Peter R Barrett

US Patent:

6412112, Jun 25, 2002

Filed:

Feb 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/246275

Inventors:

Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA
Steven C. Wasserman - Mountain View CA
Stephen G. Perlman - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

WebTV Networks, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04N 716

US Classification:

725152, 725 54, 725143

Abstract:

A system for distributing digital data over a video channel to a plurality of remotely located client terminals. The system involves selecting a set of digital data to be distributed and converting it to an intermediate format compatible with video broadcast. The intermediate data is then broadcast over a video channel during a time when no video content is being transmitted so that the intermediate format data takes the place of the video content. The intermediate format data is received at a remotely located client terminal where the set of digital data is recovered.

US Patent:

6909384, Jun 21, 2005

Filed:

Jan 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/062153

Inventors:

James Armand Baldwin - Redwood City CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H03M007/30
G06F003/00
G06F013/00

US Classification:

341 55, 341 87, 725 39, 725 53, 707101

Abstract:

Data destined for a client is compressed at a server in a manner that produces a compressed data string that can be searched in its compressed state. The server constructs a code table that assigns codes from a standard code set (e. g. , ASCII code set) that are normally unused to selected character pairs in the data string (e. g. , the most frequently occurring character pairs). During compression, the selected character pairs are replaced with the corresponding codes. Identifiers are inserted into the compressed data string to separate substrings. To search the compressed data string at the client, a search query is compressed and compared to the compressed substrings. The substring identifiers are used to quickly locate each successive compressed substring. When a match is found, the matching substring is decompressed by replacing the code in the compressed substring with the corresponding character pair in the code table.

US Patent:

6937171, Aug 30, 2005

Filed:

Feb 3, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/050128

Inventors:

James Armand Baldwin - Redwood City CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H03M007/30
G06F007/00

US Classification:

341 87, 341 50, 341 65, 725 54, 707101, 711172

Abstract:

Data destined for a client is compressed at a server in a manner that produces a compressed data string that can be searched in its compressed state. The server constructs a code table that assigns codes from a standard code set (e. g. , ASCII code set) that are normally unused to selected character pairs in the data string (e. g. , the most frequently occurring character pairs). During compression, the selected character pairs are replaced with the corresponding codes. Identifiers are inserted into the compressed data string to separate substrings. To search the compressed data string at the client, a search query is compressed and compared to the compressed substrings. The substring identifiers are used to quickly locate each successive compressed substring. When a match is found, the matching substring is decompressed by replacing the code in the compressed substring with the corresponding character pair in the code table.

US Patent:

6970640, Nov 29, 2005

Filed:

May 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/858065

Inventors:

Dustin L. Green - Mountain View CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N005/783
H04N007/173

US Classification:

386 68, 386 81, 386 82, 725 88, 725102

Abstract:

Replaying a compressed digital video stream in fast-forward and reverse modes at varied playback rates. An index of interceded frames, those frames not dependant on other frames for generation, is stored. The index includes the size of intercoded frames and their storage location. When a specified playback rate is requested, the intercoded frames are retrieved using the index. The interceded frames then have one or more intracoded frames, frames that reference other frames for generation, placed between them to generate a frame sequence. The intracoded frames are “blank,” meaning they contain only information from their associated interceded frame. By inserting “blank” frames specified playback rates and bit rates are generated. The index of interceded frames may also be accessed to generate playback in reverse mode, which conserves memory resources of associated systems by generating the reverse playback stream in an iterative manner.

US Patent:

6983305, Jan 3, 2006

Filed:

May 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/867944

Inventors:

Daniel Danker - Hercules CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204, 725 32, 715758

Abstract:

Reducing the amount of input required by a user to enter an electronic message. When an electronic message is received, one or more language expressions associated with the electronic message are displayed to a user. The user may select one or more of the language expressions and have the full text of all the selected language expressions included in a reply electronic message. Icons, which represent a user's capability to engage in an electronic messaging session, may also be displayed. When a user changes their capability to engage in an electronic messaging session, for instance when they go offline, a command may be sent to other users. This command may take the form of a character sequence not normally occurring in written language, which is interpreted by network devices and changes the display of the icon associated with a the user who went offline.

US Patent:

7026964, Apr 11, 2006

Filed:

Mar 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/082391

Inventors:

James Armand Baldwin - Redwood City CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H03M 7/30
G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

341 87, 725 39, 725 54, 711170, 707101

Abstract:

Data destined for a client is compressed at a server in a manner that produces a compressed data string that can be searched in its compressed state. The server constructs a code table that assigns codes from a standard code set (e. g. , ASCII code set) that are normally unused to selected character pairs in the data string (e. g. , the most frequently occurring character pairs). During compression, the selected character pairs are replaced with the corresponding codes. Identifiers are inserted into the compressed data string to separate substrings. To search the compressed data string at the client, a search query is compressed and compared to the compressed substrings. The substring identifiers are used to quickly locate each successive compressed substring. When a match is found, the matching substring is decompressed by replacing the code in the compressed substring with the corresponding character pair in the code table.

US Patent:

7109997, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Jun 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/187265

Inventors:

Sean Callahan - St Paul MN, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06T 9/00
G09G 5/00
G06K 9/40
G09G 5/36
G06K 9/66
G06F 15/167

US Classification:

345555, 345611, 345537, 345545, 382232, 382269

Abstract:

The described implementations provide arrangements and procedures for scan converting data into compressed representations of pixel data. In particular, shape geometry including shape and/or position attributes of one or more objects are directly scan converted into compressed scan converted data. The compressed scan converted data is stored into memory for subsequent application access and rendering.

US Patent:

7117439, Oct 3, 2006

Filed:

Oct 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/000150

Inventors:

Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel Danker - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/44
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715719, 709231, 725 34, 725 42

Abstract:

In a system that includes a processor and a display device on which video programming can be displayed, a method for transitioning to a video advertisement by displaying a related banner advertisement. The method includes generating, on the display device, a display screen on which a video advertisement is to be displayed, the display screen being generated at a time before a time at which the video advertisement is available to be displayed. A banner advertisement is displayed on the display screen at a region that coincides with a region where the video advertisement is to be displayed. The banner advertisement can have a subject matter that is related to that of the video advertisement or alternatively have any subject matter. When the video advertisement becomes available to be displayed, the method can include replacing the banner advertisement with the video advertisement.