Patents by Inventor Daniel Alexander Ford

Daniel Alexander Ford 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).

  • Multiple display pointers for computer graphical user interfaces
    Patent number: 5777615
    Abstract: A pointer system provides multiple display pointers that can be created and identified by a computer user such that each pointer is associated with a particular application and location within an application. A user can recall respective pointers and pointer locations by selecting a pointer identifier. One or more of the pointers can be defined as anchored pointers, which are associated with one or more user actions. The user actions can comprise a variety of functions, including mouse button clicks. In this way, a user can define anchored pointers and carry out a string of user actions by selecting the identifying character of an anchored pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Jason Barber, Daniel Alexander Ford, Edwin Joseph Selker
  • Multiple display pointers for computer graphical user interfaces
    Patent number: 5699534
    Abstract: A pointer system provides multiple display pointers that can be created and identified by a computer user such that each pointer is associated with a particular application and location within an application. A user can recall respective pointers and pointer locations by selecting a pointer identifier. One or more of the pointers can be defined as anchored pointers, which are associated with one or more user actions. The user actions can comprise a variety of functions, including mouse button clicks. In this way, a user can define anchored pointers and carry out a string of user actions by selecting the identifying character of an anchored pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Jason Barber, Daniel Alexander Ford, Edwin Joseph Selker