Charles R Shoemaker

US Patent:

7418472, Aug 26, 2008

Filed:

Sep 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/674706

Inventors:

Charles H. Shoemaker - Seattle WA, US
Chia-Chi Teng - Redmond WA, US
Hugh C. Vidos - Sammamish WA, US
Jay C. Gibson - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709227, 715744

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing a media device capabilities determination mechanism in a networked computing environment are provided. Some of today's operating systems and applications deliver a set of remoting features to enable a networked ecosystem of remote media consumption devices. These devices connect to the host and display a remoted media experience via remoting protocols and technologies. In this regard, the device capabilities determination mechanism of the invention enables a remote device to specify a custom set of media capabilities that should be remoted from the host to the remote device.

US Patent:

7516495, Apr 7, 2009

Filed:

Sep 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/938323

Inventors:

Charles H. Shoemaker - Seattle WA, US
Colby D Boles - Seattle WA, US
John E Elsbree - Redmond WA, US
Mark J Weinberg - Kirkland WA, US
Mark S Newell - Seattle WA, US
Michelle V Niethammer - Bellevue WA, US
David Fulmer - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

726 29, 726 2, 726 26, 726 27

Abstract:

Upon authentication via a required multi-function hardware component, coupled to a computer system with one or more computer-readable media, having a software product embodied thereon, one implementation, described herein, conditionally blocks or grants access to the software functionality of that software product on that computer system.

US Patent:

59822988, Nov 9, 1999

Filed:

Nov 14, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/748993

Inventors:

Richard W. Lappenbusch - Seattle WA
Eric T. Bauer - Palo Alto CA
Charles H. Shoemaker - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08G 109

US Classification:

340905

Abstract:

The invention includes a traffic information system having servers that makes traffic data, images and video clips available to client devices in a common format that is independent of the format used within any particular public highway monitoring system that supplies the raw media elements. The invention further includes a user interface for depiction on a graphical display surface. The user interface has a road map showing a plurality of road segments that a user can interactively select. In addition, the user interface has a road image area that changes as the user selects different road segments to show recent images of a currently selected road segment. The images are obtained from public highway monitoring systems. Both a broad view and a detail view are available. In the broad view, highways are broken into high level segments and corresponding data such as average speed or travel time is shown only for the high level segments.

US Patent:

62977482, Oct 2, 2001

Filed:

Oct 26, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/427494

Inventors:

Richard W. Lappenbusch - Seattle WA
Eric T. Bauer - Palo Alto CA
Charles H. Shoemaker - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08G 109

US Classification:

340905

Abstract:

The invention includes a traffic information system having servers that makes traffic data, images and video clips available to client devices in a common format that is independent of the format used within any particular public highway monitoring system that supplies the raw media elements. The invention further includes a user interface for depiction on a graphical display surface. The user interface has a road map showing a plurality of road segments that a user can interactively select. In addition, the user interface has a road image area that changes as the user selects different road segments to show recent images of a currently selected road segment. The images are obtained from public highway monitoring systems. Both a broad view and a detail view are available. In the broad view, highways are broken into high level segments and corresponding data such as average speed or travel time is shown only for the high level segments.