John W Morrow

US Patent:

20130067404, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/230403

Inventors:

John Morrow - Seattle WA, US
Neil Pankey - Seattle WA, US
Michael Farnsworth - Monroe WA, US
Ashish Bangale - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715810

Abstract:

Described herein are technologies pertaining to transmitting electronic contact data from a first application to a second application by way of an operating system without generating a centralized contact store or providing the second application with programmatic access to all electronic contact data retained by first application.

US Patent:

59866233, Nov 16, 1999

Filed:

Feb 3, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/794682

Inventors:

John H. Chiloyan - Redmond WA
John E. Morrow - Fremont NE

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 108

US Classification:

345 13

Abstract:

A system and method for optically, serially transmitting data to a remote device using an interlaced display device. The data bits to be transmitted are ordered so that the bits are received in proper temporal order by the remote device. At least one of the data bits can be transmitted using the even-numbered horizontal scan lines of the interlaced display device. If all of the data bits can not be transmitted using the even-numbered horizontal scan lines of a usable transmission area, then at least one of the data bits can be transmitted using the odd-numbered horizontal scan lines of the interlaced display device. The binary data bits can be represented by illuminated and non-illuminated horizontal scan lines. An optical detector in the remote device can be used to receive the pulses of light, representing the data bits to be transmitted, from the horizontal scan lines.

US Patent:

58526153, Dec 22, 1998

Filed:

Dec 14, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/764237

Inventors:

David L. Holo - Kent WA
Alfred L. Schumer - Redmond WA
John Morrow - Fremont NE

Assignee:

Microsoft Corp. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G01R 3128
G06F 1516

US Classification:

371 201

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for programming a device, such as a universal remote control unit, using a light source, such as a CRT computer monitor coupled to a conventional personal computer. A unidirectional flow of data from the transmitter is used to configure to the receiver. Specifically, a method is provided for synchronizing the baud rates and bytes-per-frame of the receiver and the transmitter. The receiver baud rate is selected based on a "55 hex" synchronization signal received from the transmitter. The receiver measures a synchronization parameter to determine the exact baud rate of the transmitter, to which the receiver synchronizes. Thus, transmitter-to-transmitter baud rate differences, such as those caused by design differences and manufacturing tolerances, do not limit the rate at which data may be transmitted from a particular transmitter to a particular receiver. A method is also provided for verifying the integrity of data received at the receiver. Data is transmitted in segments, and an integrity check parameter is included in each segment.

US Patent:

44281234, Jan 31, 1984

Filed:

Jan 28, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/343561

Inventors:

Rand H. Hulsing - Redmond WA
John A. Morrow - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Sundstrand Data Control, Inc. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

E21B 47022

US Classification:

33313

Abstract:

An improved mounting between a cylindrical package, containing a sensitive instrument, and a protective cylindrical housing disposed thereabout. Plugs at opposite ends of the housing each have a conical recess opening toward the other plug and between which the package is confined. O-rings at each end of the package engage the tapered wall of the adjacent recess and absorb longitudinal and radial shock and center the package within the housing. To restrain relative rotational movement between the housing and instrument package, a plurality of coil springs are disposed within aligned bores in an end of the package and the adjacent plug.

US Patent:

20160321463, Nov 3, 2016

Filed:

Jul 8, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/206141

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Christopher Scott Dickens - Issaquah WA, US
Zainab Hakim - Sammamish WA, US
Harris Syed - Redmond WA, US
Axel Andrejs - Sammamish WA, US
John Saxon Morrow - Seattle WA, US
Ranjib Singh Badh - Sammamish WA, US
Sarjana Sheth - Redmond WA, US
Sermet Iskin - Issaquah WA, US
Manoj Kumar Biswas - Bellevue WA, US
Sashi Raghupathy - Redmond WA, US
Jayaraman Kalyana Sundaram - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 21/62

Abstract:

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for dynamically maintaining user centric data. For example, a data provider app may have knowledge about user centric data associated with a user (e.g., a social network app may have contact information for a social network friend of the user). A user centric profile may be defined for the user centric data based upon information provided by the data provider app (e.g., a contact card may be generated for the social network friend). Responsive to receiving a request for the user centric profile from a requestor app (e.g., an event planning app), the user centric profile may be exposed to the user but not to the requestor app for security and/or privacy purposes. For example, an operating system may present at least some of the user centric profile within an operating system user interface.

US Patent:

20150172245, Jun 18, 2015

Filed:

Dec 17, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/109876

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Geurt De Raad - Sammamish WA, US
Ashish Bhangale - Redmond WA, US
Yuhki Yamashita - Seattle WA, US
Taylor Lehman - Seattle WA, US
Dahey Yoo - Seoul, KR
John Morrow - Seattle WA, US
Long Zhou - Renton WA, US
Xerxes Beharry - Kirkland WA, US
Robert Tzeng - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
G06F 3/0481

Abstract:

A messaging application provides a user interface through which a user is presented a view of messages related to a selected contact. The message application processes messages based on contacts related to the messages. A user can select a contact and view the messages related to that contact. In a view of messages related to a contact, messages can be organized by threads, which include a plurality of messages from multiple entities. This view is generated based in part on a parameter of a message in each thread that is related to the selected contact. The threads can be ordered based on the last message in each thread from the selected contact. When selecting and displaying only unread messages, the system reveals threads which contain unread messages from the selected contact. A list of contacts that are frequent participants in messages can be identified automatically and set as favorites.

US Patent:

20140351958, Nov 27, 2014

Filed:

May 24, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/901743

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Christopher Scott Dickens - Issaquah WA, US
Zainab Hakim - Sammamish WA, US
Harris Syed - Redmond WA, US
Axel Andrejs - Sammamish WA, US
John Saxon Morrow - Seattle WA, US
Ranjib Singh Badh - Sammamish WA, US
Sarjana Sheth - Redmond WA, US
Sermet Iskin - Issaquah WA, US
Manoj Kumar Biswas - Bellevue WA, US
Sashi Raghupathy - Redmond WA, US
Jayaraman Kalyana Sundaram - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 21/62

US Classification:

726 30

Abstract:

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for dynamically maintaining user centric data. For example, a data provider app may have knowledge about user centric data associated with a user (e.g., a social network app may have contact information for a social network friend of the user). A user centric profile may be defined for the user centric data based upon information provided by the data provider app (e.g., a contact card may be generated for the social network friend). Responsive to receiving a request for the user centric profile from a requestor app (e.g., an event planning app), the user centric profile may be exposed to the user but not to the requestor app for security and/or privacy purposes. For example, an operating system may present at least some of the user centric profile within an operating system user interface.

US Patent:

20140214976, Jul 31, 2014

Filed:

Jan 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/754494

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
John Morrow - Seattle WA, US
Taylor Lehman - Seattle WA, US
Shrivaths Iyengar - Redmond WA, US
Vincent Celie - Seattle WA, US
Michael Farnsworth - Monroe WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

Systems and techniques of providing suggestions for email recipients to a user who is composing an email communications are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a user may register a plurality of email accounts with an email application. Once an email account is registered with the email application, contact data from each such registered email account may be received. In another embodiment, if the user employs a plurality of devices from which the user composes and/or sends email communications, device-specific contact information may also be received. Relevance metrics may be applied to such suggestions depending upon the contact data received from the various email accounts. Dynamic correction factor may be applied to such relevance metrics—e.g., a decay factor, decrement factor or the like that may or may not be time dependent.