Dennis J Mccarthy

US Patent:

6937237, Aug 30, 2005

Filed:

Feb 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/796159

Inventors:

Dennis John McCarthy - Glen Ellen CA, US
Donald Wilson Stark - Santa Rosa CA, US

Assignee:

Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06T011/20

US Classification:

345440, 702209

Abstract:

Traces are placed in a plurality of windows. Each trace is weighted based on a plurality of attributes of the trace. The traces are sorted based on the weighting. Boundaries between traces are assigned based on transitions in attributes. The boundaries function to divide the traces into windows.

US Patent:

20090019396, Jan 15, 2009

Filed:

Jul 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/775879

Inventors:

Dennis J. McCarthy - Glen Ellen CA, US

Assignee:

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Loveland CO

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715827

Abstract:

A User Programmable Key resides on an instrument to assist a user to access and execute preferred features of the instrument in a minimal amount of time. A feature or a set of features are programmed into the User Programmable Key by a user from some or all of the available features in an instrument. The User Programmable Key is assigned to an area adjacent or on the graphical user interface and visible while a user accesses other available buttons, menus or features of an instrument's menu tree.

US Patent:

20150128093, May 7, 2015

Filed:

Nov 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/071561

Inventors:

- Minneapolis MN, US
Dennis J. McCarthy - Glen Ellen CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0488

US Classification:

715863

Abstract:

A method of operating a data processing system having a touch enabled display screen to alter the value of a specified variable in the data processing system is disclosed. A value control is provided on the display screen to alter the variable. The value control has an increment tap region, a decrement tap region, and a drag region. The data processing system recognizes gestures in these regions and changes the variable in response to the gestures by an amount that is determined by the gesture. The drag gesture is characterized by a drag direction and a drag length, the drag direction depending on whether the drag gesture is performed toward the increment or decrement tap regions. The value control is advantageous for small display screens.