Patents by Inventor Jocelyn Dollar

Jocelyn Dollar 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).

  • Globe container
    Patent number: 8499239
    Abstract: A globe container includes a front-side spherical cap. A plurality of content items are arranged with a convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap. The globe container has a changeable virtual orientation that determines which of the plurality of content items are arranged with the convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap. The globe container allows selection of any of the content items displayed on the front-side spherical cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jocelyn Dollar, Salman Talat, Petri Juhani Tanninen, James Horgan, Kevin Kennedy, Dane Storrusten
  • GLOBE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20110055696
    Abstract: A globe container includes a front-side spherical cap. A plurality of content items are arranged with a convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap. The globe container has a changeable virtual orientation that determines which of the plurality of content items are arranged with the convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap. The globe container allows selection of any of the content items displayed on the front-side spherical cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jocelyn Dollar, Salman Talat, Petri Juhani Tanninen, James Horgan, Kevin Kennedy, Dane Storrusten, Shawn Konopinsky