Patents by Inventor Sander Viegers

Sander Viegers 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).

  • Publication number: 20110276906
    Abstract: A navigational information display panel is provided for presenting information associated with a location and relationship of a particular web page in context of hierarchical nodes above the web page. The panel may be displayed at a fixed or movable location upon activation of a navigational information control on a browsing application user interface. The panel may include various display structures representing the web page's contextual location in an effective manner along with navigational links for quick navigation to nodes above the web page (and/or at the same level).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shawn Lipstein, Jeffrey C. Dunn, Monica Estela Gonzalez Veron, Jason F. Morrill, Sander Viegers, Gail Giaccobe, Jonathan Fred Kern
  • Patent number: 7546522
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for applying a global formatting scheme to a chart in an electronic document. According to a system, a chart application program receives a selection of a chart object in the electronic document and a document theme. The document theme includes a combination of formatting schemes including a color scheme, a font scheme, and a style matrix. The chart application program then automatically applies the selected document theme to the selected chart object in the electronic document. In applying the selected document theme to the selected chart object, the chart application program automatically updates a number of properties of the chart object including color, font, line, effect, and fill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin M. Tolle, Brian S. Ruble, Miltiadis Vafiadis, Sander Viegers, Daniel P. Cory
  • Publication number: 20070101255
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that enhance the creation of charts. The number of steps it takes to fine-tune a chart can be reduced by providing various element variation layouts that the user can select, such as with a single selection on a toolbar. When the user selects a chart element layout for a given chart, the system performs one or more steps to format the chart with the selected elements. For example, the system removes elements that are not shown in the selected variation but that are currently on the chart. The system adds elements shown in the selected variation that are not currently on the chart. The system selectively leaves elements shown in the variation that are already on the chart unchanged. The system adjusts the location of elements to look like the selected variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anupam Garg, Miltiadis Vafiadis, Sander Viegers
  • Publication number: 20070061369
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for creating a data summary table includes a field pane including a list of a plurality of fields, and a layout pane including a plurality of zones. The zones represent areas of the data summary table, and the layout pane allows a field of the plurality of fields from the field pane to be added to a first zone of the zones. A data summary table is updated upon the field being added to the layout pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allan Folting, Konrad Tupaj, Brandon Weber, Denise Carlevato, Sander Viegers
  • Publication number: 20060136819
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for applying a global formatting scheme to a chart in an electronic document. According to a system, a chart application program receives a selection of a chart object in the electronic document and a document theme. The document theme includes a combination of formatting schemes including a color scheme, a font scheme, and a style matrix. The chart application program then automatically applies the selected document theme to the selected chart object in the electronic document. In applying the selected document theme to the selected chart object, the chart application program automatically updates a number of properties of the chart object including color, font, line, effect, and fill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin Tolle, Brian Ruble, Miltiadis Vafiadis, Sander Viegers, Daniel Cory