Christopher E Swan

US Patent:

20130033414, Feb 7, 2013

Filed:

Aug 4, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/198478

Inventors:

Qixing Zheng - Bellevue WA, US
Mark Yalovsky - Seattle WA, US
Thomas Scott Coon - Kirkland WA, US
Christopher E. Swan - Seattle WA, US
Alex Snitkovskiy - Renton WA, US
Gabriel S. DeBacker - Carnation WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 3/20

US Classification:

345 11

Abstract:

A display environment for a plurality of display devices is described. In one or more implementations, a display environment of an operating system of a computing device is configured to display a plurality of shells that support user interaction with the operating system by launching a first shell for display on a first display device of the computing device and launching a second shell for display on a second display device of the computing device such that the first and second shells are displayable simultaneously by the computing device.

US Patent:

20190187885, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Dec 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/225259

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Christopher E. Swan - Bellevue WA, US
Alex Snitkovskiy - Renton WA, US
Tsz Yan Wong - Seattle WA, US
Hirofumi Yamamoto - Bellevue WA, US
Steven J. Tricanowicz - Seattle WA, US
Brian D. Beck - Woodinville WA, US
Miron Vranjes - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
G06F 9/451
G06F 3/0481

Abstract:

A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.

US Patent:

20180300160, Oct 18, 2018

Filed:

Sep 15, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/706319

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Adam D. Braden - Woodinville WA, US
Harley Michael Rosnow - Kirkland WA, US
Sergey Shilov - Sammamish WA, US
Karthik Vivek Nadig - Kent WA, US
Vinoo Cherian - Kirkland WA, US
Cullen R. Sauls - Redmond WA, US
Pierre-Bernard Thiffault - Seattle WA, US
Saji Abraham - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher Edwin Swan - Bellevue WA, US
Stephen H. Wright - Bothell WA, US
Leonardo E. Blanco - Redmond WA, US
Francis Abraham - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0486

Abstract:

Implementations discussed herein provide a way for an application to host a graphical element from another application in its own window, such as in its graphical user interface (GUI). A host application that hosts a component graphical element of a component application can control the lifetime and visual appearance of the component graphical element, while the component application provides content for display within the component graphical element.

US Patent:

20170031532, Feb 2, 2017

Filed:

Jul 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/813064

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Miron Vranjes - Seattle WA, US
Jeremy M. Bowen - Renton WA, US
Christopher Doan - Seattle WA, US
Tsz Yan Wong - Seattle WA, US
Chaitanya D. Sareen - Seattle WA, US
Carmen Zlateff - Kirkland WA, US
Abhishek Malani - Redmond WA, US
Christopher E. Swan - Bellevue WA, US
Richard Fang - Bellevue WA, US
Christian Klein - Duvall WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing universal back navigation for multiple windows. Universal back navigation allows universal back functionality to transition between operating in an in-application context and a cross-application context. In the in-application context, operation of the universal back functionality is restricted to functionality of an application (e.g., a single application) to which user instructions are to be currently directed by default. In the cross-application context, operation of the universal back functionality is not restricted to functionality of the application to which user instructions are to be currently directed by default.

US Patent:

20170017381, Jan 19, 2017

Filed:

Jul 13, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/798372

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Christopher E. Swan - Bellevue WA, US
Alex Snitkovskiy - Renton WA, US
Tsz Yan Wong - Seattle WA, US
Hirofumi Yamamoto - Bellevue WA, US
Steven J. Tricanowicz - Seattle WA, US
Brian D. Beck - Woodinville WA, US
Miron Vranjes - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0481

Abstract:

A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.

US Patent:

20140351722, Nov 27, 2014

Filed:

May 23, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/901522

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Henri-Charles Machalani - Seattle WA, US
Zoran Dimov - Seattle WA, US
Graham Wardle - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Swan - Bellevue WA, US
Marina Dukhon Taylor - Kirkland WA, US
Keith Kelly - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481

US Classification:

715761

Abstract:

Described herein are techniques for a computing device executing a windowing system that automatically maintains a tiled arrangement of application windows on a first display and on a second display. A user interface element has indicia of applications that can be used to open the applications. Responsive to a first user input the user interface element is displayed on the first display, and while the user interface element is displayed on the first display, the windowing system maintains two or more of the application windows in a tiled arrangement on the second display. The user interface element may be part of a system user interface and may be implemented in a variety of ways. For example, it may be a full-screen set of application representations, possibly user selected, or a list of recently used applications, or a list of open applications, etc.

US Patent:

20140325432, Oct 30, 2014

Filed:

Apr 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/874452

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Taylor Tang - Seattle WA, US
Henry Tappen - Kirkland WA, US
Krishna Venkatesh - Sammamish WA, US
Jesse Satterfield - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Swan - Bellevue WA, US
Philip Lu - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481

US Classification:

715788

Abstract:

Described herein are embodiments performed by a computing device capable of having a first display and a second display. The device may also execute a windowing system. Arbitrary applications execute on the computing device. Each such application has a corresponding application window managed by the windowing system. A start-projecting request may be received from an arbitrary one of the applications, and the windowing system may respond to the start request by generating, displaying, and managing a projection window. The application may generate and display content via the projection window. Responsive to the start-projecting request, display information about the first display and the second display may be used by the windowing system to display the projection window. A stop-projecting request from the application may cause the windowing system to terminate the projection window.

US Patent:

20140298245, Oct 2, 2014

Filed:

Mar 28, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/852903

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Christopher E. Swan - Seattle WA, US
Yaou Wei - Bellevue WA, US
Jenica Carryl O. Siy - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481

US Classification:

715781

Abstract:

Display instance management techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an application manager module of a computing device is executed that is configured to manage which display instances of the plurality of applications are made available via a user interface at a particular time. One or more application programming interfaces (APIs) are exposed by the application manager module that are configured to support switching by the application manager module between a plurality of the display instances for a respective single one of the plurality of applications in the user interface.