Timothy W Gill

US Patent:

7802267, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Nov 3, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/266143

Inventors:

Aaron Culbreth - Bellevue WA, US
Peter M. Wiest - Issaquah WA, US
Roderick M. Toll - Sammamish WA, US
Roger H. Wynn - Redmond WA, US
Stan Dale Pennington - Newcastle WA, US
Timothy Arthur Gill - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/46
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

719328, 713182, 726 30

Abstract:

A compliance interface is disclosed that takes in queries from applications which may want to know if they are compliant with associated polices stored on a computing system. The interface can then interpret these queries and provide notifications and instructions to the applications. Notifications may give notice of how a policy may impact an application, and instructions may tell an application how to behave in order to stay compliant with the policies. In one aspect, the interface exposes policies set forth by parents. Via a management control panel, parents can set or alter various policies, stored in a settings store, to protect children from contact with undesirable content. The interface interprets these policies to ensure that applications, such as those provided by third party vendors, are compliant with the wishes set forth in the parents' policies.

US Patent:

8230451, Jul 24, 2012

Filed:

Aug 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/855867

Inventors:

Aaron Culbreth - Bellevue WA, US
Peter M. Wiest - Issaquah WA, US
Roderick M. Toll - Sammamish WA, US
Roger H. Wynn - Redmond WA, US
Stan Dale Pennington - NewCastle WA, US
Timothy Arthur Gill - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/46
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

719328, 713182, 709220

Abstract:

A compliance interface is disclosed that takes in queries from applications which may want to know if they are compliant with associated polices stored on a computing system. The interface can then interpret these queries and provide notifications and instructions to the applications. Notifications may give notice of how a policy may impact an application, and instructions may tell an application how to behave in order to stay compliant with the policies. In one aspect, the interface exposes policies set forth by parents. Via a management control panel, parents can set or alter various policies, stored in a settings store, to protect children from contact with undesirable content. The interface interprets these policies to ensure that applications, such as those provided by third party vendors, are compliant with the wishes set forth in the parents' policies.

US Patent:

8379540, Feb 19, 2013

Filed:

May 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/772813

Inventors:

Timothy S. Gill - Seattle WA, US
Arnold Blinn - Hunts Point WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/26
H04L 12/56
A63F 13/12
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

370254, 370235, 709203, 709228, 463 42

Abstract:

A system is disclosed for switching between synchronous and asynchronous network connections for implementing a turn-based multiplayer game. A network connection manager handles client device connections to set the connection to either an asynchronous network connection or a synchronous network connection. The connection manager may switch between the asynchronous and synchronous network connection modes based on a variety of triggering criteria.

US Patent:

20190295367, Sep 26, 2019

Filed:

Jun 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/440192

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Horstmanshof - Shoreline WA, US
Sela P. Davis - Seattle WA, US
Pooja Mathur - Seattle WA, US
Antonio Vargas Garcia - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Av - Kirkland WA, US
Michael Alyn Miller - Redlands CA, US
Cody Luitjens - Seattle WA, US
Craig Suthers - Seattle WA, US
Nicholas Koller - Seattle WA, US
Timothy Gill - Kenmore WA, US
Chad Gibson - Seattle WA, US
William Michael Zintel - Woodinville WA, US
Dave Reed - Seattle WA, US
Doug Beck - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G07F 17/32
A63F 13/50
A63F 13/30

Abstract:

Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.

US Patent:

20180276945, Sep 27, 2018

Filed:

May 29, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/991827

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Horstmanshof - Shoreline WA, US
Sela P. Davis - Seattle WA, US
Pooja Mathur - Seattle WA, US
Antonio Vargas Garcia - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Av - Kirkland WA, US
Michael Alyn Miller - Redlands CA, US
Cody Luitjens - Seattle WA, US
Craig Suthers - Seattle WA, US
Nicholas Koller - Seattle WA, US
Timothy Gill - Kenmore WA, US
Chad Gibson - Seattle WA, US
William Michael Zintel - Woodinville WA, US
Dave Reed - Seattle WA, US
Doug Beck - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G07F 17/32
A63F 13/30

Abstract:

Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.

US Patent:

20140274317, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Jun 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/921080

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Horstmanshof - Shoreline WA, US
Sela P. Davis - Seattle WA, US
Pooja Mathur - Seattle WA, US
Antonio Vargas Garcia - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Av - Kirkland WA, US
Michael Alyn Miller - Redlands CA, US
Cody Luitjens - Seattle WA, US
Craig Suthers - Seattle WA, US
Nicholas Koller - Seattle WA, US
Timothy Gill - Kenmore WA, US
Chad Gibson - Seattle WA, US
William Michael Zintel - Woodinville WA, US
Dave Reed - Seattle WA, US
Doug Beck - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 25, 463 42

Abstract:

Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.

US Patent:

20140274322, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Nov 22, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/088198

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Horstmanshof - Shoreline WA, US
Sela P. Davis - Seattle WA, US
Cody Luitjens - Seattle WA, US
Timothy Gill - Kenmore WA, US
Chad Gibson - Seattle WA, US
William Michael Zintel - Woodinville WA, US
Dave Reed - Seattle WA, US
Doug Beck - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.