Patents by Inventor G. Peter Salvatore, Jr.

G. Peter Salvatore, Jr. 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: 6047233
    Abstract: A display managing system, method and article of manufacture displays icons, tags and leader lines based on tracking information that includes position information of a plurality of objects; determines if a tag or leader line conflicts with repositioned icons; and relocates the conflicting tag or leader line to prevent a tag or leader line from overlapping and thereby obscuring the icon. Furthermore, the tags and leader lines associated with the repositioned icons are, themselves, repositioned. If these repositioned tags and leader lines conflict with an existing icon, tag or leader line, then the conflicting tag and/or leader line are moved to unoccupied display grid coordinates or a tag location is time-shared between two conflicting tags. Leader line stretching may also be used to prevent tags from jumping around as the icon is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: G. Peter Salvatore, Jr., Shiu Ming Tsang