Patents by Inventor Nathan T. Slingerland

Nathan T. Slingerland 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for displaying relative emphasis in a file
    Patent number: 7836408
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a scroll bar including a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of locations in a file are disclosed. One or more location criteria that are obtained are used to identify one or more desired locations in the file. One or more display criteria to be applied to designate the one or more desired locations are identified. In addition, one or more desired locations in the file are located according to the location criteria. The scroll bar is then displayed by applying the display criteria to one or more locations of the scroll bar corresponding to the desired locations in the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ian R. Ollmann, Nathan T. Slingerland, Sanjay K. Patel