Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Watts

Kevin A. Watts 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: 5621904
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and video processing system for positioning windows displayed on a screen of the video processing system. According to a preferred embodiment, the size of the screen is determined, and the position and size of a first window displayable on the screen is determined. The size of a new window to be displayed on the screen is also determined. It is then determined whether there is room to display the new window plus a gutter space outside the first window and within the screen, and the position of the new window is set in accordance with this determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Elliott, Rune A. Skarbo, Kevin A. Watts
  • Patent number: 5572649
    Abstract: A central processing unit (CPU) is coupled both to a display that displays graphic and other data and to a pointer control device that permits a user to selectively position a pointer at a desired location on the display, and to signal the CPU of user selections. The CPU displays a parent window including a plurality of child windows which comprises a video conference application having a control panel window, a remote window and a local window as child windows. A function in the control panel, identified as a "ungroup" button function, may be selected by a user. The placement of the pointer over the ungroup button function and activation of the button function results in the CPU creating two new top level windows. The CPU reparents the remote and local child windows to the two new top level windows and displays the top level windows with the child windows on the display, thereby ungrouping the three child windows originally disposed within a single top level window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Elliott, Kevin A. Watts, Rune A. Skarbo
  • Patent number: 5544300
    Abstract: A central processing (CPU) is coupled both to a display that displays graphic and other data and to a pointer control device that permits a user to selectively position a pointer at a desired location on the display, and to signal the CPU of user selections. The CPU displays a parent window including a plurality of child windows which comprises a video conference application having a control panel window, a remote window and a local window as child windows. A function in the control panel, identified as a "ungroup" button function, may be selected by a user. The placement of the pointer over the ungroup button function and activation of the button function results in the CPU creating two new top level windows. The CPU reparents the remote and local child windows to the two new top level windows and displays the top level windows with the child windows on the display, thereby ungrouping the three child windows originally disposed within a single top level window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Rune A. Skarbo, John D. Elliott, Kevin A. Watts
  • Patent number: 5519438
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for modifying the functionality of a computer system based on the dynamically determined operational capabilities of the system is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Elliott, Michael J. Gutman, Rune A. Skarbo, Kevin A. Watts