James G Cooley

US Patent:

7555257, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Jul 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/903710

Inventors:

Joel K. Grossman - Seattle WA, US
Kent H. Skinner - Kirkland WA, US
Albert W. Tan - Redmond WA, US
Yingli Wang - Issaquah WA, US
Roger Colin Miller - Sammamish WA, US
Paul J. VanderSpek - Seattle WA, US
Keith Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Dane M. Howard - Sammamish WA, US
James W. Cooley - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04H 1/00

US Classification:

455 301, 455 306, 4554143, 455418

Abstract:

The present invention provides a stocks channel and a news channel to a user on a mobile device. Stocks based content associated with a stocks channel and news content associated with the news channel is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device for access by a user. Using the device, users can quickly access the stock and news information without having to type in information, or specifically request the information to be downloaded to the device. The stock channel and the news channel provides a quicker and less cumbersome way of accessing stock and news information than having to access a web site, a television, a radio station, or a telephone service.

US Patent:

8073474, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Mar 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/690602

Inventors:

James W. Cooley - Seattle WA, US
Neal E. Tucker - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Zumobi, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

455466, 4554141, 4554142, 455418, 379 8812

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to systems and methods for facilitating real-time instant messaging among a group of people. In one embodiment, the instant messages are clustered around a theme, such as a picture, a graphic or even bit mapped data. The common theme acts as a marker, and messages are accumulated around that marker for distribution to a group of people associated with that marker. In one embodiment, the messages are transient in nature and thus have no permanency in any database.

US Patent:

8594711, Nov 26, 2013

Filed:

Dec 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/327684

Inventors:

James W. Cooley - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Zumobi, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

455466, 4554121, 4554122, 455 70, 709206, 709207, 700 90

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided that allow an application residing on a user device to intercept messages directed to that device and to extract control information and/or data from the intercepted messages for use by the application. In one embodiment, the intercepted message can cause the application to change its configuration or to present information to the user that came from a sending website. In another embodiment, a message from a device can trigger a website to send back a desired piece of data. The returned data may contain a flag, which directs the data to a formatting server. The formatting server then converts the data into a format that allows the data to be intercepted by the desired application on the user device. This then allows the desired data to be presented to the user in the context of an application resident on the user's device.

US Patent:

20040264301, Dec 30, 2004

Filed:

Jun 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/611373

Inventors:

Dane Howard - Sammamish WA, US
Keith Curtis - Seattle WA, US
James Cooley - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G005/00
G04B019/24

US Classification:

368/028000, 968/170000, 968/173000, 968/400000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method are related to navigating through calendar based information on a device. Calendar based content associated with a calendar channel is stored on the device. The device includes modes for categorically displaying different types of information associated with the calendar channel. Example modes include: appointments view, event view, and month view. The appointment view mode is organized to display appointment information on the electronic device. The event view mode is arranged to display event information that is organized according to a day list format. The month view mode displays the days of the month. The calendar channel is synchronized and customized by the user from a single user interface.

US Patent:

20050041667, Feb 24, 2005

Filed:

Sep 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/949235

Inventors:

Roger Miller - Sammamish WA, US
Burdette Holtgrewe - Bellevue WA, US
Albert Tan - Redmond WA, US
Dane Howard - Sammamish WA, US
Paul VanderSpek - Seattle WA, US
James Cooley - Redmond WA, US
Keith Curtis - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L012/56
H04J003/24

US Classification:

370395400, 370399000, 370474000

Abstract:

The present invention provides a calendar channel that provides a user of a mobile electronic device simple access to calendar information. The user may customize the calendar content they receive on their devices. While using the calendar channel, users automatically receive broadcast calendar information, including event and appointment information. Example modes include: appointments view, event view, and month view. The appointment view mode is organized to display appointment information on the electronic device. The event view mode is arranged to display event information that is organized according to a day list format. The month view mode displays the days of the month. The calendar channel is synchronized and customized by the user from a single user interface.

US Patent:

20060035628, Feb 16, 2006

Filed:

Jul 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/909181

Inventors:

Roger Miller - Sammamish WA, US
Albert Tan - Redmond WA, US
Dane Howard - Sammamish WA, US
Paul VanderSpek - Seattle WA, US
James Cooley - Redmond WA, US
Keith Curtis - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04Q 1/00
H04Q 7/22

US Classification:

455414300, 455414100

Abstract:

The present invention provides a weather channel that provides a user of a mobile electronic device simple access to weather information, such as local weather, national and international weather, user selected cities, as well as weather alerts and messages. The user may customize the weather content they receive on their devices. Users are able to view weather information based on their preferences. While using the weather channel, users automatically receive broadcast weather information, including local weather information (current temperature, forecast information, sunset, sunrise, humidity, UV index, and the like); selected city information, national and international weather, and weather alerts and messages that are easy to navigate.

US Patent:

20080209317, Aug 28, 2008

Filed:

Mar 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/681164

Inventors:

John SanGiovanni - Seattle WA, US
Benjamin B. Bederson - Chevy Chase MD, US
James W. Cooley - Redmond WA, US
Stephen E. Dossick - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

ZENZUI - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715700

Abstract:

A software application having a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided indicating labeled keys on a keypad of a user's mobile communications device. The GUI has sponsor regions for insertion of various sponsor provided content which may be cached on the communication device. The determination of which sponsors' content to be displayed on the device may be dependant on the content being viewed by the user. The sponsor's content may be inserted into the sponsor region. A selection of the sponsor's content may be made by a user to initiate a user transaction.

US Patent:

20120207098, Aug 16, 2012

Filed:

Mar 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/690582

Inventors:

James W. Cooley - Seattle WA, US
Neal E. Tucker - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

ZenZui, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04Q 7/00

US Classification:

370329

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing connections between a mobile device and a network server over a single connection in a bandwidth-efficient manner. In one embodiment, a single persistent wireless interface connection is maintained in a manner that allows for multiplexing several services over that connection in a dynamic service priority manner. Each type of data that is to be communicated across the air interface has a priority associated therewith. By managing the data transfer in accordance with its priority, the bandwidth of the total data transfer across the interface is managed so as to conserve battery life and minimize the bandwidth required at any point in time. From time to time, the priority of any given type of data can be adjusted dynamically depending upon several factors. Thus, it is possible to delay certain data transfers in favor of other data transfers, thereby conserving bandwidth and battery life.