Patents by Inventor Richard N. Spinks

Richard N. Spinks 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).

  • Optimizing display space with expandable and collapsible user interface controls
    Patent number: 8418081
    Abstract: A display space optimized form. The display space optimized form can include one or more user interface input controls individually selected to be collapsed by default when rendered in a GUI. The form further can include one or more user interface input controls individually selected to be expanded by default when rendered in the GUI. One or more twistie controls can be configured in a collapsed position. Specifically, each one of the twistie controls configured in a collapsed position can have an association with one of the user interface input controls individually selected to be collapsed. Finally, one or more twistie controls can be configured in an expanded position. In that regard, each one of the twistie controls configured in an expanded position can have an association with one of the user interface input controls individually selected to be expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Velda A. Bartek, Patrick H. Cox, Jr., Richard N. Spinks
  • Optimizing display space with expandable and collapsible user interface controls
    Publication number: 20040119745
    Abstract: A display space optimized form. The display space optimized form can include one or more user interface input controls individually selected to be collapsed by default when rendered in a GUI. The form further can include one or more user interface input controls individually selected to be expanded by default when rendered in the GUI. One or more twistie controls can be configured in a collapsed position. Specifically, each one of the twistie controls configured in a collapsed position can have an association with one of the user interface input controls individually selected to be collapsed. Finally, one or more twistie controls can be configured in an expanded position. In that regard, each one of the twistie controls configured in an expanded position can have an association with one of the user interface input controls individually selected to be expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Velda A. Bartek, Patrick H. Cox, Richard N. Spinks
  • Method, system and program product for dimensionally locking a display structure in a graphical user interface
    Publication number: 20040027389
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system and program product for dimensionally locking a display structure (e.g., window, pane, column, etc.) in a graphical user interface (GUI). Specifically, under the present invention each display structure in a GUI is provided with a locking mechanism. When a locking mechanism is engaged, the corresponding display structure cannot be dimensionally adjusted. Thus, even if an unlocked display structure is dimensionally adjusted, the locked display structure will remain unaffected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Velda A. Bartek, Patrick H. Cox,, Richard N. Spinks