Patents by Inventor Darryl Yust

Darryl Yust 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).

  • Patent number: 10162511
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitates revealing assistance information associated with a user interface. An interface can obtain input information related to interactions between the interface and a user. In addition, the interface can output assistance information in situ with the user interface. Further, a decision component that determines the in situ assistance information output by the interface based at least in part on the obtained input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Shengdong Zhao, Edward B. Cutrell, Raman K. Sarin, Patrick M. Baudisch, Darryl Yust
  • Publication number: 20120240043
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitates revealing assistance information associated with a user interface. An interface can obtain input information related to interactions between the interface and a user. In addition, the interface can output assistance information in situ with the user interface. Further, a decision component that determines the in situ assistance information output by the interface based at least in part on the obtained input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Shengdong Zhao, Edward B. Cutrell, Raman K. Sarin, Patrick M. Baudisch, Darryl Yust
  • Patent number: 8196042
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitates revealing assistance information associated with a user interface. An interface can obtain input information related to interactions between the interface and a user. In addition, the interface can output assistance information in situ with the user interface. Further, a decision component that determines the in situ assistance information output by the interface based at least in part on the obtained input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Shengdong Zhao, Edward B. Cutrell, Raman K. Sarin, Patrick M. Baudisch, Darryl Yust
  • Publication number: 20090187824
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitates revealing assistance information associated with a user interface. An interface can obtain input information related to interactions between the interface and a user. In addition, the interface can output assistance information in situ with the user interface. Further, a decision component that determines the in situ assistance information output by the interface based at least in part on the obtained input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Shengdong Zhao, Edward B. Cutrell, Raman K. Sarin, Patrick M. Baudisch, Darryl Yust