Patents by Inventor Shannon Katherine Westphal

Shannon Katherine Westphal 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).

  • Hiding search box based on search provider settings
    Patent number: 8185825
    Abstract: The display of a search box within a toolbar is controlled based on the search provider settings of search box native to an application or operating system, such as a search box natively provider by a web browser. The search box is maintained within the toolbar when the search provider for the native search box differs from the toolbar search provider. The search box may be removed or “hidden” from the toolbar when the search provider for the native search box is the same as the toolbar search provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian Mark Chandley, Shannon Katherine Westphal
  • HIDING SEARCH BOX BASED ON SEARCH PROVIDER SETTINGS
    Publication number: 20100306237
    Abstract: The display of a search box within a toolbar is controlled based on the search provider settings of search box native to an application or operating system, such as a search box natively provider by a web browser. The search box is maintained within the toolbar when the search provider for the native search box differs from the toolbar search provider. The search box may be removed or “hidden” from the toolbar when the search provider for the native search box is the same as the toolbar search provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: ADRIAN MARK CHANDLEY, SHANNON KATHERINE WESTPHAL