Andrew H Jacobs

US Patent:

6993552, Jan 31, 2006

Filed:

Sep 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/964318

Inventors:

Andrew W. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US
Dominique Fortier - Snoqualmie WA, US
Joseph K. Ollis - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 1/57
G06F 15/177

US Classification:

709200, 709217, 707 10, 34082522

Abstract:

Systems and methods for managing asynchronous object transfers over multiple wireless networks. At a device, each received object is detected and parsed to extract identifying information such as sender and object type. Each object is stored in a temporary storage without being processed by any application of the device. The user is prompted to either accept or reject each object, one at a time or all together. Each accepted object is persistently stored on the device and processed by an application that is associated with the type of object. Rejected objects are deleted from the temporary storage and are not persistently stored on the device.

US Patent:

6999721, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Jan 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/051528

Inventors:

Joseph K. Ollis - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew W. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B 5/00
H04B 7/00
H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455 412, 4555521, 4555531, 455556, 455557

Abstract:

A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.

US Patent:

7113747, Sep 26, 2006

Filed:

Dec 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/305615

Inventors:

Joseph K. Ollis - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew W. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B 5/00
H04B 7/00
H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455 412, 455 411, 4555521, 4555531, 455556, 455557

Abstract:

A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.

US Patent:

7130585, Oct 31, 2006

Filed:

Apr 4, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/397089

Inventors:

Joseph K. Ollis - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew W. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B 5/00
H04B 7/00
H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455 412, 455 411, 4555521, 4555531, 455556, 455557

Abstract:

A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.

US Patent:

7239845, Jul 3, 2007

Filed:

Aug 11, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/464054

Inventors:

Joseph K. Ollis - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew W. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04B 5/00
H04B 7/00
H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455 412, 4555521, 4555531, 455556, 455557

Abstract:

A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.

US Patent:

7668691, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Aug 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/846818

Inventors:

Scott J. Counts - Seattle WA, US
Marc A. Smith - Redmond WA, US
Andrew W. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G01C 9/00

US Classification:

702150, 600595, 707100

Abstract:

Systems and methods that infer and classify user activity based in part on routing data. A storage medium can store raw data collected, and such acquired data can be subsequently be analyzed or distilled to generate abstract qualities about the raw data (e. g. , velocity of user during route, level of difficulty, and the like). Various machine learning techniques, artificial intelligence methodologies, decision trees, and/or statistical methods can be employed to supply inference regarding the acquired raw data and/or the abstract qualities.

US Patent:

7720916, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Feb 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/363885

Inventors:

Danyel A. Fisher - Seattle WA, US
Alice Jane Bernheim Brush - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew W. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US
Marc A. Smith - Redmond WA, US
Carman G. Neustaedter - Calgary, CA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709217, 704 4

Abstract:

A unique system, method, and user interface that facilitate ordering personal items based on past personal interaction between a user and the user's correspondents are provided. In particular, the system provides alternative views of information, such as messages, that is organized around people using an ordering based on the history of communication between the recipient and sender. Social metrics can be calculated based on social metadata associated with the messages, for example. Metrics can be used to configure how or which messages are viewed and their order in one or more pane views. Each pane view can present different orderings of messages—which are displayed by the recipient or sender of the message. So for instance, instead of viewing messages in chronological receipt date, they can be viewed by the message's sender and ordered by the number of messages previously sent to the user.

US Patent:

20060095549, May 4, 2006

Filed:

Dec 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/303514

Inventors:

Andrew Jacobs - Seattle WA, US
Dominique Fortier - Snoqualmie WA, US
Joseph Ollis - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

709220000

Abstract:

Systems and methods for managing asynchronous object transfers over multiple wireless networks. At a device, each received object is detected and parsed to extract identifying information such as sender and object type. Each object is stored in a temporary storage without being processed by any application of the device. The user is prompted to either accept or reject each object, one at a time or all together. Each accepted object is persistently stored on the device and processed by an application that is associated with the type of object. Rejected objects are deleted from the temporary storage and are not persistently stored on the device.