Patents by Inventor Mark Stephen Webb

Mark Stephen Webb 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).

  • Palette-based graphical user interface
    Patent number: 7853889
    Abstract: A palette-based graphical user interface for a computer-implemented system. The palettes can be customized in a number of different ways to make them more user-friendly. More specifically, methods, computer readable media, and systems for dragging and dropping a stack of palettes onto another stack of palettes to create a combined stack of palettes are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Yanchar, Mark Stephen Webb
  • Collapsible dialog window
    Patent number: 7620911
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture of the invention provide for collapsing a dialog window of an application. A complete dialog window of a currently active application is displayed on a display device. A location of a cursor with respect to the dialog window is determined. A collapsed version of the dialog window is displayed when the cursor moves outside of the complete dialog window, wherein the collapsed version of the dialog window consumes a smaller area of the display device than the complete dialog window. A complete version of the dialog window is displayed when the cursor moves within the collapsed version of the dialog window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Stephen Webb
  • Palette-based graphical user interface
    Patent number: 7478338
    Abstract: A palette-based graphical user interface for a computer-implemented system. The palettes can be customized in a number of different ways to make them more user-friendly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Yanchar, Mark Stephen Webb
  • Palette-based graphical user interface
    Publication number: 20030063126
    Abstract: A palette-based graphical user interface for a computer-implemented system. The palettes can be customized in a number of different ways to make them more user-friendly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Yanchar, Mark Stephen Webb
  • Collapsible dialog window
    Publication number: 20030011639
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture of the invention provide for collapsing a dialog window of an application. A complete dialog window of a currently active application is displayed on a display device. A location of a cursor with respect to the dialog window is determined. A collapsed version of the dialog window is displayed when the cursor moves outside of the complete dialog window, wherein the collapsed version of the dialog window consumes a smaller area of the display device than the complete dialog window. A complete version of the dialog window is displayed when the cursor moves within the collapsed version of the dialog window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Stephen Webb