Benjamin James Carter

US Patent:

20040230575, Nov 18, 2004

Filed:

May 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/437324

Inventors:

Nicholas Kramer - Seattle WA, US
Mark Finocchio - Redmond WA, US
Benjamin Carter - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707/006000

Abstract:

Disclosed is a default property sheet system that coordinates default values for elements used in a user interface. Interface designers add default values for the properties of the elements that they define. The default “value” is broadly understood. Not limited to fixed values, the default property sheet can provide a rule for calculating a default value. The rule can take into account, for example, aspects of the present environment. The order of searching for a rule that provides a value to a property of an interface element is defined. Other collections of value-setting rules, called “non-default property sheets,” can be created that take precedence over the default property sheet. The default property sheet can be a “theme of last resort.” If a property of an interface element is not given a value elsewhere, then the property is given the value specified in the default property sheet.

US Patent:

20110310026, Dec 22, 2011

Filed:

Jun 18, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/819062

Inventors:

Shawna Julie Davis - Seattle WA, US
Peter G. Chin - Seattle WA, US
Tirthankar Sengupta - Redmond WA, US
Priyanka Singhal - Bellevue WA, US
Benjamin F. Carter - Redmond WA, US
Peter Gregory Davis - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/041
G06F 3/01

US Classification:

345173, 715702

Abstract:

The described embodiments allow for the selection of content in a touch screen display. The method includes detecting a single tap on a word of text in a text editing field in a touch screen, and responsive to the single tap selecting the word of text in whole. In another embodiment additional content can be selected. Contact with selected content displayed in a touch screen can be detected. The contact with the touch screen can be detected moving in a direction along the selected content. Additional content is selected by selecting a word of text adjacent to the selected content being contacted.

US Patent:

20120126505, May 24, 2012

Filed:

Nov 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/951959

Inventors:

Anna Lee Carter - Boise ID, US
Benjamin Chase Carter - Boise ID, US

International Classification:

B62K 27/00

US Classification:

280204

Abstract:

Disclosed is a trailer for attachment to a vehicle. The trailer includes a frame having a first side and a second side that define a bottom area bordered by the first and second sides. Connected to the frame is an attachment arm configured to attach the trailer to the vehicle. At least one floor panel, supported by the frame, is included and is configured to selectively transition between a riding position and a running position. When the floor panel is in its riding position, the trailer is configured to carry and transport an animal. When the floor panel is in its running position, the trailer is configured to exercise the animal such that the animal is free to move under its own power in connection with the vehicle as the vehicle moves.

US Patent:

20170116553, Apr 27, 2017

Filed:

Jan 6, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/399884

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
MATTHIAS BAER - Seattle WA, US
HIROSHI TSUKAHARA - Bellevue WA, US
MARCOS DAVID MARIN AMADOR - Seattle WA, US
TONY LIANG - Seattle WA, US
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CARTER - Redmond WA, US
MATTHEW WOOD - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06
G06Q 50/00
H04L 12/58
G06Q 10/10

Abstract:

Techniques disclosed herein facilitate the use of the primary work queue within an information management application as a centralized access point for creating and viewing multiple types of new draft items such as a note, to-do, or message item. An information management application can receive a new item request through its user interface and initiate a new draft item in response to the new item request. A view of new draft item can then be surfaced in a primary work queue of the information management application. The item type of the new draft item may be different than other item types in the primary work queue.

US Patent:

20150302334, Oct 22, 2015

Filed:

Apr 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/255627

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
MATTHIAS BAER - Seattle WA, US
HIROSHI TSUKAHARA - Bellevue WA, US
MARCOS DAVID MARIN AMADOR - Seattle WA, US
TONY LIANG - Seattle WA, US
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CARTER - Redmond WA, US
MATTHEW WOOD - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06
H04L 12/58
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Techniques disclosed herein facilitate the use of the primary work queue within an information management application as a centralized access point for creating and viewing multiple types of new draft items such as a note, to-do, or message item. An information management application can receive a new item request through its user interface and initiate a new draft item in response to the new item request. A view of new draft item can then be surfaced in a primary work queue of the information management application. The item type of the new draft item may be different than other item types in the primary work queue.

US Patent:

20150082189, Mar 19, 2015

Filed:

Sep 19, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/032151

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Ned Bearer Friend - Seattle WA, US
Nicholas Smith - Redmond WA, US
Bryan Eric Baird - Seattle WA, US
Benjamin Franklin Carter - Redmond WA, US
Hiroshi Tsukahara - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0482

US Classification:

715752

Abstract:

Technologies are generally described for providing a system for visualizing items and conversations in a communication application. Conversations are presented as a list of items in the communication application. A quantity of presented items is limited based on a size of a client device employed for viewing the items. Visualizations are applied to the presented items to attempt to maximize a number of items that are presented while providing information about the items to enable a user to preview content and take actions on the items. The visualizations include different templates applied to each item based on a type of item and content associated with the item, and the templates may be are dynamically updated based on user interactions with the items. The templates for items are determined by applying a set of rules and factors to each item to determine a most appropriate visualization for each item.

US Patent:

20140216352, Aug 7, 2014

Filed:

Apr 21, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/257715

Inventors:

ANNA LEE CARTER - GARDEN CITY ID, US
BENJAMIN CHASE CARTER - GARDEN CITY ID, US

International Classification:

B62K 27/00
A01K 1/00
B62D 63/06

US Classification:

119416

Abstract:

A collapsible trailer for exercising or transporting an animal. The trailer is attachable to a vehicle, such as a bicycle, and features a floor capable of retracting into a running position where an animal is able to run on the ground and deploying into a riding position where an animal can ride without having to exert itself. The trailer is further capable of collapsing utilizing hinged connections between trailer sides in order to have the trailer fold flat to occupy a reduced floor area.