Patents by Inventor Sharon Marie Walker

Sharon Marie Walker 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).

  • Hierarchical category index navigational system
    Patent number: 9122703
    Abstract: A map-based search application for map-based category navigation includes geographic data, category data, and categorized data comprising at least one item, wherein each item is associated with each of the geographic data and the category data. Accordingly, a user is enabled to search for categorized data that satisfies at least one condition related to the geographic data and at least one condition related to the category data. The invention further comprises a display for displaying a list of results from a search, wherein the list comprises the at least one item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiying Jin, Fenglin Yin, Sharon Marie Walker, Jennifer Logan Stelling, David Anthony Philbin, Demetrios Karis, Hannah Youngsil Moon, John S. Huitema, William Christopher Smith
  • Stackable icons
    Patent number: 8555203
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) includes an icon stack comprising a plurality of icons in an area within the GUI, whereby the icons overlap. The GUI further includes at least one interstitial navigation box that is capable of displaying information about at least one item associated with one of the icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiying Jin, Fenglin Yin, Sharon Marie Walker, Jennifer Logan Stelling, David A. Philbin, Demetrios Karis, Hannah Y. Moon, William Christopher Smith
  • Hierarchial category index navigational system
    Patent number: 8346751
    Abstract: A map-based search application for map-based category navigation includes geographic data, category data, and categorized data comprising at least one item, wherein each item is associated with each of the geographic data and the category data. Accordingly, a user is enabled to search for categorized data that satisfies at least one condition related to the geographic data and at least one condition related to the category data. The invention further comprises a display for displaying a list of results from a search, wherein the list comprises the at least one item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiying Jin, Fenglin Yin, Sharon Marie Walker, Jennifer Logan Stelling, David A. Philbin, Demetrios Karis, Hannah Y. Moon, John S. Huitema, William Christopher Smith