Patents by Inventor Robert Earl Stout

Robert Earl Stout 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).

  • Intuitive document navigation with interactive content elements
    Patent number: 10572137
    Abstract: Improved computer efficiency for document navigation is provided. A transparent overlay is automatically applied to an interactive content element to prevent inadvertent interaction with the element during scrolling operations. In some examples, upon determining a user's intent is to navigate a parent document comprising an embedded interactive element, the overlay is applied, and user-interaction with the interactive element is temporarily disabled. Upon determining the user's intent is to interact with the interactive element, the overlay is removed, and user-interaction with the interactive element is enabled. When the overlay is removed, a contextual hint, such as via a user interface control, can be provided to indicate how to continue navigating the parent document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Zeyad Rajabi, Robert Earl Stout, Jennifer Michelstein Halberstam, Erez Kikin-Gil, David Benjamin Lee, Dimitrije Dimic, Dragan Slaveski
  • INTUITIVE DOCUMENT NAVIGATION WITH INTERACTIVE CONTENT ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20170277378
    Abstract: Improved computer efficiency for document navigation is provided. A transparent overlay is automatically applied to an interactive content element to prevent inadvertent interaction with the element during scrolling operations. In some examples, upon determining a user's intent is to navigate a parent document comprising an embedded interactive element, the overlay is applied, and user-interaction with the interactive element is temporarily disabled. Upon determining the user's intent is to interact with the interactive element, the overlay is removed, and user-interaction with the interactive element is enabled. When the overlay is removed, a contextual hint, such as via a user interface control, can be provided to indicate how to continue navigating the parent document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Zeyad Rajabi, Robert Earl Stout, Jennifer Michelstein Halberstam, Erez Kikin-Gil, David Benjamin Lee, Dimitrije Dimic, Dragan Slaveski