Patents by Inventor Eric PAPAMARCOS
Eric PAPAMARCOS 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).
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Publication number: 20250231680Abstract: Systems and methods for reconfiguring application windows in a display. An example method includes displaying a first application window and a second application window; receiving a drag input for moving the first application window; based on the drag input entering an invocation region, displaying a layout menu with a plurality of display layouts, each of the display layouts including one or more snap zones; receiving a hover of the first application window over a particular snap zone of a particular display layout of the plurality of display layouts; based on the hover of the first application window over the particular snap zone, displaying a zone-indicator pane corresponding to the particular snap zone; receiving a drop input of the first application window over the particular snap zone; and in response to the drop input, resizing and repositioning the first application window according the particular snap zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2025Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eric PAPAMARCOS, Robert DISANO, Stacy CARSON, Albert YIH, Benjamin B. STOLOVITZ, Howard HUGHES, Selena FENG, Bret ANDERSON
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Patent number: 12293070Abstract: Systems and methods for reconfiguring application windows in a display. An example method includes displaying a first application window and a second application window; receiving a drag input for moving the first application window; based on the drag input entering an invocation region, displaying a layout menu with a plurality of display layouts, each of the display layouts including one or more snap zones; receiving a hover of the first application window over a particular snap zone of a particular display layout of the plurality of display layouts; based on the hover of the first application window over the particular snap zone, displaying a zone-indicator pane corresponding to the particular snap zone; receiving a drop input of the first application window over the particular snap zone; and in response to the drop input, resizing and repositioning the first application window according the particular snap zone.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eric Papamarcos, Robert Disano, Stacy Carson, Albert Yih, Benjamin B. Stolovitz, Howard Hughes, Selena Feng, Bret Anderson
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Publication number: 20240036722Abstract: Systems and methods for reconfiguring application windows in a display. An example method includes displaying a first application window and a second application window; receiving a drag input for moving the first application window; based on the drag input entering an invocation region, displaying a layout menu with a plurality of display layouts, each of the display layouts including one or more snap zones; receiving a hover of the first application window over a particular snap zone of a particular display layout of the plurality of display layouts; based on the hover of the first application window over the particular snap zone, displaying a zone-indicator pane corresponding to the particular snap zone; receiving a drop input of the first application window over the particular snap zone; and in response to the drop input, resizing and repositioning the first application window according the particular snap zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eric PAPAMARCOS, Robert DISANO, Stacy CARSON, Albert YIH, Benjamin B. STOLOVITZ, Howard HUGHES, Selena FENG, Bret ANDERSON
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Patent number: 11868160Abstract: Systems and methods for reconfiguring application windows in a display. An example method includes displaying a first application window and a second application window; receiving a drag input for moving the first application window; based on the drag input entering an invocation region, displaying a layout menu with a plurality of display layouts, each of the display layouts including one or more snap zones; receiving a hover of the first application window over a particular snap zone of a particular display layout of the plurality of display layouts; based on the hover of the first application window over the particular snap zone, displaying a zone-indicator pane corresponding to the particular snap zone; receiving a drop input of the first application window over the particular snap zone; and in response to the drop input, resizing and repositioning the first application window according the particular snap zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eric Papamarcos, Robert Disano, Stacy Carson, Albert Yih, Benjamin B. Stolovitz, Howard Hughes, Selena Feng, Bret Anderson
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Publication number: 20230305692Abstract: Systems and methods for reconfiguring application windows in a display. An example method includes displaying a first application window and a second application window; receiving a drag input for moving the first application window; based on the drag input entering an invocation region, displaying a layout menu with a plurality of display layouts, each of the display layouts including one or more snap zones; receiving a hover of the first application window over a particular snap zone of a particular display layout of the plurality of display layouts; based on the hover of the first application window over the particular snap zone, displaying a zone-indicator pane corresponding to the particular snap zone; receiving a drop input of the first application window over the particular snap zone; and in response to the drop input, resizing and repositioning the first application window according the particular snap zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eric PAPAMARCOS, Robert DISANO, Stacy CARSON, Albert YIH, Benjamin B. STOLOVITZ, Howard HUGHES, Selena FENG, Bret ANDERSON