Ronald Wayne Morris

US Patent:

7133051, Nov 7, 2006

Filed:

Sep 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/665714

Inventors:

David Hendler Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Ronald Alan Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US
Jeffrey W. Fassnacht - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06F 13/00
H04N 5/45

US Classification:

345629, 345660, 725 39, 348565

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to displaying full scale images with overlaid similar scaled images and a graphical user device in a display of a client device. The client device receives video streams of the full scale images and scaled images. The video streams are broadcast independent of one another, and a user of the client device may manipulate the format of the images of either or both streams, and/or place the scaled image on any portion of the full scaled image. The graphical user interface is placed so it does not obscure the scaled image. Alternatively a single video stream may be received by the client device. When a single video stream is received, the client device creates two video streams, one stream comprising full scale images and the other stream comprising scaled images. The full scale image is overlaid with the scaled image and the graphical user interface.

US Patent:

D556767, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

Jun 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/247690

Inventors:

Ronald Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

1404

US Classification:

D14487

US Patent:

D556768, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

Jun 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/247691

Inventors:

Ronald Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

1404

US Classification:

D14487

US Patent:

D556769, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

Jun 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/247692

Inventors:

Ronald Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

1404

US Classification:

D14487

US Patent:

7427941, Sep 23, 2008

Filed:

Jul 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/173278

Inventors:

Michael A. Cleron - Menlo Park CA, US
Jeffrey D. Yaksick - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08C 19/12

US Classification:

341176, 345158, 725 52, 715810

Abstract:

Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an application, and then determines the keys of the RC device that are relevant to the determined state. The navigation logic then displays a representation of the relevant keys on a user interface presentation of a presentation device. The representation resembles a physical layout of associated physical keys on the RC device. To assist the user in focusing on the relevant keys, the representation de-emphasizes other input mechanisms of the RC device that do not have a bearing on the user's current interaction with the application. One exemplary way of de-emphasizing these other keys is to entirely omit these keys from the representation.

US Patent:

7548906, Jun 16, 2009

Filed:

Jun 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/426209

Inventors:

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Charles J. Migos - San Francisco CA, US
Yi Linda Chan - San Jose CA, US
David H. Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 3

Abstract:

An item discovery module (IDM) is described that allows a user to find one or more desired items within a store of candidate items. In operation, the user enters a search selection, upon which the IDM determines a collection of matching items. The IDM groups the matching items into one or more buckets, each bucket including one or more items. The IDM then selects representative items for the respective buckets and presents the representative items to the user. The representative items assist the user in converging on the one or more desired items. Namely, the user may enter another search selection which targets an identified bucket, upon which the above-described procedure is repeated.

US Patent:

7583220, Sep 1, 2009

Filed:

Sep 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/203295

Inventors:

Michael A. Cleron - Menlo Park CA, US
Jeffrey D Yaksick - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ronald Alan Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08C 19/12

US Classification:

341176, 345158, 715810, 725 52

Abstract:

Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an application, and then determines the keys of the RC device that are relevant to the determined state. The navigation logic then displays a representation of the relevant keys on a user interface presentation of a presentation device. The representation resembles a physical layout of associated physical keys on the RC device. To assist the user in focusing on the relevant keys, the representation de-emphasizes other input mechanisms of the RC device that do not have a bearing on the user's current interaction with the application. One exemplary way of de-emphasizing these other keys is to entirely omit these keys from the representation.

US Patent:

7668867, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Mar 17, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/276937

Inventors:

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Charles J. Migos - San Francisco CA, US
David H. Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

7071041, 725 62

Abstract:

A media discovery module (MDM) is described that facilitates a user's access to desired media items. The MDM presents a series of arrays of media items to the user. The user's selection within any array governs the composition of media items that are presented in a subsequent array. Different linking criteria can define the relationship among arrays. In one case, the MDM uses a time-based linking criterion, allowing a user to examine a media item at increasing levels of temporal granularity. In another case, the MDM uses a subject matter-based criterion, allowing a user to examine one or more media items at increasing levels of detail with respect to a subject matter index. The MDM can employ various tools to establish the relationship among media items, including image analysis tools, audio analysis tools, metadata analysis tools, and so on.