Theming engine

US8621341B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Fred Kern · Kirkland, US
• Richard Eric Andeen · Kirkland, US
• Mario Baumann · Kirkland, US
• Thomas Ham · Seattle, US
• Ashok Kuppusamy · Seattle, US
• Cindy Liao · Bellevue, US
• Frederico A. Mameri · Seattle, US
• Aditi Mandal · Bothell, US
• Elisabeth Katarina Olson · Bellevue, US
• Jane Jiyoon Park · Bellevue, US
• Lionel Robinson · Bothell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 31, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F40/117
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A cascading stylesheet (CSS) file transformed with user-selected design variables is provided. One or more CSS files may be received as a first input item, and user defined colors, fonts, layout, and images may be received as a second input item. Embodiments provide for determining if the colors and fonts selected by the user are usable and legible. User-selected color and font schemes may be modified if necessary, and a modified CSS file may be outputted to a rendering engine for rendering an aesthetically pleasing, usable, and legible web page.