Patents by Inventor Erez Kikin-Gil

Erez Kikin-Gil 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).

  • Publication number: 20160210035
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an improved user interface for displaying and scaling selectable software commands and controls in at least one of a first ribbon and a second ribbon. Underneath a first ribbon of top-level command tabs, selectable controls associated with a selected command tab are presented in logical subgroups or chunks. The selectable controls within the chunks are granularly scaled to accommodate different screen sizes or changes in window size. The scaling includes moving a subset of the selectable controls within at least one of the chunks between an overflow pane and the second ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Maya Rodrig, Erez Kikin-gil, Charles Scott Walker, Benjamin Rea Howell, Han-Wen Yeh, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Diego Felipe Martínez Díaz
  • Publication number: 20160188171
    Abstract: A split button user interface component for accessing previously used functions and attributes is provided. Selection of a first or menu section of the interface component causes the launching of a menu or gallery of functions or attributes that may be applied to a given object, data item or displayed range. Upon selection of a given function or attribute from a launched menu or gallery, the selected function or attribute is applied to the given object, data item or displayed range. After dismissal of the launched menu or gallery, the second or executable section of the split button user interface component is updated to show a visual representation of the selected function or attribute. Subsequent selection of the executable section of the split button user interface component causes an automatic application of the last selected function or attribute to a desired object, data item or displayed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Amani Ahmed Dye, Julie Christa Seto, Maya Rodrig, Erez Kikin-Gil, Taili Feng, Denys Krut, Vlad Riscutia, Alicia Kyle Drummond
  • Publication number: 20160132203
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe application command control for small screen display. When detecting a display width associated with a processing device is equal to or less than a threshold value, the processing device launches an application command control programmed for display on small screens. The application command control interfaces with an application and comprises a plurality of top-level palettes and a plurality of drill-in palettes programmed for the application. A top-level palette for the application is vertically scrollable and comprises a collection of rows comprising one or more selectable command elements. A row of the one or more command elements of the top-level palette comprises a drill-in feature that when selected presents a drill-in palette. A drill-in palette is vertically scrollable and comprises one or more rows of selectable command elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Julie Seto, Maya Rodrig, Jon Bell, Darron Stepanich, Erez Kikin Gil, Derek Snook, Hongrui Zhang, Han-Yi Shaw, Matthew Vogel, Ramy Bebawy, Sunder Raman, Choon-mun Hooi, Vlad Riscutia
  • Publication number: 20160133254
    Abstract: A computing device receives voice command inputs from a user. The device obtains a language processing result based on the voice command input. The result includes an intent and a set of arguments. The device also obtains a variety of different types of contextual information. An action is identified based on the intent, the arguments, and the contextual information, and the device then suggests the action by displaying a user selectable input mechanism that can be actuated by the user to perform the action. The device can automatically perform the action as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew E. Vogel, Om Krishna, Jamie Yu, Venkateshwar Rao Thota, Julie C. Seto, Chenguang Yang, Annie Y. Bai, Darron J. Stepanich, Erez Kikin Gil
  • Publication number: 20160132568
    Abstract: A computing device receives a trigger to surface relevant content. The device also obtains a variety of different types of cross-source contextual information. Items of content are identified and relevancy weights are obtained based on the contextual information. A relevancy is calculated, based on the relevancy weights, for each item of content. The items of content are surfaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Vogel, Julie C. Seto, Darron Stepanich, Erez Kikin-Gil
  • Patent number: 9329761
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an improved user interface for displaying and scaling selectable software commands and controls in at least one of a first ribbon and a second ribbon. Underneath a first ribbon of top-level command tabs, selectable controls associated with a selected command tab are presented in logical subgroups or chunks. The selectable controls within the chunks are granularly scaled to accommodate different screen sizes or changes in window size. The scaling includes moving a subset of the selectable controls within at least one of the chunks between an overflow pane and the second ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Maya Rodrig, Erez Kikin-gil, Charles Scott Walker, Benjamin Rea Howell, Han-Wen Yeh, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Diego Felipe Martínez Díaz
  • Publication number: 20160054898
    Abstract: Application of content and associated functionality from multiple content sources to an electronic content item is provided. Content from a first document may be displayed over a second document via a user interface component. If desired, such content may be inserted into the second document, and application functionality associated with the inserted content may be retained after it is inserted into the second document. One or more navigation means may be provided for conveniently navigating inside a content item (e.g., a document) for adding new content or for reviewing or editing existing content. In addition, a number of content views and content mappings may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kotler, Michael Ivan Borysenko, Ned B. Friend, Erez Kikin-Gil, Charles W. Parker, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Scott M. Stiles, Igor Zaika
  • Patent number: 9250766
    Abstract: Tooltips associated with a context based menu are presented for providing information about executable commands on the context based menu. Tooltips may provide information about how to interact with the context based menu including what graphical icons on the context based menu represent and what actions a user can take to execute commands from the context based menu. The tooltips may be brief labels of the commands on the context based menu and may also expand to descriptive tooltips providing more information about the commands. The tooltips may be automatically presented in response to a detected period of inactivity by a user and may additionally be presented in response to detection of a user action such as a press and hold action in association with one or more commands on the context based menu, and may be displayed in a variety of positions around the context based menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erez Kikin Gil, Matthew Kotler, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Mark Pearson, Ned Friend
  • Patent number: 9176933
    Abstract: Application of content and associated functionality from multiple content sources to an electronic content item is provided. Content from a first document may be displayed over a second document via a user interface component. If desired, such content may be inserted into the second document, and application functionality associated with the inserted content may be retained after it is inserted into the second document. One or more navigation means may be provided for conveniently navigating inside a content item (e.g., a document) for adding new content or for reviewing or editing existing content. In addition, a number of content views and content mappings may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kotler, Michael Ivan Borysenko, Ned B. Friend, Erez Kikin-Gil, Charles W. Parker, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Scott M. Stiles, Igor Zaika
  • Publication number: 20150304374
    Abstract: Application of comments to a variety of application functionality content is provided. Comments may be entered and displayed in a comments user interface component directly in line in the text or other objects of a document or other content item. Displayed comments may be collapsed to a simplified comments tab that may remain displayed in the associated document or content item. Selection of the comments tab may allow for expansion of the comments user interface component to full size. The comments tab may likewise be collapsed to an icon or other image displayed next to the associated content, and the icon or other image may be configured to provide an indication of the length of an associated comments conversation thread. One or more social feedback mechanisms may be employed to show feedback on a given component or portion of a document or content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kotler, Ned B. Friend, Erez Kikin-Gil, Charles W. Parker, Igor Zaika
  • Publication number: 20150286386
    Abstract: Progressive functionality command and object access for object and other content insertion and modification are provided. In a software application user interface, when a given command is selected, where the command is a parent command having one or more child commands, a subset of all available child commands under the selected parent command may be provided in the user interface in proximity to the selected parent command. If a user needs more or different commands than are presented in the subset, a contextual pane may be selectively presented in the user interface having a number of additional available commands for selection by the user. Once the contextual pane is displayed, it may stay displayed until it is manually or automatically dismissed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Kaufthal, Maya Rodrig, Amani Ahmed Dye, Erez Kikin-Gil, Charles Scott Walker
  • Publication number: 20150277682
    Abstract: A method for displaying a scalable user interface on a display device includes arranging multiple regions of application functionalities and information for display substantially in-line within a designated area of an application, identifying an amount of space available to the user interface within the designated area of the application, comparing the amount of available application space with an amount of space used by the multiple regions of application functionalities and information, and adjusting the visual display of at least one of the multiple regions of application functionalities and information according to one or more predetermined scaling priorities to accommodate the available space within the designated area of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Kaufthal, Travis Spomer, Maya Rodrig, Erez Kikin-Gil, Charles Scott Walker, Han-Wen Yeh
  • Publication number: 20150277708
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an improved user interface for displaying and scaling selectable software commands and controls in at least one of a first ribbon and a second ribbon. Underneath a first ribbon of top-level command tabs, selectable controls associated with a selected command tab are presented in logical subgroups or chunks. The selectable controls within the chunks are granularly scaled to accommodate different screen sizes or changes in window size. The scaling includes moving a subset of the selectable controls within at least one of the chunks between an overflow pane and the second ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maya Rodrig, Erez Kikin-gil, Charles Scott Walker, Benjamin Rea Howell, Han-Wen Yeh, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Diego Felipe Martínez Díaz
  • Patent number: 9116602
    Abstract: Context based menus are customizable to extend features to meet user demand. An application providing the context based menu reads a custom configuration from an XML file or receives input through a user interface to construct a context based menu. The custom configuration hosts attribute information for placement of controls, visualization or controls, and/or behavior of controls in the menu. Custom configuration is editable and provides features to add and remove controls from a default context based menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Kotler, Erez Kikin Gil, Andrew Hockman
  • Patent number: 9086794
    Abstract: Context based menus are employed for content management through touch or gesture actions, keyboard entries, mouse or pen actions, and similar input. Different actions and combinations of actions enable users to activate sub-menus, execute commands, or collapse context based menus. Gestures associated with the actions are determined through action analysis. The action analysis includes tap action hit target region analysis and swipe action direction, angle, and/or length analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erez Kikin Gil, Matthew Kotler, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Andrew Hockman
  • Patent number: 9069743
    Abstract: Application of comments to a variety of application functionality content is provided. Comments may be entered and displayed in a comments user interface component directly in line in the text or other objects of a document or other content item. Displayed comments may be collapsed to a simplified comments tab that may remain displayed in the associated document or content item. Selection of the comments tab may allow for expansion of the comments user interface component to full size. The comments tab may likewise be collapsed to an icon or other image displayed next to the associated content, and the icon or other image may be configured to provide an indication of the length of an associated comments conversation thread. One or more social feedback mechanisms may be employed to show feedback on a given component or portion of a document or content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kotler, Ned B. Friend, Erez Kikin-Gil, Charles W. Parker, Igor Zaika
  • Patent number: 9026944
    Abstract: Context based menus are employed for content management through touch or gesture actions, keyboard entries, mouse or pen actions, and similar input. Context based menus may be deployed using a variety of shapes, forms, and content. Different actions and combinations of actions enable users to activate submenus, execute commands, or collapse context based menus. By enabling viewing of menus and execution of commands through context based menus positioned in relation to displayed content user experience is enhanced when interacting with user interfaces with limited display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Kotler, Erez Kikin Gil, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Andrew Hockman, Christopher Pratley
  • Patent number: 9021398
    Abstract: Radial context based menus are employed for content management through touch or gesture actions, keyboard entries, mouse or pen actions, and similar input. Different actions and combinations of actions enable users to activate submenus, execute commands, or collapse context based menus. Accessibility features are integrated with radial context based menus to ease user interaction with radial context based menu controls. Distinct accessibility controls are superimposed on radial context based menu controls to aid with command interactions. Additionally, contrast schemes are implemented on radial context based menu controls and surrounding regions to differentiate the context base menu controls for visual acuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Kotler, Erez Kikin Gil
  • Patent number: 9009592
    Abstract: Automatic capture and population of task and list items in an electronic task or list surface via voice or audio input through an audio recording-capable mobile computing device is provided. A voice or audio task or list item may be captured for entry into a task application interface or into a list authoring surface interface for subsequent use as task items, reminders, “to do” items, list items, agenda items, work organization outlines, and the like. Captured voice or audio content may be transcribed locally or remotely, and transcribed content may be populated into a task or list authoring surface user interface that may be displayed on the capturing device (e.g., mobile telephone), or that may be stored remotely and subsequently displayed in association with a number of applications on a number of different computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ned B. Friend, Kanav Arora, Marta Rey-Babarro, David De La Brena Valderrama, Erez Kikin-Gil, Matthew J. Kotler, Charles W. Parker, Maya Rodrig, Igor Zaika
  • Patent number: D716819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kotler, Erez Kikin Gil