Patents by Inventor Percy Sheppard

Percy Sheppard 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).

  • Method and system for transferring data using a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 6411312
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling transfer of data using “dragging and dropping” on a graphical user interface where a target icon may be in a window layer obscured by other layers provides a special layer select icon over which a source icon may be dragged to initiate sequential display of obscured layers. The operator may then examine successively presented layers and select one on which a target icon is presented on which the source icon may be dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Percy Sheppard