Jeffrey Tzu Heng Lin

US Patent:

20070024626, Feb 1, 2007

Filed:

Jul 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/193029

Inventors:

Jonathan Kagle - Bellevue WA, US
Jeffrey Lin - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06T 11/00

US Classification:

345467000

Abstract:

Limited devices have memories that are typically too small to store a complete font having an extended character set. The ability to handle necessary characters can be provided by leveraging connectivity of a limited device to a PC or server without requiring significant bandwidth or substantially reducing performance of the limited device. The limited device stores portions a font (typically on a character-by-character basis) and downloads information from the server as needed to display characters for which the limited device does not have sufficient information.

US Patent:

20120059697, Mar 8, 2012

Filed:

May 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/319382

Inventors:

Jeffrey Y. Lin - Seattle WA, US
Ione Fine - Seattle WA, US
Geoffrey M. Boynton - Seattle WA, US
Scott O. Murray - Lake Forest Park WA, US

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 144

Abstract:

A system and a method are disclosed for displaying an image during an operation of an accelerated media playback (e.g., fast-forward or reverse) such that the image appears concurrently with a cue signaling a resume point. First, a video frame within an advertisement is identified from a plurality of advertisements. The video frame contains the cue and indicates a resume point for media content. Additionally, an image is embedded on the video frame such that the video frame, the cue and the image are displayed for less than a second during accelerated media playback, such as a fast-forward operation. The presence of the action cue or resume cue presented concurrently with the advertisement assists viewers in preferentially recalling the product related to the image.

US Patent:

20130151944, Jun 13, 2013

Filed:

Dec 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/324696

Inventors:

Jeffrey Tzu-Heng Lin - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715234

Abstract:

Methods for highlighting tappable web page elements in response to a touch detect a touch to a touchscreen display, determine that a touched element displayed at the touch location, and determine whether and how the touched element is to be highlighted. Highlighting can be based on various touched element properties. In one embodiment, if a touched element is not tappable, the element is not highlighted. If the touched element is editable, the element is highlighted. A region around the touch location is highlighted if the touched element is an image map or SVG element and a portion of the element at the touch location is tappable. A touched element is also highlighted if the element has an inline display style or is a highlight element type. The touched element is not highlighted if its size and complexity exceed size and complexity thresholds.