Patents by Inventor Kevin Lynn Brown

Kevin Lynn Brown 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).

  • Displaying a representation of data in conditions of limited visual space
    Patent number: 9652117
    Abstract: A method for displaying information in a computer system having a visual display device with available display space for displaying representations of a plurality of data items, includes receiving the plurality of data items to provide received data items, and representing the received data items with abstract visual elements on the visual display device to provide displayed abstract visual elements. An interaction with a displayed abstract visual element is received to provide a selected abstract visual element in accordance with the received interaction. A data item represented by the selected abstract visual element is displayed on the visual display device in accordance with the received interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Lynn Brown
  • Method For Displaying a Representative of Data in Conditions of Limited Visual Space
    Publication number: 20100211896
    Abstract: A method for displaying information in a computer system having a visual display device with available display space for displaying representations of a plurality of data items, includes receiving the plurality of data items to provide received data items, and representing the received data items with abstract visual elements on the visual display device to provide displayed abstract visual elements. An interaction with a displayed abstract visual element is received to provide a selected abstract visual element in accordance with the received interaction. A data item represented by the selected abstract visual element is displayed on the visual display device in accordance with the received interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Lynn Brown