Patents by Inventor Johanna M. Andrews

Johanna M. Andrews 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).

  • Apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display
    Patent number: 7844902
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display comprises a window manager in an operating system that is called by application programs to create special windows. The window manager embeds static key signals including encoded special window information, such as the coordinates of a window area to be specially processed, into a video RAM. An existing video interface scans the video RAM and transmits display information, including the key signals, to the display. The present invention further comprises a window decoder in the display, that detects the key signals, extracts the encoded special window information, and controls display circuitry performing the desired special processing. The key signal encoding scheme does not create visually discernible display aberrations that could distract the user or interfere with normal window management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Cappels, Sr., Christoph Horst Krah, Johanna M. Andrews
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING SPECIAL WINDOWS IN A DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20090037819
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display comprises a window manager in an operating system that is called by application programs to create special windows. The window manager embeds static key signals including encoded special window information, such as the coordinates of a window area to be specially processed, into a video RAM. An existing video interface scans the video RAM and transmits display information, including the key signals, to the display. The present invention further comprises a window decoder in the display, that detects the key signals, extracts the encoded special window information, and controls display circuitry performing the desired special processing. The key signal encoding scheme does not create visually discernible display aberrations that could distract the user or interfere with normal window management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. CAPPELS, SR., Christoph H. Krah, Johanna M. Andrews
  • Apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display
    Patent number: 7412654
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display comprises a window manager in an operating system that is called by application programs to create special windows. The window manager embeds static key signals including encoded special window information, such as the coordinates of a window area to be specially processed, into a video RAM. An existing video interface scans the video RAM and transmits display information, including the key signals, to the display. The present invention further comprises a window decoder in the display, that detects the key signals, extracts the encoded special window information, and controls display circuitry performing the desired special processing. The key signal encoding scheme does not create visually discernible display aberrations that could distract the user or interfere with normal window management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Cappels, Sr., Christoph H. Krah, Johanna M. Andrews