Patents by Inventor Elisha Colgrove

Elisha Colgrove 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: 6904568
    Abstract: A method, program product, and system for customizing an existing menu structure for a device, the method comprising the steps of: determining a plurality of menus for the device GUI; arranging the plurality of menus into a new menu structure that is different from the existing menu structure; storing the new menu structure at a storage location; storing a reference to the storage location; providing a GUI or keystroke or other access to the reference; and setting the device to present menus in accordance with the new menu structure. In one embodiment, the arranging step comprises providing a new order for the menus. In a further embodiment, the step is provided of displaying a plurality of selectable icons or other symbols on a GUI, wherein each different icon or symbol provides access to a storage location for a different new menu structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Elisha Colgrove
  • Publication number: 20030169300
    Abstract: A method, program product, and system for customizing an existing menu structure for a device, the method comprising the steps of: determining a plurality of menus for the device GUI; arranging the plurality of menus into a new menu structure that is different from the existing menu structure; storing the new menu structure at a storage location; storing a reference to the storage location; providing a GUI or keystroke or other access to the reference; and setting the device to present menus in accordance with the new menu structure. In one embodiment, the arranging step comprises providing a new order for the menus. In a further embodiment, the step is provided of displaying a plurality of selectable icons or other symbols on a GUI, wherein each different icon or symbol provides access to a storage location for a different new menu structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Elisha Colgrove