Patents by Inventor Robert James Straavaldson

Robert James Straavaldson 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).

  • Collaborative commenting in a drawing tool
    Patent number: 10482638
    Abstract: Methods and systems providing for collaborative commenting in a drawing tool are provided. One example method includes receiving a shape on a drawing canvas, and receiving a comment associated with the shape, the comment including a name of a commenting user. The method also includes receiving an indication of a movement of the shape from the first position to a second position, and, in response to the indication of the movement of the shape, automatically moving the comment closer to the second position of the shape. In some cases, the commenting user can be a user other than the user adding the shape to the document, and can be performed by a concurrent editor of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: L. Tucker Hatfield, Andrew G. Carlson, David Charles Wadsworth, Brian T. Hill, Robert James Straavaldson, Han Ui Jung, Darren Muller, Michael J. Smith
  • Coauthoring in a Drawing Tool
    Publication number: 20130124956
    Abstract: Methods and systems for coauthoring in a drawing tool are described. One computer-implemented method includes displaying a first user name of a first user in association with a first shape on a drawing, and receiving an indication that a second user is collaborating on the drawing. The method includes receiving an indication that the second user has modified a second shape on the drawing. The method also includes, in response to the indication that the second user has modified the second shape, displaying a second user name of the second user in association with the second shape on the drawing. The methods and systems can also include, in some cases, periodic sharing of metadata among coauthors, to indicate edits made by other coauthors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: L. Tucker Hatfield, Andrew G. Carlson, Lennart Yeuk Yee Wong, Michael J. Smith, Brian T. Hill, Robert James Straavaldson
  • Collaborative Commenting in a Drawing Tool
    Publication number: 20130124967
    Abstract: Methods and systems providing for collaborative commenting in a drawing tool are provided. One example method includes receiving a shape on a drawing canvas, and receiving a comment associated with the shape, the comment including a name of a commenting user. The method also includes receiving an indication of a movement of the shape from the first position to a second position, and, in response to the indication of the movement of the shape, automatically moving the comment closer to the second position of the shape. In some cases, the commenting user can be a user other than the user adding the shape to the document, and can be performed by a concurrent editor of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: L. Tucker Hatfield, Andrew G. Carlson, David Charles Wadsworth, Brian T. Hill, Robert James Straavaldson, Han Ul Jung, Darren Muller, Michael J. Smith