Patents by Inventor Gary A Pritting

Gary A Pritting 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).

  • Smart shape insert
    Patent number: 7423646
    Abstract: A method for determining the location of a shape to be inserted into a diagram representing a data graph is disclosed. The method comprises determining a starting shape within the diagram; retrieving the number of nodes associated with the node associated with the starting shape; and comparing a preferred number of child nodes associated with the node associated with the starting shape to the current number of child nodes associated with the node. The results of the comparison are used to determine the node to be inserted in the data graph, the location of the node in the data graph, and the location of the shape in the diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shailesh Saini, Crystal L Hoyer, Matthew J Kotler, Gary A Pritting, Karen K Wong