Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Fairweather

Daniel E. Fairweather 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).

  • Providing insertion feature with clipboard manager application
    Patent number: 10417320
    Abstract: An insertion feature is provided with a clipboard manager application. The clipboard manager application initiates operations to provide the insertion feature upon detecting a copy operation. In response, an item associated with the copy operation is stored. Next, a paste input is intercepted. A sample content of the item is rendered in a clipboard user interface (UI) for a selection. Upon detecting the item as selected, the item is inserted into a previously active application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel E Fairweather
  • PROVIDING INSERTION FEATURE WITH CLIPBOARD MANAGER APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20180181553
    Abstract: An insertion feature is provided with a clipboard manager application. The clipboard manager application initiates operations to provide the insertion feature upon detecting a copy operation. In response, an item associated with the copy operation is stored. Next, a paste input is intercepted. A sample content of the item is rendered in a clipboard user interface (UI) for a selection. Upon detecting the item as selected, the item is inserted into a previously active application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel E. Fairweather