Patents by Inventor Emmuanuel Athans

Emmuanuel Athans 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).

  • DIRECT MANIPULATION USER INTERFACE FOR SMART OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20140149944
    Abstract: A direct manipulation user interface provides a user with a means to interact with control points associated with smart objects to create and modify complex 3D graphic objects. The direct manipulation user interface includes a precision control mechanism that enables a user to specify precise measurements for a transformation through the user's interaction with a control point. The direct manipulation user interface also includes a history bar that enables a user to scroll back to a previous stage in the design process and to undo a sequence of transformations through the user's interaction with the history bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: JEAN PIERRE DUPLESSIS, Monty Hammontree, Xiaoji Chen, Emmuanuel Athans