Patents by Inventor Fergal M. Burke

Fergal M. Burke 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).

  • Publication number: 20120191744
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to providing users with more control over their navigation privacy, while offering robust search experiences through a web browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, a web browser's search suggestion functionality is turned off by default. Users may choose to opt into the search suggestion functionality so that search suggestions can be provided to them when they enter search terms in the browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the status of search suggestion functionality is conveyed to the user so that they understand that their keystrokes are being provided to a search provider so that search suggestions can, in turn, be provided back to the web browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jane T. Kim, Warren G. Stevens, Laura J. Gehring, Sarah J. Bowers, Pui Ching Hon, Clint C. Jorgenson, Mary-Lynne Williams, Jason W. Upton, Robert J. Mauceri, JR., Fergal M. Burke, Martin J. Hall
  • Publication number: 20110035701
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a focal point zoom component that is configured to perform a focal point zoom operation. In at least some embodiments, the focal point zoom component receives a request to perform a zoom operation at a focal point of an element in a page displayed in a display area. The focal point zoom component then performs the zoom operation on the page so that a location of the focal point relative to the element and to the display area is retained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Harel M. Williams, Brian E. Manthos, Fergal M. Burke, Prashant Singh