Paul M Reid

US Patent:

7644367, Jan 5, 2010

Filed:

May 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/439514

Inventors:

Brendan McKeon - Seattle WA, US
Robert Sinclair - Sammamish WA, US
Patricia M Wagoner - Redmond WA, US
Paul J. Reid - Woodinville WA, US
Michael A. Friedman - Sammamish WA, US
Heather S. Burns - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715762, 715747

Abstract:

A method and system providing a client with user interface information are described. The method and system implement a set of application program interfaces for providing user interface information to a client through an accessibility system. The accessibility system includes a mechanism for transferring user interface information from a provider side to the client side and a logical tree for selectively revealing user interface information. The application program interface system includes client side application program interfaces for assisting the client in obtaining user interface information. The client side application program interfaces include an automation class, a logical element class, a raw element class, control pattern classes, and an input class. The provider side application program interfaces include a provider automation class, a provider automation interface, a raw element interface, and control pattern provider interfaces.

US Patent:

20130067397, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/230561

Inventors:

Douglas R. Kirschner - Seattle WA, US
Brett David Humphrey - Seattle WA, US
Paul J. Reid - Woodinville WA, US
Matthew B. Karr - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 3/033

US Classification:

715799, 715863, 715800

Abstract:

A touch screen computing device with an easy to use user interface. The computing device provides on the touch screen a control area associated with a content viewing area. Touch inputs that initiate in the control area, even if they extend into the viewing area, are interpreted as commands that manipulate the display of content. Other touch inputs are interpreted as interactions with displayed content. The control area may be formatted to allow easy access by a user holding the computing device. Through such an interface the user may input commands specifying direct manipulation of the content, to without frustration that can occur from the computing device incorrectly interpreting those commands as interaction with the content.

US Patent:

20180004547, Jan 4, 2018

Filed:

Jun 30, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/199841

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Stephanie Lyn Burg - Seattle WA, US
Paul James Reid - Woodinville WA, US
Seth David Fox - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 17/24
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

User interface information related to relevant events of interest is provided. Events can occur anywhere in a document, and may or may not be relevant to a user utilizing an assistive technology (AT) application, such as a screen reader. A provider-side signaling system component determines whether raised events are relevant to the user. In some examples, when an application makes a plurality of attribute changes in a document at once, the signaling provider batches the related events as a single transaction, and generates a generalized annotation describing the changes. The signaling provider further packages the event notification, and sends the event notification to a client-side signaling system component. The signaling client receives the notification, and determines whether to alert the user of the event(s) based on verbosity settings. The AT application is enabled to interpret the event notification and alert the user in a meaningful way.