MICHAEL CHEN, MD
Anesthesiologist Assistant at Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA

5898434, Apr 27, 1999

Aug 22, 1994

8/294242

Ian S. Small - Cupertino CA
Michael Chen - Palo Alto CA
Eric L. Zarakov - Los Gatos CA
Richard L. Mander - Menlo Park CA
Laurie J. Vertelney - Palo Alto CA
Amanda R. Mander - Menlo Park CA
Michael A. Arent - Albany CA
James P. Faris - Santa Cruz CA
Jeffrey E. Tycz - Santa Cruz CA
Lewis C. Knapp - Mountain View CA

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

G06F 314

345348

A user interface having a plurality of user interface elements for marking, finding, organizing, and processing data stored in a computer system. Each element typically has an appearance which is related to the data or function the element is designed to represent or perform. The elements may simply mark data within the document, or may be programmed to cause the computer to perform some function in association with the marked data. Methods of marking data and searching the memory for marked data by use of switches or buttons is disclosed. Further, useful elements for systems such as computerized camera systems, portable multimedia systems, and remote controls are also described. Some of the user interface elements of the present invention may have an appearance and/or functionality dependent upon the context in which the element is used, and/or dependent upon the user's identity. Methods for arranging the elements in stacks, and for providing for automatic application of elements to captured image data are also disclosed.

7694290, Apr 6, 2010

Sep 1, 2005

11/219089

Lixia Liu - Beijing, CN
Michael K. Chen - Palo Alto CA, US

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

G06F 9/45

717151, 717154, 718102, 718105

A method and system to optimize throughput of executable program code are provided. The system comprises a profiler to receive a representation of a plurality of functions, an aggregator, and a mapper to map the plurality of aggregates to a plurality of processors. The aggregator may be configured to create an aggregate for each function from the plurality of functions thereby creating a plurality of aggregates, choose an optimization action between grouping and duplication based on the number of aggregates in the plurality of aggregates, the number of available processing elements (PEs), and execution time of each aggregate, and perform the chosen optimization action.

5568603, Oct 22, 1996

Aug 11, 1994

8/289274

Michael Chen - Palo Alto CA
Richard I. Mander - Menlo Park CA
Ian S. Small - Cupertino CA

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

G06F 314

395155

A method and apparatus for transparently switching between viewing modes in a computer system is described. The method and apparatus of the present invention includes a bounding area and a smaller reference region within that bounding area. The bounding area is typically a computer display screen or a window within that screen. The reference region is an implicitly or explicitly defined boundary within the bounding region. The system and method allows for automatic switching between two viewing techniques within the bounding area, based on the location of the cursor location relative to the defined reference region and bounding area. Switching between viewing modes occurs when the cursor passes across the reference region whether the mouse button is up or down. This allows the user to easily change between viewing methods without having to take explicit steps to switch between the two modes by making a selection from a selection palette or keyboard to initiate the switch.

2008008, Apr 10, 2008

Aug 2, 2007

11/833214

Monica Lam - Menlo Park CA, US
Andrew Berkheimer - Boston MA, US
Constantine Sapuntzakis - Mountain View CA, US
John Whaley - San Mateo CA, US
Ramesh Chandra - Belmont CA, US
Michael Chen - Palo Alto CA, US
Won-Suk Chun - Belmont CA, US
Kelvin Yue - Sunnyvale CA, US

G06F 9/455

718001000

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, implementing techniques for publishing, subscribing to, or playing live appliances. A live appliance includes a current virtual machine image. In publishing, a proxy file of a live appliance file type is provided to the publisher. The type is mapped to a live appliance player; so that when a proxy file is opened, the current virtual machine image is run. The player automatically binds a writeable file system external to the virtual machine image to the image to provide file storage that is accessible from within the virtual machine image and from a host operating system. The player also creates a subscription to the live appliance on the host computer if one does not exist when the proxy file is run. With the subscription, the player runs the then-current virtual machine image whenever the live appliance is run.