Patents by Inventor Walt Sigtermans

Walt Sigtermans 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 help information in multiple formats
    Patent number: 7299415
    Abstract: A system and method that provides help information pertaining a process entity, such as a process device, in a number of different formats presents a first display template that enables a user to request the help information in a first format such as a DDHelp format and presents a second template in response to selection of the first template by the user wherein the second template includes the help information in the first format. The system and method then present a third graphical template that enables a user to request the help information in a second format, such as a WinHelp format and present a fourth template in response to selection of the third template by the user wherein the fourth template includes the help information in the second format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Opheim, Walt Sigtermans, Sean Wilson
  • Method and apparatus for providing help information in multiple formats
    Publication number: 20040255057
    Abstract: A system and method that provides help information pertaining a process entity, such as a process device, in a number of different formats presents a first display template that enables a user to request the help information in a first format such as a DDHelp format and presents a second template in response to selection of the first template by the user wherein the second template includes the help information in the first format. The system and method then present a third graphical template that enables a user to request the help information in a second format, such as a WinHelp format and present a fourth template in response to selection of the third template by the user wherein the fourth template includes the help information in the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Greg Opheim, Walt Sigtermans, Sean Wilson