Patents by Inventor Michael Wulkan

Michael Wulkan 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: 9310967
    Abstract: A border menu can be presented on four sides of an outer border of a graphical user interface. The border menu can be presented at the top of a stack of a graphical user interface. The border menu can include a set of user-selectable options, each selectable via a pointing device, each of the user-selectable options being associated with at least one of an icon or text button. At least one of the user-selectable options can be presented along each of the four sides of the outer border of the border menu. Selection of each of the user-selectable options can result in triggering an event, which results in firing of a programmatic action to run executable code for a corresponding one of the user-selectable options. At least a portion of the user-selectable options can include application-specific options for an application running on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Li, Michael Wulkan
  • Patent number: 9292171
    Abstract: A border menu can be presented on four sides of an outer border of a graphical user interface. The border menu can be presented at the top of a stack of a graphical user interface. The border menu can include a set of user-selectable options, each selectable via a pointing device, each of the user-selectable options being associated with at least one of an icon or text button. At least one of the user-selectable options can be presented along each of the four sides of the outer border of the border menu. Selection of each of the user-selectable options can result in triggering an event, which results in firing of a programmatic action to run executable code for a corresponding one of the user-selectable options. At least a portion of the user-selectable options can include application-specific options for an application running on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Li, Michael Wulkan
  • Publication number: 20120233570
    Abstract: A border menu can be presented on four sides of an outer border of a graphical user interface. The border menu can be presented at the top of a stack of a graphical user interface. The border menu can include a set of user-selectable options, each selectable via a pointing device, each of the user-selectable options being associated with at least one of an icon or text button. At least one of the user-selectable options can be presented along each of the four sides of the outer border of the border menu. Selection of each of the user-selectable options can result in triggering an event, which results in firing of a programmatic action to run executable code for a corresponding one of the user-selectable options. At least a portion of the user-selectable options can include application-specific options for an application running on the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin LI, Michael WULKAN
  • Publication number: 20120124515
    Abstract: A border menu can be presented on four sides of an outer border of a graphical user interface. The border menu can be presented at the top of a stack of a graphical user interface. The border menu can include a set of user-selectable options, each selectable via a pointing device, each of the user-selectable options being associated with at least one of an icon or text button. At least one of the user-selectable options can be presented along each of the four sides of the outer border of the border menu. Selection of each of the user-selectable options can result in triggering an event, which results in firing of a programmatic action to run executable code for a corresponding one of the user-selectable options. At least a portion of the user-selectable options can include application-specific options for an application running on the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin LI, Michael WULKAN
  • Publication number: 20090089662
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for showing as much horizontal data as possible without requiring horizontal scrolling while maintaining the attributes and benefits of a tabular display. This is achieved by dynamically splitting a row into two or more sub-rows when the row data would otherwise exceed the available horizontal space of the table control. This avoids the necessity to scroll, excessively compress the data or expand the table control. This is accomplished by the system having a tabular display unit for implementing the method comprising the steps of receiving a minimum size value of the tabular display; receiving a maximum size value of the tabular display; and dynamically splitting the horizontal data if the horizontal data exceeds the available horizontal space of the table control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Wulkan, Jin Li, Kimberley A. Peter
  • Patent number: 6310631
    Abstract: An improved method is disclosed for creating and sizing panes within a window of a display screen of a computer system as part of an interactive graphical user interface. Grab handles are positioned in the borders of the panes. When a grab handle of a pane is selected by user interaction, an adjustable rectangular form is created on the screen which represents a new pane. The existing pane is split in an arbitrary manner. The size of the new pane can be varied so as to include areas of the screen from other existing panes. The existing panes are then reconfigured so as to be accommodated on the screen along with the newly created pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Cecco, Eduardus A. T. Merks, Roger P. Spall, Michael Wulkan