Patents by Inventor Frédéric D. Vernier

Frédéric D. Vernier 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).

  • Multi-user collaborative graphical user interfaces
    Patent number: 7327376
    Abstract: A multi-user collaborative graphical user interface has a display area with a horizontal orientation, the display surface is positioned between the multiple users. The display area also has a centroid and a circumference. The display area is partitioned into work areas so that there is one working area for each user of the multiple users. An item is displayed in a particular working area using a global polar coordinate system centered on the centroid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia Shen, Frédéric D. Vernier, Clifton L. Forlines
  • Multi-user collaborative graphical user interfaces
    Publication number: 20040046784
    Abstract: A multi-user collaborative graphical user interface has a display area with a horizontal orientation, the display surface is positioned between the multiple users. The display area also has a centroid and a circumference. The display area is partitioned into work areas so that there is one working area for each user of the multiple users. An item is displayed in a particular working area using a global polar coordinate system centered on the centroid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Chia Shen, Frederic D. Vernier, Clifton L. Forlines