Patents by Inventor L. Tucker Hatfield

L. Tucker Hatfield 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).

  • ENHANCED USER INTERFACE FOR EDITING IMAGES
    Publication number: 20090319897
    Abstract: A digital image editing system and method are presented that allow a user to visualize a range of changes to an image. The system determines a range of parameter values for a parameter of a selected filter. Then, the system creates multiple thumbnails of the image where each thumbnail illustrates a representation of the image with a different parameter value within the range of parameter values of the filter applied to the image. The system displays the created thumbnails in a user interface from which a user can select a thumbnail to apply the parameter value represented by the selected thumbnail. Thus, the digital image editing system allows the user to visually select an appropriate parameter value among the values accepted by the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kotler, L. Tucker Hatfield, Michael B. Fried, Feng Zhu, Heena Macwan