Christopher J Mcguire

Author:

Christopher McGuire

ISBN #:

0459561197

US Patent:

7362341, Apr 22, 2008

Filed:

Jun 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/452395

Inventors:

Christopher J. McGuire - Monroe WA, US
Scott R. Swanson - Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Arnquist - Woodinville WA, US
Donna M. Wallace - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06T 3/20

US Classification:

345676, 715799

Abstract:

A target acquisition model is used to position the screen display areas. An area is docked by acquiring the screen display area to be docked and dragging a representation of the screen display area towards the desired location. As the mouse pointer enters the boundaries of the target area, a target group appears within the area. A target group represents the five behaviors that can be triggered: dock to left, dock to top, dock to right, dock to bottom and dock together or tab dock. Touching the desired docking target with the mouse acquires the target.

US Patent:

20060064649, Mar 23, 2006

Filed:

Sep 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/948895

Inventors:

Jason Weber - Kirkland WA, US
Christopher McGuire - Monroe WA, US
Sara Ford - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715811000, 715829000

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for navigating a graphical user interface, or GUI. A list may be invoked by a keyboard shortcut within an integrated development environment, or IDE, for software development wherein there are a number of items such as open files and development tools between which a user must navigate. The list appears in a navigation dialog that comprises the items such as open files, tool windows sorted in a most recently used, or MRU, order, and navigation of abstract views into the data. The list may be invoked by the user from the keyboard by pressing the “Ctrl-Tab” keys, for example, and holding down the “Ctrl” key. Once invoked, the user may navigate the list to select an item to open by using the arrow keys for, example, on the keyboard or pressing the “Tab” key again, for example, while holding down the key used to initially invoke the navigation dialog. Once the user selects the desired item, the navigation dialog may be dismissed by releasing the key used to invoke it.

US Patent:

20100077324, Mar 25, 2010

Filed:

Sep 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/235714

Inventors:

Paul Harrington - Seattle WA, US
Alin Constatin - Bellevue WA, US
Matthew Johnson - Kirkland WA, US
Jean-Pierre Duplessis - Redmond WA, US
C. Douglas Hodges - Sammamish WA, US
Jeffrey David Robison - Redmond WA, US
Christopher James McGuire - Monroe WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715762

Abstract:

User interface functionality in a presentation layer is coupled with data and data processing functionality of an application in a domain-specific layer. A UI-element-factory-registrar supports registration of a UI-element-factory with the domain-specific layer for invoking a UI-element to create a UI-element object. The UI-element object is bound to a domain-specific data-source object. The presentation layer may be asynchronously notified of changes in the data-source object. Data-converter objects may be provided to convert between data formats, e.g., from a native code domain-specific layer format to a managed code presentation layer format.

US Patent:

20130325758, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

Jul 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/563351

Inventors:

Maverick J. Velasco - Sammamish WA, US
Christopher J. McGuire - Monroe WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/18

US Classification:

706 12

Abstract:

This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling a tailored operating system learning experience. The techniques can tailor a learning experience to a user's computing device or a user's specifications. This tailoring to the user's computing device may include an interactive demonstration showing a new feature controlled through a mouse if the user's computing device has a mouse, or a touchscreen if the user's computing device has a touchscreen, for example. Further, this tailoring may include showing a new feature according to a user's specifications, such as describing a feature using a large font or with a large, bright mouse-pointer if the user indicated that he or she is visually impaired.