, to display at least one event in a calendar view; receiving a search query for a search of the calendar; generating a search result user interface, to display events from a result of the search query; and updating the calendar surface based on the search result, with the display of the events in the calendar surface being updated based on a match with the search query. As various examples, based on the search results or the search query: the search result portion may indicate that a corresponding event is displayed within the calendar surface portion; graphical emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events; or graphical de-emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ruediger A Kinast, Rachel Sirkin, Christopher C Knestrick, Pankaj S Luthra, Thomas Christopher Laflin, Ashita Khetan
  • CALENDAR USER INTERFACE SEARCH AND INTERACTIVITY FEATURES
    Publication number: 20180357305
    Abstract: Systems and devices for presenting coordinated event search results in a user interface for a calendar are disclosed. In an example, operations include: generating a calendar surface user interface, to display at least one event in a calendar view; receiving a search query for a search of the calendar; generating a search result user interface, to display events from a result of the search query; and updating the calendar surface based on the search result, with the display of the events in the calendar surface being updated based on a match with the search query. As various examples, based on the search results or the search query: the search result portion may indicate that a corresponding event is displayed within the calendar surface portion; graphical emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events; or graphical de-emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ruediger A. Kinast, Rachel Sirkin, Christopher C. Knestrick, Pankaj S. Luthra, Thomas Christopher Laflin, Ashita Khetan