Sharon I Walker

US Patent:

8346751, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Jun 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/872051

Inventors:

Zhiying Jin - Lexington MA, US
Fenglin Yin - Lexington MA, US
Sharon Marie Walker - Coppell TX, US
Jennifer Logan Stelling - Southlake TX, US
David A. Philbin - Arlington MA, US
Demetrios Karis - Cambridge MA, US
Hannah Y. Moon - Boston MA, US
John S. Huitema - Arlington MA, US
William Christopher Smith - Lewisville TX, US

Assignee:

Verizon Laboratories Inc. - Waltham MA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707708, 707724, 707725

Abstract:

A map-based search application for map-based category navigation includes geographic data, category data, and categorized data comprising at least one item, wherein each item is associated with each of the geographic data and the category data. Accordingly, a user is enabled to search for categorized data that satisfies at least one condition related to the geographic data and at least one condition related to the category data. The invention further comprises a display for displaying a list of results from a search, wherein the list comprises the at least one item.

US Patent:

8555203, Oct 8, 2013

Filed:

Jun 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/872266

Inventors:

Zhiying Jin - Lexington MA, US
Fenglin Yin - Lexington MA, US
Sharon Marie Walker - Coppell TX, US
Jennifer Logan Stelling - Southlake TX, US
David A. Philbin - Arlington MA, US
Demetrios Karis - Cambridge MA, US
Hannah Y. Moon - Boston MA, US
William Christopher Smith - Lewisville TX, US

Assignee:

Verizon Laboratories Inc. - Waltham MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715835

Abstract:

A graphical user interface (GUI) includes an icon stack comprising a plurality of icons in an area within the GUI, whereby the icons overlap. The GUI further includes at least one interstitial navigation box that is capable of displaying information about at least one item associated with one of the icons.