Patents by Inventor Srinivas Voora

Srinivas Voora 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).

  • Lightweight reference user interface
    Patent number: 7992085
    Abstract: A lightweight information user interface is provided for displaying information about a focused-on (e.g., mouse-over) text item, data item or other object in an electronic document that minimizes interruption of workflow with the electronic document. Upon focus on a word or other object in an electronic document a quick look-up function may be invoked for retrieving information from a local or remote information source about the focused-on item. Retrieved information, for example, translations, dictionary definitions and research information, is displayed in close proximity to the focused-on item in a lightweight information user interface. Information may be displayed according to a variety of media types including text, audio, video, pictures, bitmap images, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thiti Wang-Aryattanwanich, Eric D. Bailey, Anatoliy Burukhin, Christopher Pratley, Roberto C. Taboada, Srinivas Voora
  • Lingtweight reference user interface
    Publication number: 20080021886
    Abstract: A lightweight information user interface is provided for displaying information about a focused-on (e.g., mouse-over) text item, data item or other object in an electronic document that minimizes interruption of workflow with the electronic document. Upon focus on a word or other object in an electronic document a quick look-up function may be invoked for retrieving information from a local or remote information source about the focused-on item. Retrieved information, for example, translations, dictionary definitions and research information, is displayed in close proximity to the focused-on item in a lightweight information user interface. Information may be displayed according to a variety of media types including text, audio, video, pictures, bitmap images, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thiti Wang-Aryattanwanich, Eric Bailey, Anatoliy Burukhin, Christopher Pratley, Roberto Taboada, Srinivas Voora