Patents by Inventor Peter Sklar

Peter Sklar 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).

  • Clustering user interface
    Publication number: 20010015733
    Abstract: A user is presented with a display of item labels and category labels, where item labels are shown to the extent that categories contain not more than a threshold count of items. Alternatively, the item labels are shown to the extent that display area is left over after the display of category labels, and the categories for which item labels are shown are selected from the smallest categories to the largest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventor: Peter Sklar
  • Clustering user interface
    Patent number: 6243094
    Abstract: A user is presented with a display of item labels and category labels, where item labels are shown to the extent that categories contain not more than a threshold count of items. Alternatively, the item labels are shown to the extent that display area is left over after the display of category labels, and the categories for which item labels are shown are selected from the smallest categories to the largest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Inventor: Peter Sklar
  • Clustering user interface
    Patent number: 6025843
    Abstract: A user is presented with a display of item labels and category labels, where item labels are shown to the extent that categories contain not more than a threshold count of items. Alternatively, the item labels are shown to the extent that display area is left over after the display of category labels, and the categories for which item labels are shown are selected from the smallest categories to the largest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Peter Sklar
    Inventor: Peter Sklar
  • Clustering user interface
    Patent number: 5790121
    Abstract: A user is presented with a display map from which the user selects database records of interest. For the records which are in range of the display map's limits, a cluster evaluator groups some of the records into clusters. On the display map, unclustered records are represented by item icons, while clusters are represented by cluster icons. If a user selects an item icon, the associated record is selected and a predetermined action is taken. If a cluster icon is selected, the display map is "zoomed in" to show greater detail around the cluster. Typically, a number of clustered records become unclustered records when the zooming occurs, because the clustering criteria is sharpened. The user can iteratively select clusters, resulting in greater and greater detail, until the user selects an item icon and the predetermined action is taken with that record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventors: Peter Sklar, Cole Coleman