Kenneth Q Sabotta

US Patent:

8095119, Jan 10, 2012

Filed:

Jun 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/476870

Inventors:

Kenneth Q. Sabotta - Seattle WA, US
David T. Pan - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

455415, 4554121, 455566, 455567, 709204

Abstract:

Call control information regarding a phone call that a user of a mobile communications device is currently engaged in with an individual is displayed on a screen. A request to display in-call contact information is received, and in response to the request the in-call contact information regarding the individual is displayed. This request can be a single user input, and the in-call contact information can include information obtained by the mobile communications device from a social networking service.

US Patent:

20100087169, Apr 8, 2010

Filed:

Jun 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/480969

Inventors:

Hsuan-Yu Jerry Lin - Seattle WA, US
Kenneth Q. Sabotta - Seattle WA, US
Paul A. Mailman - Billerica MA, US
Gerardo Garcia - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

US Classification:

4554121

Abstract:

In a mobile communications device, a conversation identifier is generated for each of a plurality of messages. Each conversation identifier is generated based on addresses of message participants identified in the message. A request to display a particular message of the multiple messages is received. In response to the request, one or more other messages of the plurality of messages having a same conversation identifier as the particular message are identified based on the generated conversation identifiers. At least two of the one or more other messages are displayed concurrently.

US Patent:

20100087173, Apr 8, 2010

Filed:

Oct 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/244545

Inventors:

Hsuan-Yu Jerry Lin - Seattle WA, US
Kenneth Q. Sabotta - Seattle WA, US
David T. Pan - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

4554122

Abstract:

Different phones are identified as being part of different groups, and indications of communications with the different phones are displayed on a particular phone by group. The indications of communications of different types are displayed inter-threaded chronologically. These communications with the different phones can include communications received from the different phones and communications sent to the different phones.

US Patent:

20100105424, Apr 29, 2010

Filed:

Mar 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/413977

Inventors:

Michael A. Smuga - Seattle WA, US
Martijn E. Van Tilburg - Kirkland WA, US
Alexandra K. Heron - Kirkland WA, US
Michael J. Kruzeniski - Seattle WA, US
Kenneth Q. Sabotta - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

4555501

Abstract:

Mobile communications device user interface techniques are described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device receives an input via a QWERTY keyboard of the mobile communications device and translates one or more letters in the input into one or more corresponding numbers in accordance with a telephone keypad layout. A telephone call is placed using the one or more corresponding numbers.

US Patent:

20100145675, Jun 10, 2010

Filed:

Dec 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/328091

Inventors:

Owen W. Lloyd - Redmond WA, US
John A. Yovin - Woodinville WA, US
Kenneth Q. Sabotta - Seattle WA, US
Teresa M. Peters - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/20

US Classification:

704 8

Abstract:

A user interface having customizable text strings is described. In an implementation, a mobile communication device comprises one or more modules to provide an option to specify a target demographic for the mobile communication device. The option is configured such that a language, intended market, and at least one other characteristic of the target demographic may be specified. One or more text strings may then be obtained based on the target demographic that was specified to be output in a user interface on the mobile communication device.

US Patent:

20120077479, Mar 29, 2012

Filed:

Dec 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/314074

Inventors:

Kenneth Q. Sabotta - Seattle WA, US
David T. Pan - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04W 4/16

US Classification:

455415

Abstract:

Call control information regarding a phone call that a user of a mobile communications device is currently engaged in with an individual is displayed on a screen. A request to display in-call contact information is received, and in response to the request the in-call contact information regarding the individual is displayed. This request can be a single user input, and the in-call contact information can include information obtained by the mobile communications device from a social networking service.