Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Using visual landmarks to organize diagrams
- Patent Title (中): 使用可视地标来组织图表
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Application No.: US12163352Application Date: 2008-06-27
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Publication No.: US08826174B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Stephen M. Danton , Scott Roberts , Laurent Mollicone , Jordan Sehn , Tad D. Price , David K. Peck , Yuri Rychikhin
- Applicant: Stephen M. Danton , Scott Roberts , Laurent Mollicone , Jordan Sehn , Tad D. Price , David K. Peck , Yuri Rychikhin
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent Nicholas Chen; Leonard Smith; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048
Abstract:
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using visual landmarks to organize diagrams. Embodiments of the invention facilitate using visual landmarks to organize elements within a diagram. Elements of a diagram can be arranged in accordance with configurable defined properties of visual landmarks to provide some degree of layout structure within the diagram. Accordingly, embodiments of the invention provide a user experience that provides some structure but retains the flexibility of free form editing. Users can customize visual landmarks to cause the visual landmarks to exhibit desired behavior.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090327954A1 USING VISUAL LANDMARKS TO ORGANIZE DIAGRAMS Public/Granted day:2009-12-31
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