Patents by Inventor Mike Sierra

Mike Sierra 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).

  • USER INTERFACE TO PROVIDE ENHANCED CONTROL OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110254792
    Abstract: A method for imparting control to an application program (AP) running on a mobile device, said method comprising the acts of displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) of the AP on a touch panel of the mobile device; capturing a touch input on a portion of the GUI; the method further comprising, when identifying the touch input as a touch input of a predefined first type, the acts of imparting a first AP control associated to the portion of the GUI; monitoring an occurrence of a spatial movement of the mobile device; imparting a second AP control associated to the portion of the GUI in response to the capture of a spatial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: France Telecom
    Inventors: Keith Waters, Mike Sierra, Jay Tucker