Paige K Parsons

Title: Paige K. Parsons: Graphical User Interface Inventor

Introduction

Paige K. Parsons is an inventor associated with Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Apple Inc. Her patent work includes improvements to graphical user interfaces, particularly tools that help users browse information and understand the status of displayed objects.

Latest Patents

Parsons is named on 2 patents concerning graphical user interface design.

“Aspect and Style Elements of an Improved Graphical User Interface” describes controls for choosing what information appears alongside objects in a computer interface. Aspect elements determine the information shown for an individual object, while style elements govern the information displayed for objects throughout a pane.

“Status Indicators of an Improved Graphical User Interface” concerns visual cues that communicate attributes or states associated with displayed objects. The indicators appear near their corresponding objects, and a dynamically adjustable sidebar provides a designated area for them.

Career Highlights

Parsons’s patent contributions focus on making browsing interfaces more customizable and informative. The inventions describe ways to organize object-related information and present status cues within a graphical interface.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Andrew L. Shalit and Steven Henry Strassmann as Parsons’s coworkers. Her company affiliation is Apple Inc.

Conclusion

Paige K. Parsons’s two patents address practical interface improvements that help users customize displayed information and recognize the status of objects while browsing.