Patents by Inventor Christopher F. Patterson

Christopher F. Patterson 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 demarcating a location on a display screen during a scrolling or touch/flicking content moving operation
    Patent number: 8977981
    Abstract: A display unit enables content to be displayed in a human readable form. The display unit displays a portion of the content to be displayed wherein some of the content to be displayed is non-viewable on the display unit. The display unit, in response to a user-originating directional content moving action, determines a location within the portion of the content being displayed the determined location corresponding to a directional characteristic of the user-originating directional content moving action. The display unit causes a visual indicia to be displayed at the determined location within the portion of the content being displayed, the visual indicia providing a user orientation marker for the portion of the content being displayed. The display unit causes the visual indicia to visually move in a direction corresponding to the directional movement of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Keith L. Willis, Christopher F. Patterson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEMARCATING A LOCATION ON A DISPLAY SCREEN DURING A SCROLLING OR TOUCH/FLICKING CONTENT MOVING OPERATION
    Publication number: 20130227467
    Abstract: A display unit enables content to be displayed in a human readable form. The display unit displays a portion of the content to be displayed wherein some of the content to be displayed is non-viewable on the display unit. The display unit, in response to a user-originating directional content moving action, determines a location within the portion of the content being displayed, the determined location corresponding to a directional characteristic of the user-originating directional content moving action. The display unit causes a visual indicia to be displayed at the determined location within the portion of the content being displayed, the visual indicia providing a user orientation marker for the portion of the content being displayed. The display unit causes the visual indicia to visually move in a direction corresponding to the directional movement of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Keith L. Willis, Christopher F. Patterson