Patents by Inventor Eric Voreis

Eric Voreis 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).

  • Website list navigation
    Patent number: 8972864
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to facilitating navigation through a predefined list of websites, such as a list of favorite websites. One embodiment provides a method of operating a web browser. The method comprises receiving a user input corresponding to a web address list navigation command, and sending to the display device a representation of a navigational overlay that illustrates a change of a current location within a predefined list of web addresses responsive to the user input. The method further comprises, after sending the representation of the navigational overlay, ceasing sending of the representation of the navigational overlay to the display device, and sending to the display device a representation of website content obtained from a web address at the current location within the predefined list of web addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Voreis, Bo Rohlfsen, Matthew J. Schoenholz, Neil Cueto, Rodger Benson, Michael Kim, Raman Sarin
  • WEBSITE LIST NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20140229842
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to facilitating navigation through a predefined list of websites, such as a list of favorite websites. One embodiment provides a method of operating a web browser. The method comprises receiving a user input corresponding to a web address list navigation command, and sending to the display device a representation of a navigational overlay that illustrates a change of a current location within a predefined list of web addresses responsive to the user input. The method further comprises, after sending the representation of the navigational overlay, ceasing sending of the representation of the navigational overlay to the display device, and sending to the display device a representation of website content obtained from a web address at the current location within the predefined list of web addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Voreis, Bo Rohlfsen, Matthew J. Schoenholz, Neil Cueto, Rodger Benson, Michael Kim, Raman Sarin