Patents by Inventor TINISHA ROCCA

TINISHA ROCCA 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).

  • Techniques to present a user interface for the visually impaired
    Patent number: 10838692
    Abstract: A method of and system for presentencing a user interface for the visually impaired is carried by dividing a user interface area of a user interface into a plurality of sections, mapping a different audible tone to each one of the plurality of sections, associating each one of the plurality of sections with a category, displaying a pane in one section of the plurality of sections, the pane having information about the category associated with the one section, receiving a first touch gesture on the pane, outputting a first audio signal having an audible tone mapped to the section, and depending on a type of the first touch gesture, outputting speech data for at least some of the information, the some of the information depending on a duration and a direction of the first touch gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jarnail Chudge, Tinisha Rocca, Joanna Mabbitt, Helen Day, Simon Middlemiss, Stuart McCarthy
  • TECHNIQUES TO PRESENT A USER INTERFACE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
    Publication number: 20190196782
    Abstract: A method of and system for presentencing a user interface for the visually impaired is carried by dividing a user interface area of a user interface into a plurality of sections, mapping a different audible tone to each one of the plurality of sections, associating each one of the plurality of sections with a category, displaying a pane in one section of the plurality of sections, the pane having information about the category associated with the one section, receiving a first touch gesture on the pane, outputting a first audio signal having an audible tone mapped to the section, and depending on a type of the first touch gesture, outputting speech data for at least some of the information, the some of the information depending on a duration and a direction of the first touch gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jarnail CHUDGE, Tinisha ROCCA, Joanna MABBITT, Helen DAY, Simon MIDDLEMISS, Stuart McCARTHY
  • Techniques to present a user interface for the visually impaired
    Patent number: 10255038
    Abstract: Techniques to provide a user interface usable by anyone including the visually impaired are disclosed. Embodiments include dividing a display area of an electronic device into a workspace comprising a plurality of sections; associating each section with a different category; displaying a pane in a section including information for the associated category; receiving a touch gesture on a pane for a section; and outputting an audio signal comprising information of the pane. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jarnail Chudge, Tinisha Rocca, Joanna Mabbitt, Helen Day, Simon Middlemiss, Stuart McCarthy
  • TECHNIQUES TO PRESENT A USER INTERFACE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
    Publication number: 20140325353
    Abstract: Techniques to provide a user interface usable by anyone including the visually impaired are disclosed. Embodiments include dividing a display area of an electronic device into a workspace comprising a plurality of sections; associating each section with a different category; displaying a pane in a section including information for the associated category; receiving a touch gesture on a pane for a section; and outputting an audio signal comprising information of the pane. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Coprporation
    Inventors: JARNAIL CHUDGE, TINISHA ROCCA, JOANNA MABBITT, HELEN DAY, SIMON MIDDLEMISS, STUART McCARTHY