Patents by Inventor Yngve Ternulf

Yngve Ternulf 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 for inserting objects into a working area in a computer application
    Patent number: 7071952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for facilitating the insertion of an object in a working area on a computer display, and is implemented in a computer application software. The method comprises the steps of indicating at least one subarea of the working area where an object is insertable, indicating an object type in association with each subarea, an object of said object type being insertable in said subarea, receiving input from the user selecting one of the at least one subarea, and inserting in the selected subarea an object of the type that is indicated at the selected subarea. Through this method, the user only needs to provide one single piece of input in order to insert an object in a valid location in a working area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Actcon Control AB
    Inventors: Yngve Ternulf, Shahram Pourmakhdomi, Finn Otreus