Patents by Inventor Zach Oligschlaeger

Zach Oligschlaeger 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: 10719233
    Abstract: Techniques for providing an arc layout for a soft input panel are described. In some examples, an electronic device can transition from providing a substantially straight and/or horizontal layout for the soft input panel to an arc layout for the soft input panel. The electronic device can display a graphical element at a location on the soft input panel. The electronic device can receive input corresponding to, for example, a swipe of the graphical element in a curved manner across the soft input panel. Based on the input, the electronic device can transition from displaying the soft input panel using the substantially straight layout to displaying the soft input panel using the arc layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy S. Paek, Dmitry Rudchenko, Zach Oligschlaeger, Asela J. Gunawardana
  • Patent number: 10628036
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for customizing a design of a soft input panel. An electronic device can provide a keyboard customization interface to enable a user to specify a color, font, background image, and the like for the soft input panel. The user may provide input through the keyboard customization interface to customize the design (e.g., theme) of the soft input panel. The user may provide an image to be used as a background for the soft input panel. The electronic device can analyze the image to determine a most prominent color of the image. A portion of the soft input panel can be set to a color that is based on the most prominent color of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy S. Paek, Dmitry Rudchenko, Zach Oligschlaeger, Asela J. Gunawardana
  • Publication number: 20170205992
    Abstract: Techniques for customizing a design of a soft input panel are described herein. For instance, an electronic device can provide a keyboard customization interface to enable a user to specify a color, font, background image, and so on for the soft input panel. The user may provide input through the keyboard customization interface to customize the design (e.g., theme) of the soft input panel. In some instances, the user may provide an image to be used as a background for the soft input panel. The electronic device can analyze the image to determine a most prominent color of the image. A portion of the soft input panel can be set to a color that is based on the most prominent color of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy S. Paek, Dmitry Rudchenko, Zach Oligschlaeger, Asela J. Gunawardana
  • Publication number: 20170206003
    Abstract: Techniques for providing an arc layout for a soft input panel are described. In some examples, an electronic device can transition from providing a substantially straight and/or horizontal layout for the soft input panel to an arc layout for the soft input panel. The electronic device can display a graphical element at a location on the soft input panel. The electronic device can receive input corresponding to, for example, a swipe of the graphical element in a curved manner across the soft input panel. Based on the input, the electronic device can transition from displaying the soft input panel using the substantially straight layout to displaying the soft input panel using the arc layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy S. Paek, Dmitry Rudchenko, Zach Oligschlaeger, Asela J. Gunawardana