Patents by Inventor Preston A. Patton

Preston A. Patton 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).

  • Remote management of a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 9626336
    Abstract: On a computing device, a user interface (UI) layout file is received. The UI layout file defines a visual layout of the GUI. The UI layout file includes a plurality of UI elements each including a UI element identifier and a UI element descriptor. The GUI is displayed via a display according to the UI layout file. An update object specifying UI elements in the UI layout file to be changed is received. The update object includes for each UI element to be changed, the UI element identifier and an update payload including updated information to be displayed via the UI element. The GUI is changed via the display according to the update object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Devlin David Bentley, Ali Alvi, Timothy Michael Fuqua, Gus Ralph Spence, III, Preston A. Patton, Ankur Sharma
  • REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20160055130
    Abstract: On a computing device, a user interface (UI) layout file is received. The UI layout file defines a visual layout of the GUI. The UI layout file includes a plurality of UI elements each including a UI element identifier and a UI element descriptor. The GUI is displayed via a display according to the UI layout file. An update object specifying UI elements in the UI layout file to be changed is received. The update object includes for each UI element to be changed, the UI element identifier and an update payload including updated information to be displayed via the UI element. The GUI is changed via the display according to the update object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Devlin David Bentley, Ali Alvi, Timothy Michael Fuqua, Gus Ralph Spence, III, Preston A. Patton, Ankur Sharma