Patents by Inventor Darcie Alison GURLEY

Darcie Alison GURLEY 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).

  • Transitioning between interface modes based on stored state information
    Patent number: 10776136
    Abstract: A technique is described herein for managing the manner in which a computing device transitions from one user interface (UI) mode to another. The technique stores state information that describes prior states of UI features that have appeared in previous UI presentations, with respect to different UI modes. When transitioning from a first UI presentation (associated with a first UI mode) to a second UI presentation (associated with a second UI mode), the technique leverages the state information to restore one or more aspects of a prior-encountered state associated with the second UI mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Michael Brown, Scott David Schenone, Darcie Alison Gurley, Patrick Joseph Derks, Sammy Chiu, Bret Paul Anderson, Max Michael Benat, James David Peter Drage, Jason Michael Deakins
  • Transitioning Between Interface Modes Based on Stored State Information
    Publication number: 20190370025
    Abstract: A technique is described herein for managing the manner in which a computing device transitions from one user interface (UI) mode to another. The technique stores state information that describes prior states of UI features that have appeared in previous UI presentations, with respect to different UI modes. When transitioning from a first UI presentation (associated with a first UI mode) to a second UI presentation (associated with a second UI mode), the technique leverages the state information to restore one or more aspects of a prior-encountered state associated with the second UI mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Shawn Michael BROWN, Scott David SCHENONE, Darcie Alison GURLEY, Patrick Joseph DERKS, Sammy CHIU, Bret Paul ANDERSON, Max Michael BENAT, James David Peter DRAGE, Jason Michael DEAKINS