Patents by Inventor Thuy Thanh DUONG

Thuy Thanh DUONG 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).

  • System and method of providing accessibility to visualization tools
    Patent number: 11526558
    Abstract: A method and system for providing accessibility to a visualization graph may include receiving a request to begin navigating the visualization graph, the visualization graph displaying a plurality of items of information, each item of information being displayed as a node and the visualization graph representing a connection between two nodes with a connecting line, identifying a central node in the visualization graph, determining a navigation order for the visualization graph based on at least one of a strength of the connection and a type of the connection between an item of information associated with the central node and items of information associated with non-central nodes, starting to navigate the visualization graph at the central node, continuing to navigate the visualization graph to non-central nodes in accordance with the determined navigation order, and providing an audio output during the navigation to provide accessibility to the visualization graph for visually impaired individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thuy Thanh Duong, Luis Carlos Tovar Garcia, Eric David Gradel, James Edward Jackson
  • System and Method of Providing Accessibility to Visualization Tools
    Publication number: 20220171810
    Abstract: A method and system for providing accessibility to a visualization graph may include receiving a request to begin navigating the visualization graph, the visualization graph displaying a plurality of items of information, each item of information being displayed as a node and the visualization graph representing a connection between two nodes with a connecting line, identifying a central node in the visualization graph, determining a navigation order for the visualization graph based on at least one of a strength of the connection and a type of the connection between an item of information associated with the central node and items of information associated with non-central nodes, starting to navigate the visualization graph at the central node, continuing to navigate the visualization graph to non-central nodes in accordance with the determined navigation order, and providing an audio output during the navigation to provide accessibility to the visualization graph for visually impaired individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Thuy Thanh DUONG, Luis Carlos TOVAR GARCIA, Eric David GRADEL, James Edward JACKSON