Patents by Inventor Kevin Goldsmith

Kevin Goldsmith 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).

  • Hierarchical in-place menus
    Patent number: 7418670
    Abstract: A hierarchical menu system displays submenus in place of parent menus, and vice versa, when appropriate menu items are selected from within parent menus and submenus. Parent menu items selected from within parent menus are displayed within submenus as links back to previous parent menus. Benefits of the disclosed hierarchical menu system include the ability to implement a hierarchical menu on devices having varying screen sizes, including small-screen devices, while maintaining a history of previously selected menu items that enable a user to navigate within the hierarchical menu to any previously displayed menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Goldsmith
  • Hierarchical in-place menus
    Publication number: 20050076309
    Abstract: A hierarchical menu system displays submenus in place of parent menus, and vice versa, when appropriate menu items are selected from within parent menus and submenus. Parent menu items selected from within parent menus are displayed within submenus as links back to previous parent menus. Benefits of the disclosed hierarchical menu system include the ability to implement a hierarchical menu on devices having varying screen sizes, including small-screen devices, while maintaining a history of previously selected menu items that enable a user to navigate within the hierarchical menu to any previously displayed menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventor: Kevin Goldsmith