Julian S Walker

US Patent:

7930434, Apr 19, 2011

Filed:

Oct 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/252181

Inventors:

Blaise Aguera y Arcas - Seattle WA, US
Julian Walker - Seattle WA, US
Ian Gilman - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709247, 709204, 709219, 345428

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed, that may include establishing communication between a first computer and a second computer over a communication link, the second computer having an image collection stored therein in the form of compressed image data; selecting a plurality of images in the collection for communication to said first computer; and transmitting low-resolution image data for all of the selected images from the second computer to the first computer before transmitting full-resolution image data for any of the selected images.

US Patent:

7933473, Apr 26, 2011

Filed:

Jun 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/144641

Inventors:

Lutz Gerhard - Seattle WA, US
Paul D Jones - Renton WA, US
Olivier Z Garamfalvi - Seattle WA, US
Julian R Walker - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/54

US Classification:

382305, 382299, 707736

Abstract:

In accordance with one or more aspects, multiple folders are generated each corresponding to one of multiple levels of an image pyramid, and each of the multiple levels including one or more tiles. In each of the multiple folders, one or more files are stored, each file including image data for a tile of the level corresponding to the folder. In accordance with other aspects, a first version of an image is generated, the first version of the image having a lower resolution than the image. The image is compressed using a first compression process, and the first version of the image is compressed using a second compression process, the second compression process being a higher quality process than the first compression process. Both the compressed image and the compressed first version of the image are stored as an image pyramid for the image.

US Patent:

20060235941, Oct 19, 2006

Filed:

Mar 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/392387

Inventors:

Blaise Arcas - Seattle WA, US
Julian Walker - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217000

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed which may include accessing an Internet site by a proxy server; converting image data from the Internet site into a multiresolution representation; and transmitting the image data in said multiresolution representation to a client device.

US Patent:

20080031527, Feb 7, 2008

Filed:

Oct 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/247513

Inventors:

Blaise Aguera y Arcas - Seattle WA, US
Julian Walker - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/36

US Classification:

382232

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed which may include converting data identifying a plurality of visual features into a plurality of pixel characteristic data values; and forming an image file with pixels having the respective pixel characteristic data values.

US Patent:

20130229434, Sep 5, 2013

Filed:

Apr 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/865596

Inventors:

Michael Kroepfl - Bellevue WA, US
Julian R. Walker - Jersey City NJ, US
Gonzalo A. Ramos - Bellevue WA, US
Blaise Hilary Aguera y Arcas - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06T 5/50

US Classification:

345634

Abstract:

A system for displaying hybrid image data produced by embedding additional media objects within street-level panoramic images includes a user interface through which a user may view, search for, and/or navigate through additional media objects in the context of browsing a virtual environment of a location at street level. In response to user input indicating a request to view a geographic location and/or an additional media object, street-level panoramic image data associated with the geographic location, in which one or more additional media objects also associated with the geographic location have been embedded, may be provided for display through the user interface. The user interface may be provided by a client device including one or more processors that receive hybrid image data produced by one or more processors of a server and display the image data to the user.