Patents by Inventor Jae Pum Park

Jae Pum Park 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).

  • Method and system for switching between multiple computer applications
    Patent number: 7346855
    Abstract: Generally described, a method is provided for use in a computer system that allows users to navigate quickly through multiple applications. In accordance with the method, when the computer receives a signal from the user, it extracts a preview representing a screen shot for each window open within the operating system. It then displays the preview, a description, and an icon for the next window in the activation hierarchy and a description and an icon for the remaining open windows. In other embodiments, the previews for all open windows with corresponding descriptions and icons are displayed utilizing several different arrangements. The computer then receives a designation from the user of the next window he or she wants to make active and brings to the foreground the top level window corresponding to the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul S. Hellyar, Kelly E. Rollin, Daniel J. Shapiro, Giampiero M. Sierra, Jae Pum Park
  • Combining and displaying multimedia content
    Publication number: 20070204209
    Abstract: A method and system to manage rendering of multimedia content are provided. A theme specifies a collection of layouts defining multimedia content placement. The multimedia content is processed to extract one or more characteristics. The layouts are selected and populated with multimedia content based on the one or more characteristics associated with the multimedia content. The multimedia content is rendered by transitioning through the selected layouts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Nicholas Truelove, Chunkit Chan, Jae Pum Park, Shabbir Abbas Shahpurwala, William Mountain Lewis
  • Method and system for switching between multiple computer applications
    Publication number: 20030117440
    Abstract: Generally described, a method is provided for use in a computer system that allows users to navigate quickly through multiple applications. In accordance with the method, when the computer receives a signal from the user, it extracts a preview representing a screen shot for each window open within the operating system. It then displays the preview, a description, and an icon for the next window in the activation hierarchy and a description and an icon for the remaining open windows. In other embodiments, the previews for all open windows with corresponding descriptions and icons are displayed utilizing several different arrangements. The computer then receives a designation from the user of the next window he or she wants to make active and brings to the foreground the top level window corresponding to the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Paul S. Hellyar, Kelly E. Rollin, Daniel J. Shapiro, Giampiero M. Sierra, Jae Pum Park