Patents by Inventor Ronald O. Forbes

Ronald O. Forbes 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).

  • Displaying a user's default activities in a new tab page
    Patent number: 8683374
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a Web browser is configured to enable a user to open a new tab and, responsively, display one or more activities in a new tab page for the user. The user can then select, from the new tab page, one or more activities to be performed. In at least some embodiments, a user can select an object in a first tab page, open a new tab page, and select an activity on the new tab page that is to be performed relative to the selected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Nathan J. E. Furtwangler, Ronald O. Forbes, Jane T. Kim
  • Displaying a User's Default Activities in a New Tab Page
    Publication number: 20090319938
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a Web browser is configured to enable a user to open a new tab and, responsively, display one or more activities in a new tab page for the user. The user can then select, from the new tab page, one or more activities to be performed. In at least some embodiments, a user can select an object in a first tab page, open a new tab page, and select an activity on the new tab page that is to be performed relative to the selected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Nathan J.E. Furtwangler, Ronald O. Forbes, Jane T. Kim