Patents by Inventor Ken Drake

Ken Drake 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).

  • Patent number: 8970595
    Abstract: Providing for graphical display of multidimensional data that improves user consumption of graphically rendered data is described herein. By way of example, the subject disclosure provides organization of multidimensional data into a graphical chart that can accommodate four or more dimensions of data on a single chart display. In a particular aspect, the graphical chart can comprise a core with a plurality of stems that branch outward from the core, having respective sub-topics of the multidimensional data assigned to respective stems. Stems can terminate in sets of bubbles, each sized according to quantitative significance of associated data, prominently presenting that significance. Bubbles can serve as lower level sub-topics for other sets of bubbles, providing recursive depth in the graphical chart to depict still more dimensions of data. Zoom controls, feature selection and custom data generation can provide usability features to enhance user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Luis Efrain Regalado de Loera, Isaias Formacio-Serna, Ken Drake
  • Publication number: 20130106830
    Abstract: Providing for graphical display of multidimensional data that improves user consumption of graphically rendered data is described herein. By way of example, the subject disclosure provides organization of multidimensional data into a graphical chart that can accommodate four or more dimensions of data on a single chart display. In a particular aspect, the graphical chart can comprise a core with a plurality of stems that branch outward from the core, having respective sub-topics of the multidimensional data assigned to respective stems. Stems can terminate in sets of bubbles, each sized according to quantitative significance of associated data, prominently presenting that significance. Bubbles can serve as lower level sub-topics for other sets of bubbles, providing recursive depth in the graphical chart to depict still more dimensions of data. Zoom controls, feature selection and custom data generation can provide usability features to enhance user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis Efrain Regalado de Loera, Isaias Formacio-Serna, Ken Drake