Patents by Inventor Richard Charles Cave

Richard Charles Cave 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).

  • SELECTING AN ITEM OF CONTENT IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100070913
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates selecting items of content in a graphical user interface (GUI) for a portable computing device. During operation, the system receives an indication that the portable computing device has been rotated. In response to the rotation, the system presents the user with a detailed list of items of content. Next, the system receives a command from the user to set a focus of the GUI to an item of content in the list. In response to the command, the system shifts the focus to the item of content. Next, the system receives an indication that the portable computing device has been rotated back toward an original orientation. In response to the rotation back, the system selects the item of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Martin James Murrett, Christopher E. Rudolph, Richard Charles Cave, Kevin Raemon Glyn Smyth