Patents by Inventor Gayna Williams

Gayna Williams 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).

  • Managing position and size for a desktop component
    Patent number: 7290217
    Abstract: In a graphical desktop environment displaying desktop components, a control is provided to track the position of a pointer on a screen, and when the pointer enters relevant regions with respect to a desktop component, a thin or thick border in displayed around the desktop component to enable a user to resize the desktop component, and/or a caption bar is displayed along an edge of the component to enable a user to move the desktop component on the desktop. The caption bar may additionally be provided with menu and close buttons, to enable the user to bring up a menu of properties and/or actions for the desktop component, and close the desktop component, respectively. When the pointer is outside any region relevant to a desktop component, no borders or caption bars are displayed, thereby resulting in a visually less cluttered appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R Jones, Christopher R Brown, Michael A Schmidt, Sankar Ramasubramanian, Sean L Flynn, Edward J Anderson, Mark H Enomoto, Gayna Williams, Bryan T Starbuck
  • Managing position and size for a desktop component
    Patent number: 7284209
    Abstract: In a graphical desktop environment displaying desktop components, a control is provided to track the position of a pointer on a screen, and when the pointer enters relevant regions with respect to a desktop component, a thin or thick border in displayed around the desktop component to enable a user to resize the desktop component, and/or a caption bar is displayed along an edge of the component to enable a user to move the desktop component on the desktop. The caption bar may additionally be provided with menu and close buttons, to enable the user to bring up a menu of properties and/or actions for the desktop component, and close the desktop component, respectively. When the pointer is outside any region relevant to a desktop component, no borders or caption bars are displayed, thereby resulting in a visually less cluttered appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R Jones, Christopher R Brown, Michael A Schmidt, Sankar Ramasubramanian, Sean L Flynn, Edward J Anderson, Mark H Enomoto, Gayna Williams, Bryan T Starbuck
  • Managing position and size for a desktop component
    Publication number: 20050039146
    Abstract: In a graphical desktop environment displaying desktop components, a control is provided to track the position of a pointer on a screen, and when the pointer enters relevant regions with respect to a desktop component, a thin or thick border in displayed around the desktop component to enable a user to resize the desktop component, and/or a caption bar is displayed along an edge of the component to enable a user to move the desktop component on the desktop. The caption bar may additionally be provided with menu and close buttons, to enable the user to bring up a menu of properties and/or actions for the desktop component, and close the desktop component, respectively. When the pointer is outside any region relevant to a desktop component, no borders or caption bars are displayed, thereby resulting in a visually less cluttered appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Christopher Brown, Michael Schmidt, Sankar Ramasubramanian, Sean Flynn, Edward Anderson, Mark Enomoto, Gayna Williams, Bryan Starbuck
  • Managing position and size for a desktop component
    Publication number: 20050039147
    Abstract: In a graphical desktop environment displaying desktop components, a control is provided to track the position of a pointer on a screen, and when the pointer enters relevant regions with respect to a desktop component, a thin or thick border in displayed around the desktop component to enable a user to resize the desktop component, and/or a caption bar is displayed along an edge of the component to enable a user to move the desktop component on the desktop. The caption bar may additionally be provided with menu and close buttons, to enable the user to bring up a menu of properties and/or actions for the desktop component, and close the desktop component, respectively. When the pointer is outside any region relevant to a desktop component, no borders or caption bars are displayed, thereby resulting in a visually less cluttered appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Christopher Brown, Michael Schmidt, Sankar Ramasubramanian, Sean Flynn, Edward Anderson, Mark Enomoto, Gayna Williams, Bryan Starbuck
  • Managing position and size for a desktop component
    Patent number: 6819345
    Abstract: In a graphical desktop environment displaying desktop components, a control is provided to track the position of a pointer on a screen, and when the pointer enters relevant regions with respect to a desktop component, a thin or thick border in displayed around the desktop component to enable a user to resize the desktop component, and/or a caption bar is displayed along an edge of the component to enable a user to move the desktop component on the desktop. The caption bar may additionally be provided with menu and close buttons, to enable the user to bring up a menu of properties and/or actions for the desktop component, and close the desktop component, respectively. When the pointer is outside any region relevant to a desktop component, no borders or caption bars are displayed, thereby resulting in a visually less cluttered appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Jones, Christopher R. Brown, Michael A. Schmidt, Sankar Ramasubramanian, Sean L. Flynn, Edward Jason Anderson, Mark H. Enomoto, Gayna Williams, Bryan T. Starbuck