Patents by Inventor Jiaxin Wang

Jiaxin Wang 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 apparatus for managing list items
    Patent number: 7472357
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a user interface for managing and prioritizing items in a list are provided. Each item in the list is associated with and displayed adjacent to a user interface control for flagging the associated list item. When selected, the user interface control is operative to flag the corresponding list item. Moreover, the user interface control is further operative to change its visual state to indicate that the corresponding list item is flagged. List items flagged by other users appear differently. When again selected, the user interface control is further operative to remove the flagged state for the corresponding item and to set the state of the item as completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse Clay Satterfield, Jensen Michael Harris, Jiaxin Wang, Richard Henry Leukart, III, George Arthur Herbert, III, Martijn Eldert van Tilburg