Patents by Inventor Krisztina Mako

Krisztina Mako 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).

  • User interface with individually configurable panel interfaces for use in a computer system
    Patent number: 5754174
    Abstract: A user interface has a main module and a plurality of panel modules. The main module presents the user interface on the display screen to a user. The plurality of panel modules are in communication with the main module. Each panel module presents a panel interface on the display screen to the user. Each panel module is individually configurable and each panel is configurable as part of the user interface presented by the main module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Carpenter, George A. Hansen, Beatrice M. Y. Lam, Lawrence Lozares, Krisztina Mako, Paul A. Mernyk, Robert Chris Robnett
  • Customizable program control interface for a computer system
    Patent number: 5602997
    Abstract: A dashboard interface includes a plurality of software buttons provided on a panel. Each software button represents one of a plurality of applications. Upon a user selecting a first software button, a first application represented by the first software button is started. Upon a user selecting and dragging a visual representation of a second application to the panel, a new software button representing the second application is added to the panel. Upon a user selecting a different software button size in a configuration menu, the size of each software button in the plurality of software buttons is changed. The plurality of applications are listed in a configuration menu. The order in which the plurality of software buttons is displayed on the panel reflects the order of the listing of the plurality of applications. Upon a user changing the order of the listing of the plurality of applications, the order in which the plurality of software buttons is displayed on the panel is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Carpenter, George A. Hansen, Beatrice M. Y. Lam, Lawrence Lozares, Krisztina Mako, Paul A. Mernyk, Robert C. Robnett