Peter E Mullen

US Patent:

7093192, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Mar 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/798789

Inventors:

Peter Mullen - Seattle WA, US
Barry Christopher Allyn - Mill Creek WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715502, 715518, 715521, 715530, 345418, 345677

Abstract:

A computer system that assists the user of computer drawing programs to accurately place new objects on a drawing is described. The system establishes and displays dynamic gridlines according to objects already placed on the drawing. As a new object is dragged for placement on the drawing, the system analyzes the areas around the new object for already-placed objects. The system then determines the spacing between the already-placed objects and indicates to the user where the dragged object should be placed to maintain the same spacing as the objects already placed on the drawing.

US Patent:

20060259872, Nov 16, 2006

Filed:

May 2, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/415630

Inventors:

Peter Mullen - Seattle WA, US
Barry Allyn - Snohomish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715764000, 715518000

Abstract:

A computer system that assists the user of computer drawing programs to accurately place new objects on a drawing is described. The system establishes and displays dynamic gridlines according to objects already placed on the drawing. As a new object is dragged for placement on the drawing, the system analyzes the areas around the new object for already-placed objects. The system then determines the spacing between the already-placed objects and indicates to the user where the dragged object should be placed to maintain the same spacing as the objects already placed on the drawing.

US Patent:

20070050371, Mar 1, 2007

Filed:

Aug 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/213081

Inventors:

Theodore Johnson - Medina WA, US
Peter Mullen - Seattle WA, US
William Knight - Bainbridge Island WA, US

Assignee:

Trumba Corporation - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707010000

Abstract:

A method for interacting with an online database through a variety of communications methods is described. Using e-mail programs, instant messaging applications, or SMS for mobile devices, a user of an online service composes and sends a language-based text message to an online service. A user services application implemented by the online service reads the incoming messages, verifies rights to the requested data, and determines whether the text message is a query or command. If the rights to the requested data have been confirmed by the mail reader application, the requested data is returned to the user in response to a query or the change is made to a record in the database in response to a command. In the case of e-mail, a confirmation step may be required in order to prevent spoofed e-mail commands.

US Patent:

20180212832, Jul 26, 2018

Filed:

Jan 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/411141

Inventors:

- Hoffman Estates IL, US
Rahil Jain - Bellevue WA, US
Peter Christopher Mullen - Seattle WA, US
Parag Kumar Garg - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
G08B 25/10

Abstract:

Techniques and systems are provided for interfacing one or more event detectors coupled by a common interconnect with a network interface. Interconnect signals indicative of events detected by the one or more event detectors using sensor data are propagated on the common interconnect. A monitor device indirectly or directly couple to the common interconnect monitors the interconnect signals. Information about a first event detector of the one or more event detectors is inferred, in part, from the interconnect signals and transmitted via the network interface.

US Patent:

20180108246, Apr 19, 2018

Filed:

Oct 17, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/295822

Inventors:

- Hoffman Estates IL, US
Peter Christopher Mullen - Seattle WA, US
Joseph Reid Baird - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G08B 25/10
G08B 21/18

Abstract:

Methods are described for raising an alarm from an sensor device that is not paired with a sensor network using a broadcast mode. Embodiments at a sensor device include determining that data from a sensor of a sensor device indicates an alarm state, determining that the sensor device is not paired with a hub; and sending a broadcast message to a network. Embodiments at a hub for a sensor network include receiving an alarm message from a sensor device in a broadcast mode wherein the sensor device is not paired the hub; forwarding the alarm message to an alert service; receiving confirmation of the authenticity of alarm message; and generate an alert.