Patents by Inventor Richard Adam Brunkhorst

Richard Adam Brunkhorst 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).

  • Auto-positioning a context menu on a GUI
    Patent number: 8214763
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for positioning a context menu on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) are presented. A cursor over a selected element on the GUI is clicked to display a context window. When scrolling to a chosen option within the context window occurs, the entire context menu moves, thus keeping the selected element aligned next to a scrolled-to option in the context window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Adam Brunkhorst, Joel Duquene, Eric Pratt Hambright
  • AUTO-POSITIONING A CONTEXT MENU ON A GUI
    Publication number: 20100251175
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for positioning a context menu on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) are presented. A cursor over a selected element on the GUI is clicked to display a context window. When scrolling to a chosen option within the context window occurs, the entire context menu moves, thus keeping the selected element aligned next to a scrolled-to option in the context window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: RICHARD ADAM BRUNKHORST, JOEL DUQUENE, ERIC PRATT HAMBRIGHT