Patents by Inventor Steven A. Shewchuk

Steven A. Shewchuk 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).

  • Indicating the default value for a property to enhance user feedback
    Patent number: 8095883
    Abstract: A system for indicating a default value for a property of a selected object to a user within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a program module is provided. The property has a value and a state that can be set. The state of the property is one of a default state and a user-set state. The value of the property is assigned the default value when the state is the default state. The system comprises a GUI control having first, second, and third interface elements. The first interface element is configured to indicate the value of the property to the user. The second interface element is configured to indicate the state of the property to the user. The third interface element is configured to indicate the default value for the property to the user when the state of the property is the user-set state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Casey A. Best, Joseph M. Jaquinta, Steven A. Shewchuk
  • INDICATING THE DEFAULT VALUE FOR A PROPERTY TO ENHANCE USER FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20090037831
    Abstract: A system for indicating a default value for a property of a selected object to a user within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a program module is provided. The property has a value and a state that can be set. The state of the property is one of a default state and a user-set state. The value of the property is assigned the default value when the state is the default state. The system comprises a GUI control having first, second, and third interface elements. The first interface element is configured to indicate the value of the property to the user. The second interface element is configured to indicate the state of the property to the user. The third interface element is configured to indicate the default value for the property to the user when the state of the property is the user-set state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Casey A. Best, Joseph M. Jaquinta, Steven A. Shewchuk