Sara K Brown

US Patent:

7479968, Jan 20, 2009

Filed:

Jan 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/344396

Inventors:

Sara Melanie Brown - Palo Alto CA, US
Ryan Hill - Mountain View CA, US
Amit Kumar - East Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Parker - Burlingame CA, US
Dachuan Zhang - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G09G 5/02
G06K 9/00
G06K 9/35
G06F 17/00
G06T 11/00
H04N 1/46
H04N 1/387
G06K 9/20
G06K 9/34
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

345592, 345589, 345619, 345629, 345470, 382164, 382282, 382284, 715200, 715700, 715764, 358537, 358538, 358452, 358453

Abstract:

Highlighting selected objects in an electronic document is provided in a manner such that a highlighted object maintains coloring and formatting properties to allow for a maintenance of visual fidelity with a pre-highlighted view of the highlighted object and that allows for a semi-transparent background underneath a highlighted object that allows a user to see and appreciate the coloring and any visual properties applied to the background underneath the highlighting applied to the selected object.

US Patent:

7676469, Mar 9, 2010

Filed:

Feb 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/360910

Inventors:

Sara M. Brown - Palo Alto CA, US
Andy Chin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Hoa N. Lu - Oakland CA, US
Andre Chen - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/06

US Classification:

707 7

Abstract:

A system and method for updating a source copy of an ordered list (the source list) comprising a plurality of list items according to modifications made to the order of the list items in a local copy of the ordered list (the local list) is provided. Each list item includes an order value. The order of the list items is determined according to the order values. To update the source list, the list items that have been moved in the local list are identified and placed on a temporary list, retaining the ordinal position in the local list. For each list item in the temporary list, the list item is placed back in the local list and its order value is set according to the average of the previous list item's order value and the subsequent list item's order value. The list item is then written to the source list.

US Patent:

7712018, May 4, 2010

Filed:

Dec 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/302001

Inventors:

Sara Melanie Brown - Palo Alto CA, US
Dachuan Zhang - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jonathan Patrick Schoeller - Mountain View CA, US
Michael John Arvold - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715204, 715256

Abstract:

Selecting and formatting warped text is disclosed. Text effects such as an underline effect and/or a strikethrough effect may be transformed along with rectangular text to form a warped text element. In such a situation, the text effects are warped with the characters of the text. Also, warped text may be accurately selected or “hit. ” The coordinates of a selection of warped text are inversely transformed to map the selection to the rectangular text. The inverse transform provides an accurate manner to determine the scope and location of the selection. When the scope and location are determined, the graphical representation of the selection may be transformed to provide a user with an accurate representation of a warped selection.

US Patent:

7831572, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Feb 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/360869

Inventors:

Sara M. Brown - Palo Alto CA, US
Andy Chin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Hoa N. Lu - Oakland CA, US
Andre Chen - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707695, 707645

Abstract:

A system and method for updating a source copy of an ordered list (the source list) comprising a plurality of list items according to modifications made to the order of the list items in a local copy of the ordered list (the local list) is provided. Each list item includes an order value. The order of the list items is determined according to the order values. To update the source list, the list items that have been moved in the local list are identified and placed on a temporary list, retaining the ordinal position in the local list. For each list item in the temporary list, the list item is placed back in the local list and its order value is set according to the average of the previous list item's order value and the subsequent list item's order value. The list item is then written to the source list.

US Patent:

7130851, Oct 31, 2006

Filed:

May 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/437593

Inventors:

Sara M. Brown - Palo Alto CA, US
Andy Chin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Hoa N. Lu - Oakland CA, US
Andre Chen - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/06

US Classification:

707 7, 719315, 719328, 700 4, 700 28, 718106

Abstract:

A system and method for updating a source copy of an ordered list (the source list) comprising a plurality of list items according to modifications made to the order of the list items in a local copy of the ordered list (the local list) is provided. Each list item includes an order value. The order of the list items is determined according to the order values. To update the source list, the list items that have been moved in the local list are identified and placed on a temporary list, retaining the ordinal position in the local list. For each list item in the temporary list, the list item is placed back in the local list and its order value is set according to the average of the previous list item's order value and the subsequent list item's order value. The list item is then written to the source list.