Patents by Inventor Tamara Stephas
Tamara Stephas 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).
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Patent number: 7810042Abstract: Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly locate text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, David Switzer, Shawna Swanson, Kevin P. Paulson, Tamara Stephas
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Patent number: 7797639Abstract: Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly locate text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, David Switzer, Shawna Swanson, Kevin P. Paulson, Tamara Stephas
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Publication number: 20060294473Abstract: Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly locate text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Leroy Keely, David Switzer, Shawna Swanson, Kevin Paulson, Tamara Stephas
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Publication number: 20060277471Abstract: Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly locate text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Leroy Keely, David Switzer, Shawna Swanson, Kevin Paulson, Tamara Stephas
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Patent number: 7100119Abstract: Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly located text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2002Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, David Switzer, Shawna Swanson, Kevin P. Paulson, Tamara Stephas
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Publication number: 20040085364Abstract: Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly located text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Leroy B. Keely, David Switzer, Shawna Swanson, Kevin P. Paulson, Tamara Stephas