Patents by Inventor Dallas C. Kennedy

Dallas C. Kennedy 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 providing domain-sensitive help
    Patent number: 7966562
    Abstract: A help facility for a graphical modeling environment that determines the domain of a multi-domain graphical object and provides the correct documentation for that object in that domain is discussed. The help facility determines the identity of the multi-domain graphical object and the domain in which the multi-domain graphical object is instantiated. Once the domain and the graphical object identity are determined, the help facility triggers a help callback restricted to that domain that provides domain appropriate help for the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan E. Brewton, Dallas C. Kennedy, Paul F. Kinnucan, Jr.