Patents by Inventor Colin McGrath BUDD

Colin McGrath BUDD 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).

  • Dynamic modification of displayed elements of obstructed region
    Patent number: 10509563
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, as well as a related input device and computer program product, for use with an input device having an input region at least partly overlapping with a display region of a display device. The method comprises determining an input occurring in the input region, and determining an obstructed region of the display region corresponding to the input. The obstructed region overlaps a displayed element in the display region. The method further comprises determining a relevance of the displayed element to a user interaction with the input device. The user interaction is determined using at least the input. The method further comprises modifying, using the determined relevance, the displayed element to be non-overlapping with the obstructed region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Colin McGrath Budd
  • DYNAMIC MODIFICATION OF DISPLAYED ELEMENTS OF OBSTRUCTED REGION
    Publication number: 20190220187
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, as well as a related input device and computer program product, for use with an input device having an input region at least partly overlapping with a display region of a display device. The method comprises determining an input occurring in the input region, and determining an obstructed region of the display region corresponding to the input. The obstructed region overlaps a displayed element in the display region. The method further comprises determining a relevance of the displayed element to a user interaction with the input device. The user interaction is determined using at least the input. The method further comprises modifying, using the determined relevance, the displayed element to be non-overlapping with the obstructed region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Colin McGrath BUDD