Patents by Inventor Seetharam Misro

Seetharam Misro 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).

  • Selection of obscured computer-generated objects
    Patent number: 7694238
    Abstract: Selecting an obscured object of a computer-generated model consisting of a plurality of objects displayed on a computer screen includes receiving input data interpreted as an instruction to change a visibility characteristic of a first one of the plurality of objects (the first one of the objects obscuring another of the objects, and the first object being determined based on the location of an on-screen cursor), and modifying a visibility characteristic of the first object to cause another one of the objects to become discernable and selectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: SolidWorks Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Gibson, James C. Wilkinson, John Sweeney, Seetharam Misro
  • Selection of obscured computer-generated objects
    Publication number: 20050210444
    Abstract: Selecting an obscured object of a computer-generated model consisting of a plurality of objects displayed on a computer screen includes receiving input data interpreted as an instruction to change a visibility characteristic of a first one of the plurality of objects (the first one of the objects obscuring another of the objects, and the first object being determined based on the location of an on-screen cursor), and modifying a visibility characteristic of the first object to cause another one of the objects to become discernable and selectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Gibson, James Wilkinson, John Sweeney, Seetharam Misro