Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Rives

Christopher M. Rives 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).

  • Supply reservoir
    Patent number: 10946664
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to displaying, on a user interface, an approximate amount of a supply material in a supply reservoir. Upon receiving, in a receptacle, a new supply container, the supply reservoir may be filled with supply material from the new supply container. The user interface may further display an updated approximate amount of the supply material in a supply reservoir and an approximate amount of the supply material in the supply container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter G Hwang, Matthew B Clark, Christopher M Rives, Delvin T Edmond
  • SUPPLY RESERVOIR
    Publication number: 20200094571
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to displaying, on a user interface, an approximate amount of a supply material in a supply reservoir. Upon receiving, in a receptacle, a new supply container, the supply reservoir may be filled with supply material from the new supply container. The user interface may further display an updated approximate amount of the supply material in a supply reservoir and an approximate amount of the supply material in the supply container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter G Hwang, Matthew B Clark, Christopher M Rives, Delvin T Edmond
  • Gesture based edit mode
    Patent number: 8707170
    Abstract: A system and method for document editing. A system includes an operator input device, a processor, gesture recognition program, and an edit mode program. The operator input device that senses gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes the gesture recognition program, which recognizes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program recognizes a predetermined edit mode gesture and, based only on the gesture, causes the processor to execute the edit mode program. The edit mode program provides a plurality of document editing functions for modifying a currently displayed document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Rives, Craig T. Brown, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On
  • GESTURE BASED EDIT MODE
    Publication number: 20110258537
    Abstract: A system and method for document editing. A system includes an operator input device, a processor, gesture recognition program, and an edit mode program. The operator input device that senses gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes the gesture recognition program, which recognizes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program recognizes a predetermined edit mode gesture and, based only on the gesture, causes the processor to execute the edit mode program. The edit mode program provides a plurality of document editing functions for modifying a currently displayed document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher M. Rives, Craig T. Brown, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On