Patents by Inventor Jon Sheller

Jon Sheller 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).

  • Visual resource profiler for graphical applications
    Patent number: 7714864
    Abstract: A visual representation of performance data is displayed for a target application. The visual representation includes a visual indicator associated with a visual element of the target application. The visual indicator graphically illustrates a processing cost for the associated visual element with respect to other visual elements in the target application. The processing cost for the visual element includes a relative and/or absolute processing cost. The processing cost may be separated into different categories, such as animation, layout, rendering, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Cahill, Jon Sheller
  • Visual resource profiler for graphical applications
    Publication number: 20080120543
    Abstract: A visual representation of performance data is displayed for a target application. The visual representation includes a visual indicator associated with a visual element of the target application. The visual indicator graphically illustrates a processing cost for the associated visual element with respect to other visual elements in the target application. The processing cost for the visual element includes a relative and/or absolute processing cost. The processing cost may be separated into different categories, such as animation, layout, rendering, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Cahill, Jon Sheller