Patents by Inventor Michael Ferron

Michael Ferron 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: 10042920
    Abstract: A method for accessing information. Sections in a sunburst chart are displayed, by a computer system, in a graphical user interface in a display system. The sections represent the information and are displayed hierarchically in concentric circles. A section within an angle defined by an inner section relative to the section is associated with the inner section. A text search control is displayed, by the computer system, in the graphical user interface. The text search control receives text through user input. A selection of a plurality of sections displayed in the graphical user interface is identified, by the computer system, from the user input to the text search control. The plurality of sections in a different one of the concentric circles is emphasized, by the computer system, in the graphical user interface. The plurality of sections is associated with each other and enables increased efficiency in viewing the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: ADP, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Herman, Jordan Schiffer, Michael Ferron
  • Publication number: 20160275144
    Abstract: A method for accessing information. Sections in a sunburst chart are displayed, by a computer system, in a graphical user interface in a display system. The sections represent the information and are displayed hierarchically in concentric circles. A section within an angle defined by an inner section relative to the section is associated with the inner section. A text search control is displayed, by the computer system, in the graphical user interface. The text search control receives text through user input. A selection of a plurality of sections displayed in the graphical user interface is identified, by the computer system, from the user input to the text search control. The plurality of sections in a different one of the concentric circles is emphasized, by the computer system, in the graphical user interface. The plurality of sections is associated with each other and enables increased efficiency in viewing the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Herman, Jordan Schiffer, Michael Ferron