Patents by Inventor Erika Carlson

Erika Carlson 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: 8365091
    Abstract: Embodiments related to the non-uniform scrolling of a scrollable list displayed on a computing device display are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of operating a display comprising displaying a scrollable list of items that includes a first pair of list positions separated by a first spacing on the display, and a second pair of list positions separated by a second spacing that is different than the first spacing. The method further comprises detecting a movement of a manipulator from a first location to a second location, and in response, scrolling a first list item on the display between the first pair of list positions at a first scroll distance/manipulator movement distance correspondence, and scrolling a second list item between the second pair of list positions at a second scroll distance/manipulator movement distance correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Young, Niels Van Dongen, Erika Carlson, Jeffrey N. Margolis, William Vong, Joseph Michael Downing
  • Patent number: 8219927
    Abstract: Various embodiments related to the revealing of truncated content on a scrollable grid are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a computing device comprising a display, a processor, and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to display a cell of a grid of content at a first, smaller size and display in the cell a content item that is truncated based upon the first, smaller size of the cell. The computing device is further configured to receive a request to scroll the grid, and scroll the grid on the display device. During scrolling, the size of the cell is increased to a second, larger size, and a revealing of a truncated portion of the content item is animated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Su Gatlin, Elyssa Cox, Rebecca Penick, Erika Carlson, Anthony Young
  • Publication number: 20100175023
    Abstract: Various embodiments related to the revealing of truncated content on a scrollable grid are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a computing device comprising a display, a processor, and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to display a cell of a grid of content at a first, smaller size and display in the cell a content item that is truncated based upon the first, smaller size of the cell. The computing device is further configured to receive a request to scroll the grid, and scroll the grid on the display device. During scrolling, the size of the cell is increased to a second, larger size, and a revealing of a truncated portion of the content item is animated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Su Gatlin, Elyssa Cox, Rebecca Penick, Erika Carlson, Anthony Young
  • Publication number: 20100175027
    Abstract: Embodiments related to the non-uniform scrolling of a scrollable list displayed on a computing device display are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of operating a display comprising displaying a scrollable list of items that includes a first pair of list positions separated by a first spacing on the display, and a second pair of list positions separated by a second spacing that is different than the first spacing. The method further comprises detecting a movement of a manipulator from a first location to a second location, and in response, scrolling a first list item on the display between the first pair of list positions at a first scroll distance/manipulator movement distance correspondence, and scrolling a second list item between the second pair of list positions at a second scroll distance/manipulator movement distance correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Young, Niels Van Dongen, Erika Carlson, Jeffrey N. Margolis, William Vong, Joseph Michael Downing