Patents by Inventor Lisa L. Davis

Lisa L. Davis 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).

  • Publication number: 20030046401
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium are described for dynamically determining an appropriate user interface (“UI”) to be provided to a user. In some situations, the determining is to dynamically modify a UI being provided to a user of a wearable computing device so that the current UI is appropriate for a current context of the user. In order to dynamically determine an appropriate UI, various types of UI needs may be characterized (e.g., based on a current user's situation, a current task being performed, current I/O devices that are available, etc.) in order to determine characteristics of a UI that is currently optimal or appropriate, various existing UI designs or templates may be characterized in order to identify situations for which they are optimal or appropriate, and one of the existing UIs that is most appropriate may then be selected based on the current UI needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Abbott, James O. Robarts, Lisa L. Davis
  • Patent number: 5615347
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for linking GUI sliders displayed on a computer screen. A master slider and a slave slider are displayed, each including a knob and a guide. The master knob can be moved along the master guide in response to input from a user, such as with a pointing device. The movement of the slave knob of the slave slider is influenced along the slave guide based on the position and/or movement of the master knob. The slave slider can preferably be in a full slave mode or in a partial slave mode. In full slave mode, the slave knob tracks the movement of its master knob and cannot be selected directly by the user. In partial slave mode, a slave knob can be directly selected and moved by the user, but includes a limit to its movement based on the master knob's current position. Graphical indications of the limits and/or influence on the slave slider are displayed, such as half tone displays on the screen and lines indicating the limits to movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa L. Davis, Susan M. Bartalo, James L. Mensch, Mark C. Pontarelli, Robert E. Snow, Jr.