Patents by Inventor Steven Carlyle Ihde

Steven Carlyle Ihde 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).

  • Patent number: 8645225
    Abstract: Enabling a supplier is disclosed. An indication of a transaction associated with a business process between a buyer and a supplier is received. A supplier enablement action is initiated in response to receiving the indication. The supplier enablement action is associated with enabling the supplier to join a supplier network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ariba, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Michael Federighi, Steven Carlyle Ihde, Sanish Mondkar, Mohak Shroff
  • Patent number: 8190482
    Abstract: Enabling a supplier is disclosed. An indication of a transaction associated with a business process between a buyer and a supplier is received. A supplier enablement action is initiated in response to receiving the indication. The supplier enablement action is associated with enabling the supplier to join a supplier network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Ariba, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Michael Federighi, Steven Carlyle Ihde, Sanish Mondkar, Mohak Shroff
  • Patent number: 6204828
    Abstract: A computer-driven system aids operator positioning of a cursor by integrating eye gaze and manual operator input, thus reducing pointing time and operator fatigue. A gaze tracking apparatus monitors operator eye orientation while the operator views a video screen. Concurrently, the computer monitors an input device, such as a mouse, for mechanical activation by the operator. According to the operator's eye orientation, the computer calculates the operator's gaze position. Also computed is a gaze area, comprising a sub-region of the video screen that includes the gaze position. This region, for example, may be a circle of sufficient radius to include the point of actual gaze with a certain likelihood. When the computer detects mechanical activation of the operator input device, it determines an initial cursor display position within the current gaze area. This position may be a predetermined location with respect to the gaze area, such as a point on the bottom of the gaze area periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arnon Amir, Myron Dale Flickner, Steven Carlyle Ihde, Shumin Zhai