Patents by Inventor Zhiqiang Mu

Zhiqiang Mu 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).

  • Logical, safe, and more personal user interface for accessing data and launching programs or applications
    Patent number: 7437685
    Abstract: Logical, safe, personalizable, and user friendly computer user interfaces may include: (a) plural branches; (b) plural sub-branches associated with the branches; and (c) an interface control that includes: a branch locking interface, a sub-branch locking interface, a branch display control interface, and/or a sub-branch display control interface. Optionally or alternatively, user interfaces may include: (a) a first section including plural items having a first common visual characteristic; and (b) a second section including plural items having a second common visual characteristic. In this manner, the common visual characteristics may indicate an association between the items sharing the characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shuling Yu, Zhiqiang Mu
  • Wizard and help file search and management
    Patent number: 7209912
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for searching and finding help files and wizards of computer operating systems and computer software applications that allow system administrators or users to quickly find the help file or wizard, invoke the help file or wizard, and execute the help file or wizard. Search keywords may be entered into a search dialog using a variety of different languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shuling Yu, Zhiqiang Mu
  • Logical, safe, and more personal user interface for accessing data and launching programs or applications
    Publication number: 20040179033
    Abstract: Logical, safe, personalizable, and user friendly computer user interfaces may include: (a) plural branches; (b) plural sub-branches associated with the branches; and (c) an interface control that includes: a branch locking interface, a sub-branch locking interface, a branch display control interface, and/or a sub-branch display control interface. Optionally or alternatively, user interfaces may include: (a) a first section including plural items having a first common visual characteristic; and (b) a second section including plural items having a second common visual characteristic. In this manner, the common visual characteristics may indicate an association between the items sharing the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shuling Yu, Zhiqiang Mu
  • Wizard and help file search and management
    Publication number: 20020188612
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for searching and finding help files and wizards of computer operating systems and computer software applications that allow system administrators or users to quickly find the help file or wizard, invoke the help file or wizard, and execute the help file or wizard. Search keywords may be entered into a search dialog using a variety of different languages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shuling Yu, Zhiqiang Mu