Shamik X Bandyopadhyay

US Patent:

8311514, Nov 13, 2012

Filed:

Sep 16, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/883801

Inventors:

Shamik Bandyopadhyay - Lake Stevens WA, US
G. Eric Engstrom - Kirkland WA, US
Vikram Kapoor - Redmond WA, US
Kathryn C. Lemson - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 1/66

US Classification:

455410, 455566, 455418

Abstract:

The present application allows wake-up and unlock operations to occur using a single event, such as a single keystroke. Additionally, a check is made to ensure that activation was caused by human touch, not an object. In one embodiment, an area of a mobile device is designated as a wake-up area, which is separate from the touch screen. A user can touch the wake-up area to both activate the mobile device from a sleep mode and unlock the mobile device. In another embodiment, the wake-up area can be integrated into the touch screen, so that there is not an appearance of a separate button. Fingerprint checking and/or proximity sensors can also be integrated into the mobile device.

US Patent:

8458485, Jun 4, 2013

Filed:

Jun 17, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/485952

Inventors:

Shamik Bandyopadhyay - Lake Stevens WA, US
Veronica Y. Law - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

713184, 726 19

Abstract:

Utilizing an image on a computing device to serve as a template for locking/unlocking the computing device. The image includes a plurality of portions that are defined and thereafter identified and presented to a user via a touch screen. A user selects portions/zones that are defined within the image in a specified sequence and this sequence is stored as a lock/unlock code for unlocking the computing device. In an embodiment, in addition to the specified sequence of selections, a movement or sequence of movements may be also be stored as part of the lock/unlock code.

US Patent:

20120009896, Jan 12, 2012

Filed:

Nov 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/940913

Inventors:

Shamik Bandyopadhyay - Lake Stevens WA, US
Donald A. Barnett - Monroe WA, US
Vikram Kapoor - Redmond WA, US
Veronica Y. Law - Seattle WA, US
Kathryn C. Lemson - Redmond WA, US
Tirthankar Sengupta - Redmond WA, US
Divya Tyamagundlu - Bellevue WA, US
Ahmad Bilal - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04W 12/08
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

455411, 715764

Abstract:

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for allowing smart phone users to “capture the moment” by allowing easy access to a camera application when a mobile device is in an above-lock (or locked) mode, while also preventing unauthorized access to other smart phone functionality. According to one embodiment of the disclosed technology, a method of operating a mobile device having an above-lock state and a below-lock state comprises receiving input data requesting invocation of an camera application when the mobile device is in the above-lock state and invoking the requested camera application on the device, where one or more functions of the requested application are unavailable as a result of the mobile device being in the above-lock state.

US Patent:

20130318476, Nov 28, 2013

Filed:

May 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/480138

Inventors:

Aaron Sauve - Seattle WA, US
Shamik Bandyopadhyay - Mountain View CA, US
Kathryn C. Lemson - Redmond WA, US
Jannes Paul Peters - Berlin, DE
Eric Bennett - Bellevue WA, US
Ahmad Bilal - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715835

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is provided for operating a mobile device having stored thereon a plurality of applications (“apps”) that are each configured to capture an image. The method includes receiving first user input data requesting invocation of a given one of the applications. The given application is launched by the user. After launching the given application a user interface is presented which serves as an entry point through which ail of the image capture applications stored on the mobile device are made available to the user.

US Patent:

20170017367, Jan 19, 2017

Filed:

Aug 9, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/232435

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Shamik Bandyopadhyay - Mountain View CA, US
Kathryn C. Lemson - Redmond WA, US
Jannes Paul Peters - Berlin, DE
Eric Bennett - Bellevue WA, US
Ahmad Bilal - Duvall WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0488
H04N 5/232
G06F 9/44

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is provided for operating a mobile device having stored thereon a plurality of applications (“apps”) that are each configured to capture an image. The method includes receiving first user input data requesting invocation of a given one of the applications. The given application is launched by the user. After launching the given application a user interface is presented which serves as an entry point through which all of the image capture applications stored on the mobile device are made available to the user.