Patents by Inventor Tom Hoke

Tom Hoke 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: 9003298
    Abstract: A web page behavior control (WPBC) menu is provided on a rendered web page for enabling a user to perform actions on a portion of the web page content such as customizing, editing, sharing, analyzing, exporting, and/or annotating the content. The user may automatically activate the menu by performing a unique gesture on the rendered web page and/or by selecting a portion of the web page content. The WPBC menu may provide a list of applications which may be selected for modifying and managing the portion of selected web page content. The application may provide full functionality for managing the web page content in a separate user interface and/or directly on the rendered web page. Furthermore, manipulation of data presentation on the rendered web page such as table properties of a spreadsheet may be enabled through natural gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Hoke, Lawrence Waldman, Amy Lin, Johnny Campbell, Shahar Prish, Daniel Battagin, Harrison Gordon
  • Publication number: 20120173963
    Abstract: A web page behavior control (WPBC) menu is provided on a rendered web page for enabling a user to perform actions on a portion of the web page content such as customizing, editing, sharing, analyzing, exporting, and/or annotating the content. The user may automatically activate the menu by performing a unique gesture on the rendered web page and/or by selecting a portion of the web page content. The WPBC menu may provide a list of applications which may be selected for modifying and managing the portion of selected web page content. The application may provide full functionality for managing the web page content in a separate user interface and/or directly on the rendered web page. Furthermore, manipulation of data presentation on the rendered web page such as table properties of a spreadsheet may be enabled through natural gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Hoke, Lawrence Waldman, Amy Lin, Johnny Campbell, Shahar Prish, Daniel Battagin, Harrison Gordon
  • Publication number: 20070050699
    Abstract: Table styles provide a way to format an entire spreadsheet table quickly and easily. According to described implementations, table styles can be created and customized for repeated use in a spreadsheet application. As a result, a user does not have to manually modify multiple formatting options for each table included in one or more spreadsheets. A graphical user interface is also described that provides simple user access to existing table styles that can be modified according to the user's requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Simkhay, David Gainer, Tom Hoke, Benjamin Chamberlain, Paavany Jayanty, Charles Ellis
  • Publication number: 20070050700
    Abstract: Spreadsheets are subdivided into formattable table elements that may include multiple table cells so that the multiple table cells can be formatted as a single element. As such, a gradient format can be applied across the range of multiple table cells instead of to individual table cells. A format property can be applied to a spreadsheet table to provide alternating table element formats that are automatically updated when cells or formattable table elements are added, deleted, hidden, shown or moved. As a result, when a table modification is made, the alternating format of the table is updated before the table is rendered on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Simkhay, David Gainer, Tom Hoke, Benjamin Chamberlain, Paavany Jayanty, Charles Ellis