Patents by Inventor Mark A. Benzel

Mark A. Benzel 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).

  • Interactive selection of 3-D on-screen objects using active selection entities provided to the user
    Patent number: 5982382
    Abstract: A three dimensional selection entity for interactively selecting among the displayed objects represented in three-dimensional space. A user selects one of several three-dimensional selection entities provided in accordance with the present invention. The user manipulates the three-dimensional selection entity to designate the three-dimensional space of interest. The objects are deemed to be selected depending on whether the selection entity encompasses at least a portion of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Benzel