Theodore Wirth Gray

US Patent:

7747981, Jun 29, 2010

Filed:

Sep 23, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/234550

Inventors:

Theodore W. Gray - Urbana IL, US

Assignee:

Wolfram Research, Inc. - Champaign IL

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717108, 717107, 717109, 717111, 717113, 717121

Abstract:

In a method for presenting to a user information operated on by a computational software application, a relationship between states of a user interface mechanism located on a workspace associated with the computational software application and an underlying object operated on by the computational software application may be determined. The relationship may be defined at least in part by configuration data capable of being interpreted by the computational software application. A change in a value of the underlying object may be detected, and a current state of the user interface mechanism may be changed based on the detected change in the value of the underlying object and according to the relationship. Additionally, a change in the current state of the user interface mechanism caused by a user may be detected, and the current value of the underlying object may be changed based on the detected change in the current state of the user interface mechanism and according to the relationship.

US Patent:

8407580, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Apr 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/697989

Inventors:

Theodore W. Gray - Champaign IL, US
Stephen Wolfram - Champaign IL, US

Assignee:

Wolfram Research, Inc. - Champaign IL

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715219, 715220, 715808

Abstract:

In a method for presenting information, an interactive document, for example, may be created that includes both an input expression and a result generated by evaluating the input expression, and where the input expression can be selectively hidden. This may permit “decluttering” of the document so that it may be easier to follow. At the same time, user interface mechanisms allow a viewer to reveal the input expression if the viewer desires to see the input expression. In this method, an input expression and a result corresponding to an evaluation of the input expression are presented on a workspace associated with a computational software application. Additionally, a first user interface mechanism associated with the input expression is presented on the workspace. In response to an activation of the first user interface mechanism, the input expression may be hidden on the workspace, while the result is presented on the workspace.

US Patent:

8413116, Apr 2, 2013

Filed:

Jun 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/825294

Inventors:

Theodore W. Gray - Urbana IL, US

Assignee:

Wolfram Research, Inc. - Champaign IL

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717121, 717104, 717110

Abstract:

In a method for presenting to a user information operated on by a computational software application, a relationship between states of a user interface mechanism located on a workspace associated with the computational software application and an underlying object operated on by the computational software application may be determined. The relationship may be defined at least in part by configuration data capable of being interpreted by the computational software application. A change in a value of the underlying object may be detected, and a current state of the user interface mechanism may be changed based on the detected change in the value of the underlying object and according to the relationship. Additionally, a change in the current state of the user interface mechanism caused by a user may be detected, and the current value of the underlying object may be changed based on the detected change in the current state of the user interface mechanism and according to the relationship.

US Patent:

8631323, Jan 14, 2014

Filed:

Apr 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/788193

Inventors:

Theodore W. Gray - Champaign IL, US

Assignee:

Wolfram Research, Inc. - Champaign IL

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

715255, 717112, 717113

Abstract:

In a computing environment, a method for treating display characteristics of input displayed via a user interface includes receiving input from a user interface, the input including at least one character, determining the scope of the input, categorizing input into at least one category, and applying at least one display treatment to the input associated with at least one category, wherein the display treatment is applied as each character is received from the user interface.

US Patent:

20110242007, Oct 6, 2011

Filed:

Apr 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/753024

Inventors:

Theodore W. Gray - Champaign IL, US
Max Whitby - London, GB

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173

Abstract:

A method and apparatus of providing graphics in an e-book page includes displaying an e-book page of an e-book on a display, wherein the e-book page includes an embedded moving image object, receiving a multi-touch user input via a multi-touch touchscreen associated with the display, wherein the multi-touch user input corresponds to a user input command to animate the moving image object, and animating the moving image object in place in the e-book page in response to the multi-touch user input. The embedded moving object may be one of a plurality of embedded moving image objects included in the e-book page and the method and apparatus may receive a plurality of multi-touch user inputs via the multi-touch touchscreen associated with the display, with each multi-touch user input corresponding to a respective user input command to animate a respective moving image object. The method and apparatus may then animate each of the plurality of moving image objects in place in the e-book page in response to the plurality of multi-touch user inputs.

US Patent:

20130031082, Jan 31, 2013

Filed:

Jul 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/560507

Inventors:

Stephen Wolfram - Champaign IL, US
Theodore W. Gray - Champaign IL, US

Assignee:

WOLFRAM ALPHA LLC - Champaign IL

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707706, 707E17015

Abstract:

A user interface application is created to prompt a user for information and to generate a query to be submitted to a natural language (NL) query answering system. A first user is prompted to submit an NL query, and the NL query is received. The user interface application is generated using the NL query and so that the user interface application is configured to prompt the first user or a second user to provide information, receive the information, generate a computer-generated query based on the NL query and the received information, provide the computer-generated query to the NL query answering system, receive answer information from the NL query answering system in response to the computer-generated query, and cause at least some of the answer information to be displayed on a display device.

US Patent:

20130125094, May 16, 2013

Filed:

Nov 15, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/678168

Inventors:

Theodore W. Gray - Champaign IL, US

Assignee:

WOLFRAM ALPHA LLC - Champaign IL

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717109

Abstract:

A method facilitates development of instructions in a precise syntax, such as software source code or built-in functions of a computational system, using natural language (NL) input. A user may enter NL input in a workspace. An NL processing system may process the NL input to generate instruction(s) in a precise syntax that corresponds to the NL input. The instruction(s) in the precise syntax then may be included in the workspace.

US Patent:

20210286596, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

Feb 22, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/181555

Inventors:

- Champaign IL, US
Theodore W. GRAY - Champaign IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 8/30
G06F 40/40

Abstract:

A method facilitates development of instructions in a precise syntax, such as built-in functions of a computational system such as a spreadsheet application, using natural language (NL) input. A user may enter NL input in a workspace. An NL processing system may process the NL input to generate instruction(s) in a precise syntax that corresponds to the NL input. The instruction(s) in the precise syntax then may be included in the workspace.

Author:

Theodore Gray

ISBN #:

0521771536

Author:

Theodore Gray

ISBN #:

0521777690

Author:

Theodore W. Gray

ISBN #:

0201528096

Author:

Theodore W. Gray

ISBN #:

0521622026

Author:

Theodore W. Gray

ISBN #:

0521627346