Patents by Inventor Colin HEICS

Colin HEICS 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).

  • Method and system for element navigation
    Patent number: 11960702
    Abstract: A method and system for element navigation. The method includes: selecting a designated element from a plurality of elements; displaying the designated element on a display of an electronic device; monitoring for a predetermined primary user input from an input module; and upon receiving the predetermined primary user input, displaying an initial set of elements related to the designated element overlaid on the display of the designated element. The system includes: an element display module configured to display a designated element on an electronic device, the designated element selected from a plurality of elements; an input module configured to receive a predetermined primary user input; and a set display module configured to display an initial set of elements related to the designated element upon the input module receiving the predetermined primary user input, the initial set of elements overlaid on the display of the designated element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Colin Heics
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELEMENT NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20210173534
    Abstract: A method and system for element navigation. The method includes: selecting a designated element from a plurality of elements; displaying the designated element on a display of an electronic device; monitoring for a predetermined primary user input from an input module; and upon receiving the predetermined primary user input, displaying an initial set of elements related to the designated element overlaid on the display of the designated element. The system includes: an element display module configured to display a designated element on an electronic device, the designated element selected from a plurality of elements; an input module configured to receive a predetermined primary user input; and a set display module configured to display an initial set of elements related to the designated element upon the input module receiving the predetermined primary user input, the initial set of elements overlaid on the display of the designated element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Colin HEICS
  • Method and system for element navigation
    Patent number: 10963126
    Abstract: A method and system for element navigation. The method includes: selecting a designated element from a plurality of elements; displaying the designated element on a display; monitoring for a predetermined primary user input from an input module; and upon receiving the predetermined primary user input, displaying an initial set of elements related to the designated element overlaid on the display of the designated element. The system includes: an element display module configured to display a designated element, the designated element selected from a plurality of elements; an input module configured to receive a predetermined primary user input; and a set display module configured to display an initial set of elements related to the designated element upon the input module receiving the predetermined primary user input, the initial set of elements overlaid on the display of the designated element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: D2L Corporation
    Inventor: Colin Heics
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELEMENT NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20160170583
    Abstract: A method and system for element navigation. The method includes: selecting a designated element from a plurality of elements; displaying the designated element on a display; monitoring for a predetermined primary user input from an input module; and upon receiving the predetermined primary user input, displaying an initial set of elements related to the designated element overlaid on the display of the designated element. The system includes: an element display module configured to display a designated element, the designated element selected from a plurality of elements; an input module configured to receive a predetermined primary user input; and a set display module configured to display an initial set of elements related to the designated element upon the input module receiving the predetermined primary user input, the initial set of elements overlaid on the display of the designated element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Colin HEICS