Patents by Inventor W. Richard Barker

W. Richard Barker 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing a display interface utilizing a plurality of display states
    Patent number: 8689129
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying data. In one embodiment, the method displays a summary icon at an intersection of a row and a column in a first display state. The method similarly displays the summary icon and the data represented by the summary icon by expanding a display pane to accommodate the data in a second display state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Kannan Ramesh Kumar, Robert A. Morganstern, W. Richard Barker