Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Webster

Christopher M. Webster 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).

  • Generating user help information for customized user interfaces
    Patent number: 8972857
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster
  • Generating user help information for customized user interface
    Patent number: 8943406
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster
  • ANNOTATION OF USER INTERFACE DOCUMENTS ACCORDING TO RELATED DOCUMENTATION
    Publication number: 20140075304
    Abstract: Helping a user to use a first application. A help document is presented to a user. The help document describes at least one step for using the first application and includes metadata. The metadata indicates at least a first user interface element of the first application corresponding to the step. Responsive to presenting to the user the help document, based on processing of the metadata, the first user interface element is highlighted in the first application to indicate to the user to select the first user interface element to perform the step. The first user interface element is external to the help document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATTHEW C. BAILEY, ANDREW J. DANIEL, RICHARD W. PILOT, CHRISTOPHER M. WEBSTER
  • Generating User Help Information for Customized User Interfaces
    Publication number: 20120204105
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster
  • Generating User Help Information for Customized User Interfaces
    Publication number: 20110289409
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster