Patents by Inventor Eric A. Hulteen

Eric A. Hulteen 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: 10078430
    Abstract: A method for presenting an auxiliary user interface is described. A primary user interface comprising a plurality of objects is presented. In response to selecting a portion of the plurality of objects, access is granted to an auxiliary user interface. An auxiliary user interface is presented that allows for batch modification of the portion of the plurality of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Q. Sayed, Radhika Rayadu Vooruvakili, Eric A. Hulteen
  • Publication number: 20140282141
    Abstract: A method for presenting an auxiliary user interface is described. A primary user interface comprising a plurality of objects is presented. In response to selecting a portion of the plurality of objects, access is granted to an auxiliary user interface. An auxiliary user interface is presented that allows for batch modification of the portion of the plurality of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: VMWARE,INC.
    Inventors: Imran Q. Sayed, Radhika Rayadu Vooruvakili, Eric A. Hulteen
  • Patent number: 5761687
    Abstract: A method of correcting a text in a data processing system is described. The method includes the step of locating a first incorrect character in the text. A character list of alternative characters for the first incorrect character is then shown to the user who replaces the first incorrect character with a correct character from the character list. The change of the first incorrect character is then propagated through a remainder of the text in accordance with a matching score and a language probability score of the remainder of the text with respect to the correct character to correct any subsequent incorrect character in the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Wuen Hon, Gerald T. Beauregard, Eric A. Hulteen
  • Patent number: 5341293
    Abstract: A user interface element having a plurality of user interface elements for marking, finding, organizing, and processing data within documents stored in an associated computer system are described. Each element typically has an appearance which is uniquely related to the data or the function the element is designed to represent or perform, respectively. In their simplest form, these elements are only used to mark data within a document. Each element, however, can also be programmed to cause the computer to perform some function in association with the marked data, such as printing the data or mailing the data to someone. A user can select particular data within a document using an element and have that data associated with the element in memory. Data marked with common elements can be found by searching for a particular representative element in memory. Users can create their own elements, program elements with their own desired functionality, and modify existing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie J. Vertelney, Thomas D. Erickson, S. Joy Mountford, John A. Thompson-Rohrlich, Gitta B. Salomon, Yin Y. Wong, Daniel S. Venolia, Kathleen M. Gomoll, Eric A. Hulteen
  • Patent number: 5202828
    Abstract: A user interface element having a plurality of user interface elements for marking, finding, organizing, and processing data within documents stored in an associated computer system are described. Each element typically has an appearance which is uniquely related to the data or the function the element is designed to represent or perform, respectively. In their simplest form, these elements are only used to mark data within a document. Each element, however, can also be programmed to cause the computer to perform some function in association with the marked data, such as printing the data or mailing the data to someone. A user can select particular data within a document using an element and have that data associated with the element in memory. Data marked with common elements can be found by searching for a particular representative element in memory. Users can create their own elements, program elements with their own desired functionality, and modify existing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie J. Vertelney, Thomas D. Erickson, S. Joy Mountford, John J. Thompson-Rohrlich, Gitta B. Salomon, Yin Y. Wong, Daniel S. Venolia, Kathleen M. Gomoll, Eric A. Hulteen