Lee Clark

US Patent:

7802246, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Jun 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/872894

Inventors:

Kevin A. Kennedy - Kirkland WA, US
Robert P. St. Pierre - Redmond WA, US
Lee Dicks Clark - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717173

Abstract:

The present invention facilitates customizing software installation such as software updates for a user interface (UI) of a mobile communication device. The systems and methods of the present invention utilize a component that receives software updates (e. g. , releases, releases, patches, upgrades, etc. ) and presents various installation options to an installer through an interface. The installer can interact with the interface to select one or more components (e. g. , controls, menus, menu items, etc) to install and define how such components are installed. For example, the installer can determine a control's location with respect to other controls within a user interface. This can be achieved by moving graphical components within the user interface and/or by providing parameters, setting flags, and/or including suitable arguments. In addition, the installer can add components to an installation. For example, the installer can add proprietary and/or third party applications, features, brands, logos and aesthetics to the installation.

US Patent:

8650501, Feb 11, 2014

Filed:

Mar 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/721420

Inventors:

Jeff Arnold - Sammamish WA, US
Jeffrey Cheng-Yao Fong - Seattle WA, US
Pritesh Bodalia - Bellevue WA, US
Jeffrey L. Bogdan - Redmond WA, US
Lee Dicks Clark - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715772

Abstract:

A user interface is described that temporarily displays portions of a page that reside outside of the viewable area of the screen. An animated transition creates a brief preview of at least one user interface feature. Additionally, the user interface feature is then animated out of the viewable area in a way to suggest a location of the feature. In one embodiment, a target page that is being opened controls the transition and animates features into and out of the viewable area to create the temporary preview. In another embodiment, the target page includes user interface elements that can asynchronously control the preview animation independent from the main content of the target page. In yet another embodiment, a transition coordinator can coordinate the timing between animating out a foreground application while animating in a target application.

US Patent:

20120185788, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Jun 1, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/150446

Inventors:

Jeffrey Cheng-Yao Fong - Seattle WA, US
Kenji Nakamura - Seattle WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Newcastle WA, US
Lee Dicks Clark - Seattle WA, US
Jeffery G. Arnold - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715765

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for displaying a user interface text element in an East-Asian mode so that system-based text can be displayed vertically on a user interface. In one embodiment, a device can dynamically switch between a Latin-based layout (horizontally displayed text elements) and an East-Asian based layout (vertically displayed text elements) based on global device settings, such as a language setting or a locale setting. Such settings can be dynamically modified by the user to change the display modes.

US Patent:

20130339334, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Oct 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/656481

Inventors:

Lee Dicks Clark - Seattle WA, US
Sherry Pei-Chen Lin - Redmond WA, US
Houston Wong - Kirkland WA, US
Nathan Eldon Nesbit - Duvall WA, US
Elliot William Kirk - Bellevue WA, US
Jason Deakins - Kirkland WA, US
Joanne Cunningham - Redmond WA, US
Prateep Gopalkrishnan - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707706, 707E17108

Abstract:

A user can selectively customize what data is provided to a search engine to influence a degree of personalization of search results. Personalized search engine results can thereby be provided to one or more applications on a client device, such as a mobile phone. The data provided to the search engine can include any of a variety of user preferences stored on the client device (e.g., music, music ratings, search queries, search results selected, etc.), or other user information, such as current location or the location of the user when applications were downloaded. Social networking websites can also be used for supplying data to the search engine.

US Patent:

20220188132, Jun 16, 2022

Filed:

Dec 14, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/120636

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Clinton Edward RUTKAS - Sammamish WA, US
Lee Dicks CLARK - Seattle WA, US
Peter Josef KREISEDER - Redmond WA, US
Robert Joseph DISANO - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/451
G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0482
G06N 20/00

Abstract:

A method and system for providing access to virtual desktops may include receiving an input indicating hovering of a pointer over an icon in a toolbar, identifying one or more existing virtual desktops, determining a state for each of the one or more existing virtual desktops by identifying one or more instances of any applications that are currently running in each of the one or more existing virtual desktops and determining a running state for each of the one or more instances, and displaying a preview of each of the one or more existing virtual desktops in response to the hovering of the pointer over the icon. The preview may include displaying the running state for one of the one or more instances for each existing virtual desktop.

US Patent:

20190235936, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Jan 28, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/258834

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Lee Dicks CLARK - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/54
G06F 16/2457
G06K 9/62
G06N 20/00
H04W 68/02

Abstract:

Aspects of the technology described herein are directed towards systems, methods, and computer storage media for, among other things, providing personalized notification management. Notifications can be communicated to a user upon receipt or queued for subsequent handling based on a probability that the user will interact with the notification within a threshold elapsed time from presentation, if it is presented. The probability is determined based on a user's past interactions with similar notifications. The interactions of other users with notifications can also be considered to determine the probability. The notifications can be managed by a notification broker.

US Patent:

20180307525, Oct 25, 2018

Filed:

Jun 12, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/620623

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Ross N. LUENGEN - Sammamish WA, US
Lee Dicks CLARK - Seattle WA, US
Richard FANG - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46
G06F 3/0483

Abstract:

Techniques for surfacing task-related applications in a heterogeneous tab environment are described. In at least some implementations, a task group is created based on an implicit association between source content from a source application and target content from a target application based on a request to launch the target application from the source application. According to various implementations, the heterogeneous tab environment presents the task group and a trigger event is defined based on the task group. Detecting the trigger event causes surfacing of the task group in the tab environment.

US Patent:

20180173882, Jun 21, 2018

Filed:

Feb 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/896813

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Robert Howard - Bellevue WA, US
Lee Dicks Clark - Seattle WA, US
John Yovin - Woodinville WA, US
Shawn Brown - Sammamish WA, US
Sogol Malekzadeh - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/60
H04W 12/02
H04L 29/06
G06F 21/50
G06F 21/62

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that address issues related to data privacy by enabling users to elect various levels of data sharing. A user of a user device is enabled to indicate their comfort level with sharing, transmitting, or otherwise exposing individual activity records (data entities) with respect to various activity categories. The exposure of activity records may be controlled with respect to on-device and off-device components. Furthermore, privacy profiles may be automatically generated for the user, and the privacy profiles may be automatically activated in corresponding situations.