Patents by Inventor Priscilla Shih

Priscilla Shih 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).

  • Layered graphical user interface
    Patent number: 8006192
    Abstract: A method of creating a graphical user interface having control(s) to direct any task through a computer system is provided. One application of the user interface is for manipulating a time based stream of information to create a presentation. The methods use a layered graphic file that is accessed by an application program to generate the user interface. Each layer of the graphic file contains a control object to an element of the user interface. The control objects are capable of being revised in order to make alterations to the user interface. Other aspects of the present invention relating to the graphical user interface are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Reid, Priscilla Shih