Patents by Inventor Patrick Evan Little

Patrick Evan Little 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: 11922001
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Brown, John Thomas Kimbell, Patrick Evan Little, Marianna Levant, Rory Akira Malcolm Fairweather, Lisa Marie Wright, Gurpreet Virdi, Grigoriy V Lyukshin, David Chege Gitau
  • Publication number: 20240028183
    Abstract: A data processing system implements displaying a tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents; determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first tab group according to a first grouping criterion; and causing a first tab group control element to be displayed proximate to the first tab, the first tab group control element providing a set of tools for accessing content associated with the first tab group and for creating new tabs associated with the first tab group
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chad ROTHSCHILLER, Mujtaba Shabbir KHAMBATTI, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Felix ANDREW, Pooja MEHTA
  • Publication number: 20240005280
    Abstract: System and methods for collaborative workspaces for content browsers are provided. In one embodiment, a method for a collaborative content browser comprises: obtaining a network address for a workspace management document; opening, at a browser, the workspace management document from a shared network resource based on the network address, the workspace management document recording a browser state for rendering a collaborative browser workspace in the browser; executing a browser process to generate a workspace shell for the workspace by rendering structural features of the workspace shell based on the browser state, the structural features including an user interface with a browser tab; synchronizing project resource data from the browser state to render network content from a project resource in the browser tab; and communicating an update to the browser state based on a change applied at the browser to the structural features or the project resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Avi Ashish VAID, Kevin Reis DiCLEMENTE, Joseph Jiwoong OAK, Erik J. SNEAD, Sean O. LYNDERSAY, Andrew J. RITZ, Christian James COLANDO, Mohamed MANSOUR, Candice POON, Patrick Evan LITTLE
  • Patent number: 11762537
    Abstract: A data processing system implements displaying a tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents; determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first tab group according to a first grouping criterion; and causing a first tab group control element to be displayed proximate to the first tab, the first tab group control element providing a set of tools for accessing content associated with the first tab group and for creating new tabs associated with the first tab group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Rothschiller, Mujtaba Shabbir Khambatti, Patrick Evan Little, Felix Andrew, Pooja Mehta
  • Publication number: 20230214104
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared BROWN, John Thomas KIMBELL, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Marianna LEVANT, Rory Akira Malcolm FAIRWEATHER, Lisa Marie WRIGHT, Gurpreet VIRDI, Grigoriy V LYUKSHIN, David Chege GITAU
  • Patent number: 11644959
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Brown, John Thomas Kimbell, Patrick Evan Little, Marianna Levant, Rory Akira Malcolm Fairweather, Lisa Marie Wright, Gurpreet Virdi, Grigoriy V Lyukshin, David Chege Gitau
  • Publication number: 20230083527
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a GUI of a web browser. When a user interaction with a tab presentation control is detected, a horizontal tab strip having first navigation tab controls for a set of webpages is removed, and a vertical tab strip having second navigation tab controls for the same set of webpages is displayed in a vertical column in the browser. In response to detecting a user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, the vertical tab strip is expanded from the collapsed state to an expanded state. In response to termination of the user hover interaction, the vertical tab strip is collapsed from the expanded state to the collapsed state. The vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: William J. DEVEREUX, Jerin R. SCHNEIDER, Olga VESELOVA, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Warren C. STEVENS, Darryl J. BROWN, Michael H. CATBAGAN, Aaron M. BUTCHER, Daniel J. KRENN
  • Patent number: 11531719
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a GUI of a web browser. When a user interaction with a tab presentation control is detected, a horizontal tab strip having first navigation tab controls for a set of webpages is removed, and a vertical tab strip having second navigation tab controls for the same set of webpages is displayed in a vertical column in the browser. In response to detecting a user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, the vertical tab strip is expanded from the collapsed state to an expanded state. In response to termination of the user hover interaction, the vertical tab strip is collapsed from the expanded state to the collapsed state. The vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Devereux, Jerin R. Schneider, Olga Veselova, Patrick Evan Little, Warren G. Stevens, Darryl J. Brown, Michael H. Catbagan, Aaron M. Butcher, Daniel J. Krenn
  • Publication number: 20220137797
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared BROWN, John Thomas KIMBELL, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Marianna LEVANT, Rory Akira Malcolm FAIRWEATHER, Lisa Marie WRIGHT, Gurpreet VIRDI, Grigoriy V LYUKSHIN, David Chege GITAU
  • Publication number: 20220092133
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a GUI of a web browser. When a user interaction with a tab presentation control is detected, a horizontal tab strip having first navigation tab controls for a set of webpages is removed, and a vertical tab strip having second navigation tab controls for the same set of webpages is displayed in a vertical column in the browser. In response to detecting a user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, the vertical tab strip is expanded from the collapsed state to an expanded state. In response to termination of the user hover interaction, the vertical tab strip is collapsed from the expanded state to the collapsed state. The vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: William J. Devereux, Jerin R. Schneider, Olga Veselova, Patrick Evan Little, Warren G. Stevens, Darryl J. Brown, Michael H. Catbagan, Aaron M. Butcher, Daniel J. Krenn
  • Patent number: 11132115
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Brown, John Thomas Kimbell, Patrick Evan Little, Marianna Levant, Rory Akira Malcolm Fairweather, Lisa Marie Wright, Gurpreet Virdi, Grigoriy Vyacheslavovich Lyukshin, David Chege Gitau