Patents by Inventor Lance Everett Good

Lance Everett Good 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).

  • Methods and systems for supporting presentation tools using zoomable user interface
    Patent number: 7707503
    Abstract: Methods and systems for supporting presentation using a zoomable space. In an exemplary method, a structure, such as a hierarchy, of presentation information is provided. The presentation information may include slides, text labels and graphical elements. The presentation information is laid out in the zoomable space based on the structure. A path may be created based on the hierarchy and may be a sequence of the presentation information for the slide show. When a modification is received in at least one of the hierarchy and the layout, the path may be automatically updated based on the modification. During a presentation, the presentation information is displayed based on the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Lance Everett Good, Benjamin B. Bederson, Mark J. Stefik