Patents by Inventor Joshua Alexander Dersch

Joshua Alexander Dersch 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).

  • System and method for navigating content in an item
    Patent number: 7159188
    Abstract: A system and a method for a user interface which generates a preview display to aid in the navigation of items of content on a computer. A screen displays an item to a user. Upon receipt of a user input representing a proposed navigational action to be performed with respect to the item, a preview display is generated and rendered on the screen display. The preview display includes at least a portion of the display which would result from a selection to perform the navigational action with respect to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Stabb, Gerald P. Shea, Joshua Alexander Dersch, Alan L. Marks