Fomichev

Andrew Fomichev, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090319933	TRANSACTED DOUBLE BUFFERING FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE RENDERING - Technologies are described herein for improving a user experience during the rendering, or repainting, of a graphical interface. A user interface related transaction can be initiated in response to a requested user operation. One or more windows associated with the requested operation can be identified. User interface updates associated with the one or more identified windows can be double buffered. Completion of the requested operation can be detected. The transaction can be terminated in response to detecting completion of the requested operation. The double buffered user interface updates can be committed to a computer display after terminating the transaction.	12-24-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090007012	MENUS WITH TRANSLUCENCY AND LIVE PREVIEW - A region menu is used to easily access menu items. Generally, the region menu includes a number of regions with associated menus that are located close to an initial mouse position from where the region menu is evoked. Hovering over any of the regions of the region menu displays the menu item that is associated with the region. Additionally, hovering over a menu item within one of the regions of the displayed region menu may activate a live preview showing a projected result of what would occur should that menu item be selected. During a live preview, a portion of the region menu becomes translucent such that content beneath the menu becomes visible.	01-01-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100100352	Method and Device for Characterizing, Using Active Pyrometry, a Thin-Layer Material Arranged on a Substrate - The present invention relates to a method for characterizing a material using active pyrometry. The material comprises at least one thin surface layer arranged on a thick substrate. The present invention heats the surface (Z	04-22-2010