Patents by Inventor Evgeny Agafonov

Evgeny Agafonov 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).

  • NATURAL USER INTERFACE FOR SELECTING A TARGET ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20170131873
    Abstract: Selecting an intended target element via gesture-dependent hit testing is provided. Aspects provide for receiving a gesture input on or proximate to a selection handle and neighboring content; performing a hit test for determining whether a gesture input contact area and a selection handle hit target area overlap and/or exceed an upper limit overlap value; performing gesture recognition for determining whether the gesture input is a static or a manipulation gesture; selecting an intended target element based on at least one of the results of the hit test and the gesture recognition; and manipulating the intended target element in accordance with the manipulation gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
    Inventors: Kimberly Koenig, Shiraz M. Somji, Evgeny Agafonov