Patents by Inventor Jason Costa

Jason Costa 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).

  • Publication number: 20060212801
    Abstract: A method and computer-readable medium are provided for fitting text to shapes within a graphic. According to the method, initial constraints are defined that comprise initial values describing how a shape and text within the shape should be laid out. Constraint rules are also defined for use in modifying the initial constraints when application of the initial constraints to the text in a shape results in the text overflowing the boundaries of the shape. A change may be detected to the graphic that would affect the size or position of one or more of the shapes or the text within one of the shapes. If such a change causes text to overflow when laid out using the initial constraints, the constraint rules are applied sequentially to modify the constraints. The modified constraints are then reapplied to the shapes to create a new layout for the graphic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ilan Berker, Jason Costa, Keywon Chung, Matthew Kotler, Janet Schorr, Scott Sherman, Karen Wong
  • Publication number: 20050229167
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide for automatically diagramming a web site and associated web pages and links based on interactive navigation and selection performed by a user. Through interactive hyperlink selection and diagramming, a web site diagram is constructed that is based upon the web pages and links selected by a user while the user is traversing or navigating the web site starting at any given point within the web site. The diagram may be prepared so that only user-selected web pages and/or links are mapped and diagrammed, or all web pages and/or links at any traversed discovery level of the web site may be mapped and diagrammed. One automatically mapped portion of a selected website may be “bridged” to a second automatically mapped portion of the selected website, where user input allows for selection of the different portions of the web site to be automatically mapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Henning, Jason Costa