Christopher R Zimmerman

US Patent:

6417872, Jul 9, 2002

Filed:

Jan 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/769712

Inventors:

Christopher A. Zimmerman - Bellevue WA
Christopher Lee Fraley - Woodinville WA
John E. Elsbree - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345777, 345762, 717 3

Abstract:

A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several object, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages. Furthermore a user may switch between viewing a property in a list of properties and viewing a property on a property sheet page.

US Patent:

7100120, Aug 29, 2006

Filed:

Jul 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/192413

Inventors:

Christopher A. Zimmerman - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher Lee Fraley - Woodinville WA, US
John E. Elsbree - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715777, 715843

Abstract:

A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages. Furthermore a user may switch between viewing a property in a list of properties and viewing a property on a property sheet page.

US Patent:

RE39285, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Jan 16, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/008241

Inventors:

David S. Stutz - Redmond WA, US
Christopher A. Zimmerman - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

719315

Abstract:

A method and system for dynamically generating object connections is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a connection can be generated between a source object and a sink object using a connection point object. A source object has connection point objects where each connection point object corresponds to a particular interface. A sink object implements one or more notification interfaces for connecting to a source object. A connection point object of a source object can connect to multiple notification interfaces, which belong to one or more sink objects. A connection point object keeps track of pointers to the notification interfaces to which it has been connected. In order to generate a connection, a sink object requests from a sauce object a connection point object corresponding to a particular interface. The source object determines whether it supports such a connection point object, and if so returns a pointer to the connection point interface of the determined connection point object. The sink object then requests to be connected to the connection point object using the returned connection point interface pointer and passes a reference to a notification interface of the sink object corresponding to the particular interface.

US Patent:

7147560, Dec 12, 2006

Filed:

May 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/438692

Inventors:

Christopher A. Zimmerman - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 25, 463 33

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for selection of a target for attachment. In one implementation, a method of selecting a target for attachment by a moving character in a video game, wherein the character has a position and a velocity, includes: selecting one of a plurality of attachable objects as a candidate object, wherein each attachable object is of an object type from among one or more object types; determining if the candidate object is available according to the current position of the character and the object type of the candidate object; and if the candidate object is available, determining a cost for the candidate object according to the position and velocity of the character and the object type of the candidate object, wherein the cost represents an acceleration to attach the character to the candidate object.

US Patent:

60675780, May 23, 2000

Filed:

Feb 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/258044

Inventors:

Christopher A. Zimmerman - Bellevue WA
Christopher L. Fraley - Woodinville WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 946

US Classification:

709315

Abstract:

The present invention provides a control architecture that enables the sharing of controls between many containers. That is, the present invention provides for developing a control in such a manner that it may be used on dissimilar containers without modification. Thus, the control architecture of the present invention is a container independent control architecture that allows for the sharing of code. Since the container independent control architecture of the present invention provides for code sharing, the time required for developing controls and containers is reduced by the present invention. The present invention is utilized by splitting the functionality performed by a control into container dependent functionality and container independent functionality. After splitting the functionality, the present invention embodies the container independent functionality into a control and the container dependent functionality into an extended control. The present invention then combines the extended control and the control so as to appear as a single entity to the container.

US Patent:

54856175, Jan 16, 1996

Filed:

Dec 13, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/166976

Inventors:

David S. Stutz - Redmond WA
Christopher A. Zimmerman - Bellevue WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 944

US Classification:

395700

Abstract:

A method and system for dynamically generating object connections is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a connection can be generated between a source object and a sink object using a connection point object. A source object has connection point objects where each connection point object corresponds to a particular interface. A sink object implements one or more notification interfaces for connecting to a source object. A connection point object of a source object can connect to multiple notification interfaces, which belong to one or more sink objects. A connection point object keeps track of pointers to the notification interfaces to which it has been connected. In order to generate a connection, a sink object requests from a source object a connection point object corresponding to a particular interface. The source object determines whether it supports such a connection point object, and if so returns a pointer to the connection point interface of the determined connection point object. The sink object then requests to be connected to the connection point object using the returned connection point interface pointer and passes a reference to a notification interface of the sink object corresponding to the particular interface.

US Patent:

6304918, Oct 16, 2001

Filed:

Mar 11, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/815495

Inventors:

Christopher Lee Fraley - Woodinville WA
Christopher Alan Zimmerman - Bellevue WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 930

US Classification:

709322

Abstract:

An object interface control system that provides a mechanism for identifying the functionality available at an interface separately from the interface itself. A COM implementation provides a new function call named QueryService which is similar to the existing QueryInterface function call. Services are defined which include a set of functionality. The set of functionality for a service is expressed through a family of interfaces. When requesting a pointer to a function using the QueryService call, one specifies the service name and the interface name. Different services may utilize the same interface. Different services may utilize the same interface through which each service provides different functionality. A QueryService function call may return a pointer to an interface on the same object to which the call was placed or it may return a pointer to an interface on a different object. Object identity is not assumed with the QueryService function call and hence queries for services can be easily delegated.

US Patent:

63042584, Oct 16, 2001

Filed:

Jun 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/886110

Inventors:

Christopher A. Zimmerman - Bellevue WA
Christopher Lee Fraley - Woodinville WA
John E. Elsbree - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

345346

Abstract:

A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages. Furthermore a user may switch between viewing a property in a list of properties and viewing a property on a property sheet page.