US Patent 7973807 Snap to element analytical tool

Patent 7973807 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on July, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

79738070

Patent Inventor Names

Markus W. Mielke0

Date of Patent

July 5, 2011

Patent Application Number

127152790

Date Filed

March 1, 2010

Patent Primary Examiner

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M Good Johnson

Patent abstract

An analytical tool for measuring spacing between elements in a web page is provided. In one implementation, the analytical tool identifies locations indicated on a web page and automatically determines one or more elements in proximity to those indicated locations. The analytical tool automatically identifies points on the determined elements associated with the indicated locations and calculates the distance between those points. The calculated distance is displayed on the web page. The automatically identified points and a graphical representation of a measuring ruler between the points may also be displayed to enhance usability.