Brian J Moran

US Patent:

6346891, Feb 12, 2002

Filed:

Aug 31, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/144480

Inventors:

David Feinleib - Kirkland WA
Brian K. Moran - Issaquah WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08C 1900

US Classification:

34082569, 34082572, 340432, 341 20, 341176, 348734

Abstract:

A remote control system has a remote control device equipped with a handling sensor (e. g. , motion sensor) that detects when a user first picks up or otherwise handles the handset before actuating the keys. The handling sensor generates a signal that is automatically transmitted to the controlled device without requiring any user input. The signal is received at a controlled device and initiates a startup phase. In this manner, the startup phase is well underway before the user actually presses a key on the remote control device. Upon conclusion of the startup phase, the user may enter commands using the keys.

US Patent:

6442598, Aug 27, 2002

Filed:

Oct 27, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/958609

Inventors:

Anne Wright - Bellevue WA
James Randal Sargent - Bellevue WA
Carl R. Witty - Bellevue WA
Brian K. Moran - Issaquah WA
David Feinleib - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709217, 709216, 709239

Abstract:

A webcast system delivers Web content from a webcast center over a broadcast medium to many clients. The webcast center has a server unit that gathers Web pages from sites on the Internet and stores the pages in a cache. The server unit bundles the pages from the cache into package files and stores the package files in a package store. The webcast center also has a broadcast unit that retrieves the package files from the package store and delivers the package files to the clients over the broadcast medium. Each client is equipped with a receiver to receive the broadcast package files. The client maintains a subscription database to store a directory of the Web content gathered by the webcast center. A subscriber user interface enables a user to select preferred Web content from the directory of the subscription database. The client creates a filter based on the users preferences which is used to direct the receiver to collect only the package files carrying the preferred Web content, while rejecting packages carrying unwanted Web content.

US Patent:

6628625, Sep 30, 2003

Filed:

Jul 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/620173

Inventors:

Kenneth J. Birdwell - Bellevue WA
Brian Moran - Issaquah WA
James Randall Sargent - Bellevue WA
Carl R. Witty - Bellevue WA
David S. Byrne - Seattle WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 1216

US Classification:

370270, 370432, 370312, 709203, 709219, 709229

Abstract:

In a broadcast system in which computer data and other content are delivered from multiple content servers to multiple clients at least partly over a broadcast network, a transmission announcement system announces upcoming broadcast transmissions and instructs the clients on how to receive the broadcast transmissions. Announcement servers (which may or may not be the same as the content servers which serve the data for the broadcast transmissions) generate announcements containing information specifying how associated upcoming transmissions are to be delivered over the broadcast network. The announcement server makes the announcements available to the clients over the broadcast network or over a secondary link other than the broadcast network. As possible examples of the secondary link, the announcement servers might send the announcements to a multicast address over a public network, such as the Internet, or post the announcements at a publicly accessible site on a data network, such as a Web site on the Internet. The clients receive the announcements via the broadcast network or the secondary link.

US Patent:

6757543, Jun 29, 2004

Filed:

Mar 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/813431

Inventors:

Brian Moran - Preston WA
David A. Feinleib - Kirkland WA
Charles Mount - Kirkland WA

Assignee:

Keynote Systems, Inc. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

H04Q 720

US Classification:

4554561, 455 6711, 34235707, 3423571

Abstract:

A method and system for monitoring wireless data service performance of wireless service providers. Data messages are sent from a plurality of remote and/or local monitoring probes to other monitoring probes. In general, the remote monitoring probes will be distributed throughout a service area(s) from the service provider and include both fixed probes and mobile probes, wherein each probe will include one or more wireless devices, including cellular phones, PSC phones, PDA devices, Blackberry devices, and the like. Various performance data are then measured, including message deliver latency and network accessibility. This data is then sent from the remote monitoring probes to one or more central monitoring stations, where it is stored and aggregated to generate performance reports and alerts, which are delivered to the service providers or may be accessed through a web user interface. In addition, wireless Internet access service performance is monitored using the remote and local monitoring probes, wherein various access functions are performed using WAP-enabled wireless devices.

US Patent:

6775828, Aug 10, 2004

Filed:

Jul 19, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/357063

Inventors:

David Feinleib - Kirkland WA
Carl L. Gulledge - Redmond WA
Brian K. Moran - Issaquah WA
Kenneth D. Moss - Redmond WA
Autumn F. G. Neault - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

717173, 709227, 709229

Abstract:

A client computer collects registration information regarding a user and/or the client computer and attempts to upload the collected information to a remote registration system. The client computer stores the registration information locally and delays uploading of the information to the registration system until a connection to the registration system is established. The connection to the registration system and the uploading of the registration information can be performed automatically and transparently to the user, eliminating the need for any further required actions on the part of the user once the registration information is collected.

US Patent:

6973050, Dec 6, 2005

Filed:

Apr 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/420341

Inventors:

Kenneth J. Birdwell - Bellevue WA, US
Brian Moran - Issaquah WA, US
James Randall Sargent - Bellevue WA, US
Carl R. Witty - Bellevue WA, US
David S. Byrne - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B001/56
H04L012/66
G06F015/16

US Classification:

370270, 370312, 370432, 348729, 348732

Abstract:

In a broadcast system in which computer data and other content are delivered from multiple content servers to multiple clients at least partly over a broadcast network, a transmission announcement system announces upcoming broadcast transmissions and instructs the clients on how to receive the broadcast transmissions. Announcement servers (which may or may not be the same as the content servers which serve the data for the broadcast transmissions) generate announcements containing information specifying how associated upcoming transmissions are to be delivered over the broadcast network. The announcement server makes the announcements available to the clients over the broadcast network or over a secondary link other than the broadcast network. As possible examples of the secondary link, the announcement servers might send the announcements to a multicast address over a public network, such as the Internet, or post the announcements at a publicly accessible site on a data network, such as a Web site on the Internet. The clients receive the announcements via the broadcast network or the secondary link.

US Patent:

6993008, Jan 31, 2006

Filed:

Jan 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/755877

Inventors:

Kenneth J. Birdwell - Bellevue WA, US
Brian Moran - Issaquah WA, US
David Feinleib - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04J 1/16

US Classification:

370349, 3703451, 3704741

Abstract:

A method for encoding network data, such as Internet Protocol (IP) data, into a format for transmission over a satellite system is described. The network data is configured in a packet having a data block and header information. The network data packet is encoded into a variable-length multi-packet transport (MPT) frame. The MPT frame comprises a data frame to hold data and header information. The IP packet in inserted its entirety into the data frame of the MPT frame. The variable-length MTP frame is then encoded into one or more fixed-length MTP packets. Each MPT packet has a data fragment block comprising a portion of the MTP frame and associated header information to designate what portion of the MTP frame is contained in the data fragment block. The MPT packets are sized to be embedded as a specific size payload of the satellite packet that is transmitted over a satellite network. Using this method, data received over a data network (i. e.

US Patent:

7003573, Feb 21, 2006

Filed:

Dec 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/009343

Inventors:

David Feinleib - Kirkland WA, US
Carl L. Gulledge - Redmond WA, US
Brian K. Moran - Issaquah WA, US
Kenneth D. Moss - Redmond WA, US
Autumn F. G. Neault - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 9/445

US Classification:

709227, 709229, 717173

Abstract:

A client computer collects registration information regarding a user and/or the client computer and attempts to upload the collected information to a remote registration system. The client computer stores the registration information locally and delays uploading of the information to the registration system until a connection to the registration system is established. The connection to the registration system and the uploading of the registration information can be performed automatically and transparently to the user, eliminating the need for any further required actions on the part of the user once the registration information is collected.