Patents by Inventor Eric S. Rockey

Eric S. Rockey 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).

  • Task-Sensitive Methods and Systems for Displaying Command Sets
    Publication number: 20170075704
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Task-sensitive methods and systems for displaying command sets
    Patent number: 9507610
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Task Sensitive Methods and Systems for Displaying Command Sets
    Publication number: 20100229110
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Task-sensitive methods and systems for displaying command sets
    Patent number: 7712048
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Task-sensitive methods and systems for displaying command sets
    Patent number: 7624356
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Task-sensitive methods and systems for displaying command sets
    Patent number: 7610562
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Task-sensitive methods and systems for displaying command sets
    Patent number: 7512896
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Semantically applying formatting to a presentation model
    Patent number: 7379074
    Abstract: The present invention includes a graphics software program that automatically generates a color scheme for graphics. In embodiments of the present invention, the graphics software program receives a selection of a color transformation and a semantic model describing a graphic. The graphics software program interpolates color values for different portions of the graphic according to the color transformation and semantic model. In other embodiments, a data structure is provided for a color transformation definition created to assign the color values to portions of the graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Tom Underhill, Gary Pritting, John Schilling, Eric S. Rockey, Keri Vandeberghe
  • Task-sensitive methods and systems for displaying command sets
    Publication number: 20040268260
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson
  • Task-sensitive methods and systems for displaying command sets
    Publication number: 20040268259
    Abstract: Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Rockey, Shannon P. Talbott, Gavin M. Kelly, Nancy E. Jacobs, Michael J. Hopcroft, Daniel J. Westreich, Jonathan D. Perlow, Paul R. Erickson