Jamie Anne Spooner

US Patent:

7356765, Apr 8, 2008

Filed:

Jun 18, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/464678

Inventors:

Tom A. Sponheim - Seattle WA, US
Bella Acharya - Kirkland WA, US
Jack Litewka - Seattle WA, US
Jamie A. Spooner - Redmond WA, US
William A. Spencer - Redmond WA, US
Stephen H. Buroker - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond VA

International Classification:

G06F 15/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715513

Abstract:

Methods for assigning URLs to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. In one aspect, zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. In a second aspect, a graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries to identify search results satisfying the user's selection criteria. In a third aspect, search results are displayed in an IFRAME so that the Web page need not be replotted each time the server identifies URLs satisfying the user selection criteria. In a fourth aspect, information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is stored in various data fields in a cookie data structure. The computer-executable instructions use the information contained in the cookie data structure to assign the URL to the button each time the Web page is displayed.

US Patent:

8607135, Dec 10, 2013

Filed:

Mar 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/054700

Inventors:

Tom A. Sponheim - Seattle WA, US
Bella Acharya - Kirkland WA, US
Jack Litewka - Seattle WA, US
Jamie A. Spooner - Redmond WA, US
William A. Spencer - Redmond WA, US
Stephen H. Buroker - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715206, 715208, 715250

Abstract:

Methods and a data structure for assigning URLs (e. g. , to radio-station-streaming-media-content sources) to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. Zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. A graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries in order to identify search results satisfying the user's selection criteria. Information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is stored in various data fields in a cookie data structure. The computer-executable instructions use the information contained in the data structure in order to assign the URL to the button each time the Web page is displayed.

US Patent:

6639610, Oct 28, 2003

Filed:

Jan 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/481843

Inventors:

Tom A. Sponheim - Seattle WA
Bella Acharya - Kirkland WA
Jack Litewka - Seattle WA
Jamie A. Spooner - Redmond WA
William A. Spencer - Redmond WA
Stephen H. Buroker - Issaquah WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345760, 345780, 345745, 345840

Abstract:

Methods and a data structure for assigning URLs (e. g. , to radio-station-streaming-media-content sources) to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. In one aspect of the present invention, zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. In a second aspect of the invention, a graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries in order to identify search results satisfying the users selection, criteria. In a third aspect of this invention, search results are displayed in an IFRAME so that the Web page need not be replotted each time the server identifies URLs satisfying the user selection criteria. In a fourth aspect of this invention, information identifying a users button assignments or preferences (such as the users zip code) is store in various data fields in a cookie data structure. The computer-executable instructions use the information contained in the cookie data structure in order to assign the URL to the button each time the Web page is displayed.