Lili Cheng

US Patent:

6931601, Aug 16, 2005

Filed:

Apr 3, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/117406

Inventors:

David P. Vronay - Bellevue WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US
Baining Guo - Beijing, CN
Sean U. Kelly - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F003/14
G06T015/50

US Classification:

715767, 715764, 715848, 715782, 345426

Abstract:

An operating system shell provides on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with the operating system. The operating system shell provides a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model, and an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification. The ambient notification is rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model.

US Patent:

7167910, Jan 23, 2007

Filed:

Jun 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/164898

Inventors:

Shelly D. Farnham - Seattle WA, US
Andrzej Turski - Redmond WA, US
William L. Portnoy - Seattle WA, US
David P. Vronay - Bellevue WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709206, 709224, 715734, 715736

Abstract:

Social information, including computer communication information, is modeled according to a network approach, and users are provided with representations of patterns within their social spaces and graphical interface tools for navigating through the spaces. This can enhance the user's ability to seek out social information and manage their online social relationships. The social mapping includes automatically collecting computer communication information relating to multiple contacts who are in computer communication with each other, one of the multiple contacts being a selected user. The computer communication information is filtered according to one or more preselected criteria to maintain the number of contacts associated with the selected user at or below a selected threshold. The computer communication information is analyzed to determine extents of similarity between the multiple contacts. A visualization of a social map based upon the extents of similarity between the multiple contacts is rendered on a computer display screen so that a user can access and navigate information represented in the social map visualization.

US Patent:

7257571, Aug 14, 2007

Filed:

Jan 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/764738

Inventors:

Andrzej Turski - Redmond WA, US
Richard F. Rashid - Redmond WA, US
Matthew MacLaurin - Woodinville WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

707 3, 707 4, 700 92

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a system and methodology for automatic clusterization and display of data items in a local or remote database system. Such clusterization can be based on properties associated with the data items such as a type, location, people, date, time, user-defined, and so forth, wherein an initial property may be employed to form a first level of clusterization and a subsequent property may be automatically determined to form an optimized clusterization from which to find and retrieve desired information. A computerized interface for organizing and retrieving data is provided. The interface includes a property analyzer to determine an item distribution for at least two cluster properties and an organizer that forms new clusters based in part on the item distribution.

US Patent:

7343365, Mar 11, 2008

Filed:

Jun 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/187047

Inventors:

Shelly D. Farnham - Seattle WA, US
Andrzej Turski - Redmond WA, US
David P. Vronay - Bellevue WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US
Sean U. Kelly - Seattle WA, US
Cezary Marcjan - Redmond WA, US
Richard F. Rashid - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 1, 707 3, 707 4, 707 7

Abstract:

A computer system models human memory by deriving associations between objects, events, and the context of the computer user or users. These associations can be dynamically generated, changing depending on the behavior of the user and context. Examples of areas in which this system can be used include time management (e. g. , a calendar that presents time-based groupings of objects), people management (e. g. , use analysis of user communications to rank importance of people to the user, groupings, and associations between people/groups and other objects such as documents, email), and general computer management (e. g. , use analysis of user behavior to identify important objects and objects that are related to a current focus and context of the computer user).

US Patent:

7398475, Jul 8, 2008

Filed:

Jul 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/188955

Inventors:

David P. Vronay - Bellevue WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US
Baining Guo - Beijing, CN
Sean U. Kelly - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/14
G06F 15/50

US Classification:

715767, 345426

Abstract:

An operating system shell provides on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with the operating system. The operating system shell provides a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model, and an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification. The ambient notification is rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model.

US Patent:

7418254, Aug 26, 2008

Filed:

Feb 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/789432

Inventors:

Jerome Boss - Bellevue WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US
Cezary Marcjan - Redmond WA, US
David Milstein - Redmond WA, US
Gilad Odinak - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 1/66

US Classification:

455411, 455407, 455418, 455437, 235380, 719313

Abstract:

A dynamic service application is stored and executed on a mobile or wireless communication device (e. g. , a cellular telephone) to enable it to be programmed without specialized hardware, software, and other proprietary information. For example, dynamic service application programs or scripts may be entered directly by a user or may be received as a wireless or radiated digital message transmission. The dynamic service application executes the dynamic service application script, which is of a format to accommodate wireless or radiated transmission and storage on the device. The dynamic service application script may be written directly by a user on a computer or a mobile communication device or may be written with the aid of scripting “wizard” software that runs on a computer and guides the writing of script without the user having to work directly with the dynamic service application script. In addition to being received as radiated transmissions, dynamic service application scripts may also be sent as radiated transmissions from mobile communication devices to other devices or computers.

US Patent:

7421438, Sep 2, 2008

Filed:

Sep 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/950075

Inventors:

Andrzej Turski - Redmond WA, US
Cornelis K Van Dok - Bellevue WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US
Lyon K. F. Wong - Issaquah WA, US
Matthew B MacLaurin - Woodinville WA, US
Patrice L Miner - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707100, 707102, 707201, 707203, 715763

Abstract:

A metadata management architecture. The architecture includes a property component that lists one or more properties related to a file, and a viewing component that present files having one or more of the related properties. A synchronization component provides immediate synchronization between property editing fields of the property component and a view in the property-based browser component, providing both instantaneous feedback on property changes and an ability to manipulate properties graphically. Thus, a change in the property pane is immediately reflected in the view component, and a change in the view component is immediately reflected in the property pane.

US Patent:

7426537, Sep 16, 2008

Filed:

May 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/160846

Inventors:

Oliver Lee - Redmond WA, US
Quji Guo - Kirkland WA, US
Joel K. Grossman - Seattle WA, US
Brian D. Wentz - Seattle WA, US
Jordan L. K. Schwartz - Seattle WA, US
Christopher J. Araman - Seattle WA, US
Randall Knight Winjum - Woodinville WA, US
Shelly Farnham - Seattle WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

709204, 709205, 715753, 715758

Abstract:

Systems and methods for establishing a shared dynamic content experience are disclosed. A method for sharing a dynamic content experience according to the invention includes an inviter computer communicating, via a first communication path between an invitee computer and a network based communication server, an invitation to establish a shared dynamic content experience between the inviter computer and the invitee computer. If the invitation is accepted, a content sharing communication path is established between the inviter computer and the invitee computer. Information relating to a current dynamic content experience at the inviter computer is communicated, via the content sharing communication path, to the invitee computer. Information relating to a current dynamic content experience at the invitee computer is communicated, via the content sharing communication path, to the inviter computer.