Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Schmidt

Dennis J. Schmidt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for variable complexity user interface in a data processing system
    Patent number: 5535321
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhanced user interface in a data processing system for use with a multiple function application. Multiple user interfaces are established for selected functions within a multiple function application and stored within a data processing system. Each of the multiple user interfaces preferably has a different level of complexity. User profiles for selected users within the data processing system are then utilized to specify desired levels of complexity for particular functions for each selected user. Thereafter, these user profiles are utilized to automatically select a particular one of the multiple user interfaces within a multiple function application in response to a selection of a particular function by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Massaro, Dennis J. Schmidt