Patents by Inventor Daniel D. Silva

Daniel D. Silva 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).

  • Depicting hierarchically related graphical components
    Patent number: 6473081
    Abstract: A mechanism for depicting a plurality of graphical components is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a graphical component hierarchy is displayed. A graphical component hierarchy includes graphic nodes that each correspond to a graphical component, links between graphic nodes, and images associated with graphic nodes. A link between graphical components represent manipulations performed between the graphical components. The graphical component hierarchy includes images for each graphical component, graphically representing how they affect a final image at various stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Silva, Gary S. Yost, Phillip Miller