Patents by Inventor Evan Moran

Evan Moran 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).

  • Inferring diagram structure through implicit shape relationships
    Patent number: 10410318
    Abstract: Information in a diagram is logically structured using lists, containers, and callouts without requiring the diagram author to explicitly define a structure or map any diagram contents to a structure. Logical relationships are inferred based on actions associated with shapes, groupings, and attributes of shapes/groupings taken by the author. Feedback mechanisms are provided to communicate an underlying structure to the author. Intelligent behaviors are enabled to expose manipulation of diagrams based on their logical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Nelson, Mike Woolf, Heidi Munson, David Bradlee, Evan Moran
  • INFERRING DIAGRAM STRUCTURE THROUGH IMPLICIT SHAPE RELATIONSHIPS
    Publication number: 20170178369
    Abstract: Information in a diagram is logically structured using lists, containers, and callouts without requiring the diagram author to explicitly define a structure or map any diagram contents to a structure. Logical relationships are inferred based on actions associated with shapes, groupings, and attributes of shapes/groupings taken by the author. Feedback mechanisms are provided to communicate an underlying structure to the author. Intelligent behaviors are enabled to expose manipulation of diagrams based on their logical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Nelson, Mike Woolf, Heidi Munson, David Bradlee, Evan Moran
  • Inferring diagram structure through implicit shape relationships
    Patent number: 9626739
    Abstract: Information in a diagram is logically structured using lists, containers, and callouts without requiring the diagram author to explicitly define a structure or map any diagram contents to a structure. Logical relationships are inferred based on actions associated with shapes, groupings, and attributes of shapes/groupings taken by the author. Feedback mechanisms are provided to communicate an underlying structure to the author. Intelligent behaviors are enabled to expose manipulation of diagrams based on their logical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Nelson, Mike Woolf, Heidi Munson, David Bradlee, Evan Moran
  • INFERRING DIAGRAM STRUCTURE THROUGH IMPLICIT SHAPE RELATIONSHIPS
    Publication number: 20140111553
    Abstract: Information in a diagram is logically structured using lists, containers, and callouts without requiring the diagram author to explicitly define a structure or map any diagram contents to a structure. Logical relationships are inferred based on actions associated with shapes, groupings, and attributes of shapes/groupings taken by the author. Feedback mechanisms are provided to communicate an underlying structure to the author. Intelligent behaviors are enabled to expose manipulation of diagrams based on their logical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Nelson, Mike Woolf, Heidi Munson, David Bradlee, Evan Moran
  • Inferring diagram structure through implicit shape relationships
    Patent number: 8648878
    Abstract: Information in a diagram is logically structured using lists, containers, and callouts without requiring the diagram author to explicitly define a structure or map any diagram contents to a structure. Logical relationships are inferred based on actions associated with shapes, groupings, and attributes of shapes/groupings taken by the author. Feedback mechanisms are provided to communicate an underlying structure to the author. Intelligent behaviors are enabled to expose manipulation of diagrams based on their logical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Nelson, Michael Woolf, Heidi Munson, David Bradlee, Jr., Evan Moran
  • Color scheme-compatible color selection with hue preservation
    Patent number: 7928991
    Abstract: A facility for adapting a subject color to be compatible with a basis color is described. The facility accesses a color transformation specification that specifies how the subject color is to be adapted to be compatible with the basis color. The facility then applies the accessed color transformation specification to the subject color to adapt the subject color to be compatible with the basis color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Moran, Mark Thomas Nelson
  • INFERRING DIAGRAM STRUCTURE THROUGH IMPLICIT SHAPE RELATIONSHIPS
    Publication number: 20100231606
    Abstract: Information in a diagram is logically structured using lists, containers, and callouts without requiring the diagram author to explicitly define a structure or map any diagram contents to a structure. Logical relationships are inferred based on actions associated with shapes, groupings, and attributes of shapes/groupings taken by the author. Feedback mechanisms are provided to communicate an underlying structure to the author. Intelligent behaviors are enabled to expose manipulation of diagrams based on their logical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Nelson, Michael Woolf, Heidi Munson, David Bradlee, JR., Evan Moran
  • Color scheme-compatible color selection with hue preservation
    Publication number: 20070176945
    Abstract: A facility for adapting a subject color to be compatible with a basis color is described. The facility accesses a color transformation specification that specifies how the subject color is to be adapted to be compatible with the basis color. The facility then applies the accessed color transformation specification to the subject color to adapt the subject color to be compatible with the basis color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Moran, Mark Nelson
  • Object association in a computer generated drawing environment
    Publication number: 20070036403
    Abstract: Methods and systems for associating two objects in a drawing application with one another are provided. Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a method in a computing environment that includes receiving a command to designate a target and designating the target. The method can further include identifying a subject and providing a suggested association of the subject with the target. The method can still further include receiving a command to accept the suggested association and associating the subject with the target as suggested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Albertson, Barry Allyn, Daniel Clay, Craig Daw, Evan Moran