Patents by Inventor Michael Mullany

Michael Mullany 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: 8527909
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for interpreting manual touch gestures as input to a touch screen for manipulating computer-generated data visualizations such as column charts, bar charts, and pie charts are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, graphical user interface (GUI) data visualization objects (e.g., column charts, bar charts, pie charts, etc.) displayed on a touch screen may be manipulated by a user performing a variety of different conventional touch gestures directed to the touch screen. The conventional touch gestures are applied in new ways to the data visualization objects of the GUI to enable rich, intuitive, and meaningful manipulation of computer-generated data visualizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sencha, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Mullany
  • Patent number: 7685431
    Abstract: System and method for determining crackability of a password in real time. The system and method include and involve a server system that serves a software package, and a client system that is coupled to the server system. The client system is configured to receive the software package. The software package includes a password entry facility permitting a user to enter a password candidate string one character at a time, and a strength determination facility configured to communicate with the password entry facility and to determine the crackability of the password candidate in real time repeatedly as each character of the password candidate string is entered into the password entry facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Netscape Communications Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Mullany