Patents by Inventor Lorraine S. SHIM

Lorraine S. SHIM 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).

  • Techniques for automatically mitigating overlapping labels associated with pie charts
    Patent number: 11074726
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for automatically mitigating overlapping labels associated with pie charts. In particular, the techniques involve migrating positions of the labels in response to adjustments of the pie chart to ensure that the labels are distributed in a non-overlapping, uniform, and aesthetically-pleasing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Elizaveta Girsova, Chao-Kuo Lin, Michael D. Trent, Jonathan Cho, Lorraine S. Shim, Ryan M. Olshavsky, Andrew L. Harding, Brian J. Rupert
  • TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATICALLY MITIGATING OVERLAPPING LABELS ASSOCIATED WITH PIE CHARTS
    Publication number: 20180260986
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for automatically mitigating overlapping labels associated with pie charts. In particular, the techniques involve migrating positions of the labels in response to adjustments of the pie chart to ensure that the labels are distributed in a non-overlapping, uniform, and aesthetically-pleasing manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Elizaveta GIRSOVA, Chao-Kuo LIN, Michael D. TRENT, Jonathan CHO, Lorraine S. SHIM, Ryan M. OLSHAVSKY, Andrew L. HARDING, Brian J. RUPERT