Patents by Inventor Melissa MacBeth
Melissa MacBeth 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).
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Patent number: 10838607Abstract: A panorama display application shows objects from a spreadsheet such as charts in primary screen of a mobile device adjoined by left and right virtual screens. The application overlays interaction controls such as sort and filter functions on the object. The application also provides additional interaction controls for the object on the left virtual screen and associated objects links on the right virtual screen. The application may expose the additional interaction controls and the associated objects links by overlaying portions of the virtual screens on the primary screen. The application fluidly shifts content from virtual screens to the primary screen subsequent to detected user action on the overlaid portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Amy Lin, Melissa MacBeth, Daniel Battagin
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Publication number: 20200082345Abstract: A range of dates is selected. For each date of the range of dates, a daily task list is displayed listing at least a portion of tasks having a start date or a due date matching the date. A user selection determines whether the daily task list includes only tasks having the start date or the due date for each date in the range of dates, or includes any task completed on each date. Appointments for each date in the range of dates may be presented, and the daily task list for each date may be displayed beneath, above, or alongside the appointments, or as part of a to do list. The tasks each may be assigned a color code allowing a task to be visually associated with another task or other object to which the color code also has been assigned.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Melissa MACBETH, Derek LEUNG, Richard H. LEUKART, III
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Patent number: 10489749Abstract: A range of dates is selected. For each date of the range of dates, a daily task list is displayed listing at least a portion of tasks having a start date or a due date matching the date. A user selection determines whether the daily task list includes only tasks having the start date or the due date for each date in the range of dates, or includes any task completed on each date. Appointments for each date in the range of dates may be presented, and the daily task list for each date may be displayed beneath, above, or alongside the appointments, or as part of a to do list. The tasks each may be assigned a color code allowing a task to be visually associated with another task or other object to which the color code also has been assigned.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Melissa MacBeth, Derek Leung, Richard H. Leukart, III
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Publication number: 20160062585Abstract: A panorama display application shows objects from a spreadsheet such as charts in primary screen of a mobile device adjoined by left and right virtual screens. The application overlays interaction controls such as sort and filter functions on the object. The application also provides additional interaction controls for the object on the left virtual screen and associated objects links on the right virtual screen. The application may expose the additional interaction controls and the associated objects links by overlaying portions of the virtual screens on the primary screen. The application fluidly shifts content from virtual screens to the primary screen subsequent to detected user action on the overlaid portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Amy Lin, Melissa MacBeth, Daniel Battagin
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Patent number: 9164972Abstract: A panorama display application shows objects from a spreadsheet such as charts in primary screen of a mobile device adjoined by left and right virtual screens. The application overlays interaction controls such as sort and filter functions on the object. The application also provides additional interaction controls for the object on the left virtual screen and associated objects links on the right virtual screen. The application may expose the additional interaction controls and the associated objects links by overlaying portions of the virtual screens on the primary screen. The application fluidly shifts content from virtual screens to the primary screen subsequent to detected user action on the overlaid portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Amy Lin, Melissa MacBeth, Daniel Battagin
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Publication number: 20130332810Abstract: A panorama display application shows objects from a spreadsheet such as charts in primary screen of a mobile device adjoined by left and right virtual screens. The application overlays interaction controls such as sort and filter functions on the object. The application also provides additional interaction controls for the object on the left virtual screen and associated objects links on the right virtual screen. The application may expose the additional interaction controls and the associated objects links by overlaying portions of the virtual screens on the primary screen. The application fluidly shifts content from virtual screens to the primary screen subsequent to detected user action on the overlaid portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Amy Lin, Melissa MacBeth, Daniel Battagin
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Publication number: 20080114809Abstract: A range of dates is selected. For each date of the range of dates, a daily task list is displayed listing at least a portion of tasks having a start date or a due date matching the date. A user selection determines whether the daily task list includes only tasks having the start date or the due date for each date in the range of dates, or includes any task completed on each date. Appointments for each date in the range of dates may be presented, and the daily task list for each date may be displayed beneath, above, or alongside the appointments, or as part of a to do list. The tasks each may be assigned a color code allowing a task to be visually associated with another task or other object to which the color code also has been assigned.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Melissa MacBeth, Derek Leung, Richard Henry Leukart
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Publication number: 20070038711Abstract: Electronic mail messages are tracked for the sender by allowing the sender to flag the electronic mail messages. Flagging the electronic mail messages allows for various notifications to be provided to the sender. For example, notification may be provided to the sender by placing an item in a to-do bar for the sender that corresponds to the electronic mail message. As another example, notification may be provided to the sender by firing a reminder at some future time that corresponds to the electronic mail message. As another example, notification may be provided to the sender by including an indication in a related incoming electronic mail message that the incoming electronic mail message is related to the electronic message sent by the sender.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2005Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Melissa MacBeth, Alon Brown, Aime Mitchell, Richard Leukart