Patents by Inventor Loren M. Sylvan

Loren M. Sylvan 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).

  • Patent number: 5943055
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for processing and presenting graphic objects using a telephone station at which a user is capable of performing a number of functions. The telephone station includes a computer and a display device having a display screen adapted to cooperate with a pointing device. The method includes displaying graphic objects including foreground and background icons on the display screen. The method also includes selecting one of the foreground icons using the pointing device to identify a desired application, and displaying an application window containing graphic objects representing the functions of the desired application. The method further includes selecting one of the graphic objects using the pointing device to identify the function to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: U S West, Inc.
    Inventor: Loren M. Sylvan
  • Patent number: 5572573
    Abstract: An improved user interface for use in interactive electronic devices. The user interface eliminates the complexity and ambiguity problems encountered in conventional interfaces through the incorporation of a physical overlay designed for use in cooperation with a contiguous touch screen or a plurality of individual touch screens. The physical overlay delineates the touch screen or screens into a plurality of context sensitive task and information display regions which may be accessed by direct user manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: U S West Advanced Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren M. Sylvan, Adam N. Marx
  • Patent number: 5457738
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for processing and displaying objects to permit a search of a database by a user of a telephone station. The telephone station includes a computer, a display device having a display screen adapted to cooperate with a pointing device. The method includes providing a database and a first index list. The method further includes displaying an array of objects on the display screen. The method also includes receiving a first set of signals relating to at least one object from the displayed array of objects; creating a first search string based on the first set of signals; displaying a plurality of entries of the first index list based on the value of the first search string; and receiving a signal relating to one of the displayed entries, the signal identifying an entry selected by the user. The method finally includes the step of displaying at least one object representing a phone number associated with the selected entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: U S West Advanced Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Loren M. Sylvan