Patents by Inventor Elyssa Cox

Elyssa Cox 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).

  • Revealing of truncated content on scrollable grid
    Patent number: 8219927
    Abstract: Various embodiments related to the revealing of truncated content on a scrollable grid are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a computing device comprising a display, a processor, and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to display a cell of a grid of content at a first, smaller size and display in the cell a content item that is truncated based upon the first, smaller size of the cell. The computing device is further configured to receive a request to scroll the grid, and scroll the grid on the display device. During scrolling, the size of the cell is increased to a second, larger size, and a revealing of a truncated portion of the content item is animated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Su Gatlin, Elyssa Cox, Rebecca Penick, Erika Carlson, Anthony Young
  • Maintaining accurate channel line-up by persistently monitoring availability of accessible channels
    Patent number: 7765570
    Abstract: A channel updater. The channel updater maintains an accurate channel line-up by automatically testing accessible channels to determine if those channels are available for viewing. Available channels are added to the channel line-up, and unavailable channels are subtracted from the channel line-up. The updater persistently retests the channels so that changes in channel availability are reflected in the channel line-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Talal Batrouny, Kevin Shields, Frederic Azera, Cory Cirrincione, Elyssa Cox
  • REVEALING OF TRUNCATED CONTENT ON SCROLLABLE GRID
    Publication number: 20100175023
    Abstract: Various embodiments related to the revealing of truncated content on a scrollable grid are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a computing device comprising a display, a processor, and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to display a cell of a grid of content at a first, smaller size and display in the cell a content item that is truncated based upon the first, smaller size of the cell. The computing device is further configured to receive a request to scroll the grid, and scroll the grid on the display device. During scrolling, the size of the cell is increased to a second, larger size, and a revealing of a truncated portion of the content item is animated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Su Gatlin, Elyssa Cox, Rebecca Penick, Erika Carlson, Anthony Young
  • MAINTAINING ACCURATE CHANNEL LINE-UP BY PERSISTENTLY MONITORING AVAILABILITY OF ACCESSIBLE CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20080313671
    Abstract: A channel updater. The channel updater maintains an accurate channel line-up by automatically testing accessible channels to determine if those channels are available for viewing. Available channels are added to the channel line-up, and unavailable channels are subtracted from the channel line-up. The updater persistently retests the channels so that changes in channel availability are reflected in the channel line-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Talal Batrouny, Kevin Shields, Frederic Azera, Cory Cirrincione, Elyssa Cox