Patents by Inventor David Dean Little

David Dean Little 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING THE ORIENTATION OF AN OBJECT ON A DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160026363
    Abstract: A method of manipulating a three-dimensional object displays a first view of a three-dimensional object on a touchscreen. The touchscreen has three-dimensional views associated with at least one pre-specified visually undelineated portion of the touchscreen. The method receives a touch input on the touchscreen in a visually undelineated portion, and determines a second view of the three-dimensional object based on the view assigned to the visually undelineated portion that received the touch input. The method displays the second view of the three-dimensional object on the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: David Dean Little
  • Apparatus and method for manipulating the orientation of an object on a display device
    Patent number: 9158431
    Abstract: A method of manipulating a three-dimensional object displays a first view of a three-dimensional object on a touchscreen. The touchscreen has three-dimensional views associated with at least one pre-specified visually undelineated portion of the touchscreen. The method receives a touch input on the touchscreen in a visually undelineated portion, and determines a second view of the three-dimensional object based on the view assigned to the visually undelineated portion that received the touch input. The method displays the second view of the three-dimensional object on the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Intergraph Corporation
    Inventor: David Dean Little
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING THE ORIENTATION OF AN OBJECT ON A DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140359535
    Abstract: A method of manipulating a three-dimensional object displays a first view of a three-dimensional object on a touchscreen. The touchscreen has three-dimensional views associated with at least one pre-specified visually undelineated portion of the touchscreen. The method receives a touch input on the touchscreen in a visually undelineated portion, and determines a second view of the three-dimensional object based on the view assigned to the visually undelineated portion that received the touch input. The method displays the second view of the three-dimensional object on the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: David Dean Little