Patents by Inventor U Chi Chiang

U Chi Chiang 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).

  • Combined content selection and display user interface
    Publication number: 20050005249
    Abstract: A combined content selection and content display user interface or pane is provided. A lower portion of the combined content selection and display pane includes one or more selectable buttons or icons corresponding to one or more program modules of a multiple functionality software application. An upper portion of the combined content selection and display pane includes selectable buttons or icons specific to one program module selected from the lower portion of the content selection and display pane. Selection of a given program module button or icon from the lower portion of the pane causes a display in the upper portion of the pane of one or more selectable buttons or icons associated with the selected program module. The one or more selectable buttons or icons displayed in the upper portion allow a user to select functionality and memory locations specific to the selected program module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Hill, Jesse Satterfield, Jensen Harris, Hans Bjordahl, Martijn Van Tilburg, Jason Morse, U Chi Chiang