Travis M Spomer

US Patent:

20130080966, Mar 28, 2013

Filed:

Feb 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/405369

Inventors:

Erez Kikin-Gil - Redmond WA, US
Maya Rodrig - Seattle WA, US
Travis Mark Spomer - Redmond WA, US
Anna Kaplunov - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Alexander Selig - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715776

Abstract:

A note taking application displays a notebook with a multi-column hierarchical navigation display. Each column has navigation elements that are activated to navigate through one or more notebooks. The user can control the display to expose more or fewer navigation columns.

US Patent:

20130080913, Mar 28, 2013

Filed:

Feb 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/404015

Inventors:

Maya Rodrig - Seattle WA, US
Erez Kikin-Gil - Redmond WA, US
Travis Mark Spomer - Redmond WA, US
Anna Kaplunov - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715751, 715776, 715769

Abstract:

A note taking application displays a notebook with a multi-column hierarchical navigation display. Each column has navigation elements that are activated to navigate through one or more notebooks. The user can control the display to expose more or fewer navigation columns.

US Patent:

20190155456, May 23, 2019

Filed:

Jan 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/257419

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Charles Scott WALKER - Sammamish WA, US
Travis SPOMER - Redmond WA, US
Taili FENG - Bellevue WA, US
Julie Christa SETO - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481
G06F 17/24
G06F 3/0485
G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0354
G06F 3/0488
G06F 3/01
G06F 3/0482

Abstract:

Aspects of a system for automatically managing a pane in a user interface on a small form factor computing device include an adaptive pane module for determining when an event that affects the canvas size occurs, such as changing the display configuration or reorienting the display, which in turn affects pane management, or the opening or closing of a pane. The adaptive pane module manages the pane. After managing the pane, the system resizes the canvas and reflows the content as appropriate for a small form factor computing device.

US Patent:

20160209987, Jul 21, 2016

Filed:

Jun 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/755794

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Charles Scott Walker - Sammamish WA, US
Travis Spomer - Redmond WA, US
Taili Feng - Bellevue WA, US
Julie Christa Seto - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0485
G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0482

Abstract:

Aspects of a system for automatically managing a pane in a user interface on a small form factor computing device include an adaptive pane module for determining when an event that affects the canvas size occurs, such as changing the display configuration or reorienting the display, which in turn affects pane management, or the opening or closing of a pane. The adaptive pane module manages the pane. After managing the pane, the system resizes the canvas and reflows the content as appropriate for a small form factor computing device.

US Patent:

20160209994, Jul 21, 2016

Filed:

Jun 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/755590

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Charles Scott Walker - Sammamish WA, US
Travis Spomer - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Aspects of a system for automatically adapting an application user interface display on a small form factor computing device include a computing device having at least a processing device, a memory, and a display. The user interface is a functional landscape of an application that accommodates and displays, in various combinations, multiple regions of application functional controls and information. An adaptive user interface display module detects a change in available screen space for the application user interface on a small form factor computing device, and adjusts the functional landscape accordingly.

US Patent:

20150286344, Oct 8, 2015

Filed:

Aug 6, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/453445

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Travis Spomer - Redmond WA, US
Ryan Sloan - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Embodiments of a system for automatically managing panes in relation to the application canvas in a user interface. The system includes a pane manager that works in conjunction with applications to provide access to panes while keeping a minimum amount of user content visible. The system allows an application to define a protected canvas size. When a pane is needed, the system determines if sufficient room for the pane exists or can be created by dismissing another pane. If so, the pane is added. If not, the pane may be displayed in a temporary manner. The system also responds to changes in the user interface size. If the user interface size decreases to a point where sufficient room for existing panes is no longer available, one or more of the existing panes are dismissed.

US Patent:

20150286533, Oct 8, 2015

Filed:

Aug 6, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/453481

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Matthew S. Feczko - Boston MA, US
Charles Scott Walker - Sammamish WA, US
Michael Jeffers - Boston MA, US
Douglas Lane Milvaney - Cambridge MA, US
J. David McCall - Cambridge MA, US
Travis Spomer - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 11/14
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

Save and synchronization status information is provided. The save and synchronization status information may be concise yet informative to a user and may provide an indication of the current save state of the document: “saved,” “dirty,” or “saving.” The indication of the current save state may be displayed in a consistent and reliable spot such that the user may reliably know where to look to find the document's save status. Other save states may be included, such as offline or error. The indication may be selectable, such that when selected, the user may see additional save and synchronization status detail, and may be enabled to rename the document.

US Patent:

20150277682, Oct 1, 2015

Filed:

Jul 22, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/338078

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Travis Spomer - Redmond WA, US
Maya Rodrig - Seattle WA, US
Erez Kikin-Gil - Bellevue WA, US
Charles Scott Walker - Sammamish WA, US
Han-Wen Yeh - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0482

Abstract:

A method for displaying a scalable user interface on a display device includes arranging multiple regions of application functionalities and information for display substantially in-line within a designated area of an application, identifying an amount of space available to the user interface within the designated area of the application, comparing the amount of available application space with an amount of space used by the multiple regions of application functionalities and information, and adjusting the visual display of at least one of the multiple regions of application functionalities and information according to one or more predetermined scaling priorities to accommodate the available space within the designated area of the application.