Patents by Inventor Robert Aldinger

Robert Aldinger 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).

  • Programmable effects for a user interface
    Patent number: 8614709
    Abstract: A programmable effects system for graphical user interfaces is disclosed. One embodiment comprises receiving one or more effect elements to apply to an element in a graphical user interface for a device, ordering the effect elements in a pipeline of operations, and storing the pipeline of operations in an effect template. Then, after the graphics hardware capability for a device is determined, the effect template may be used to create a shader that includes supported effects to render an element in the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Aldinger, Fabian Toader
  • PROGRAMMABLE EFFECTS FOR A USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100122191
    Abstract: A programmable effects system for graphical user interfaces is disclosed. One embodiment comprises receiving one or more effect elements to apply to an element in a graphical user interface for a device, ordering the effect elements in a pipeline of operations, and storing the pipeline of operations in an effect template. Then, after the graphics hardware capability for a device is determined, the effect template may be used to create a shader that includes supported effects to render an element in the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Aldinger, Fabian Toader