Patents by Inventor Scott H. McGurrin

Scott H. McGurrin 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).

  • Menu editor for a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 5760776
    Abstract: A method of manipulating one of a plurality of branches of a menu structure within a window of a menu editor in a graphical user interface is described. A handle associated with a first branch of the plurality of branches is provided. The first branch is associated with a first menu item of the menu structure. The handle is selected. The first branch is moved in response to a cursor control device to associate the first branch with a second menu item of the menu structure. The first branch is disassociated with the first menu item. The first branch is associated with the second menu item of the menu structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Oracle Corporation
    Inventors: Scott H. McGurrin, Steven P. Muench, Stephen Mark Andrew Clark