Michael Brady Day

US Patent:

6781594, Aug 24, 2004

Filed:

Aug 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/935123

Inventors:

Michael R. Day - Santa Monica CA

Assignee:

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06K 900

US Classification:

345589, 345426, 345606, 345607, 382162

Abstract:

The intensity of specularly reflected light from an illuminated object is represented by an algebraic expression including multiplication, addition, and subtraction operations. The algebraic expression is used in an illumination model, where the illumination model describes the color and intensity of light reflected by the illuminated object. Light reflected by the illuminated object is composed of ambient, diffuse, and specular components. The specular terms used in the illumination model are equivalent in functional form to the diffuse terms, thereby accelerating the computation of color vector c defined by the illumination model. A modified algebraic expression representing specularly reflected light from an illuminated object is defined and used in the illumination model, thereby accelerating computation of color vector c.

US Patent:

7079138, Jul 18, 2006

Filed:

Jul 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/901840

Inventors:

Michael R. Day - Santa Monica CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06T 15/50

US Classification:

345426

Abstract:

The intensity of specularly reflected light from an illuminated object is represented by an algebraic expression including multiplication, addition, and subtraction operations. The algebraic expression is used in an illumination model, where the illumination model describes the color and intensity of light reflected by the illuminated object. Light reflected by the illuminated object is composed of ambient, diffuse, and specular components. The specular terms used in the illumination model are equivalent in functional form to the diffuse terms, thereby accelerating the computation of color vector c defined by the illumination model. A modified algebraic expression representing specularly reflected light from an illuminated object is defined and used in the illumination model, thereby accelerating computation of color vector c.

US Patent:

7219332, May 15, 2007

Filed:

Jan 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/770705

Inventors:

Christopher S. Gouge - Bellevue WA, US
James S. Masson - Bothell WA, US
Theodore C. Van Zwol - Kirkland WA, US
Michael James Day - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717121, 717170, 717162

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for creating and describing a configurable data set, configuring the data set and merging a resulting configured data set into a target data set. One or more configurable data elements are stored in a configurable data set that forms part of a configurable merge module. The configurable merge module also includes metadata concerning the configurable data. The metadata describes the data elements and how they can be configured and how to implement changes to the configurable data. Each configurable data element can be presented to the configurable merge module consumer through a user interface. The configurable merge module consumer can thus make configuration choices. Also provided is a transformation engine for customizing the configurable data based on configurable merge module consumer choices and a merge engine for inserting configured data into a target data set.

US Patent:

7562346, Jul 14, 2009

Filed:

Sep 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/653701

Inventors:

Raj Jhanwar - Bothell WA, US
Vijayachandran Jayaseelan - Bellevue WA, US
Michael Grier - Woodinville WA, US
Michael James Day - Kirkland WA, US
Brian McNeill - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717120, 717121, 717100, 717169, 717175

Abstract:

A componentization schema representing files from which an operating system or other software product is built. According to the schema, a component object represents one or more of the files. The component object has a manifest that identifies the component and specifies any dependencies between the component and other objects. Grouping objects according to the dependencies specified in manifests permits building the software product. A feature object defined by at least one component object represents a feature of the software product and a product object defined by at least one feature object represents the software product.

US Patent:

7962908, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

Apr 4, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/696454

Inventors:

Christopher S. Gouge - Bellevue WA, US
James S. Masson - Bothell WA, US
Theodore C. VanZwol - Kirkland WA, US
Michael James Day - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717174

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for creating and describing a configurable data set, configuring the data set and merging a resulting configured data set into a target data set. One or more configurable data elements are stored in a configurable data set that forms part of a configurable merge module. The configurable merge module also includes metadata concerning the configurable data. The metadata describes the data elements and how they can be configured and how to implement changes to the configurable data. Each configurable data element can be presented to the configurable merge module consumer through a user interface. The configurable merge module consumer can thus make configuration choices. Also provided is a transformation engine for customizing the configurable data based on configurable merge module consumer choices and a merge engine for inserting configured data into a target data set.

US Patent:

8245226, Aug 14, 2012

Filed:

Jan 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/353057

Inventors:

Arunesh Chandra - Sammamish WA, US
David Henrickson - Woodinville WA, US
Calin Voicu Negreanu - Lake Oswego OR, US
Michael James Day - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1, 718100, 711161

Abstract:

Migration of data relevant to, or associated with, one or more users from a prior operating system installation to a new operating system installation can be performed with reference to an archive of some or all of the data on a storage media made prior to the installation of a new operating system. Manifests associated with operating system components can be referenced to identify data to be transferred from those operating system components to new versions of those components. Independently generated manifests can also be referenced to migrate the files and data for one or more application programs, such as popular or commonly found application programs. User data and files to be migrated can be identified by loading registration database files from the offline operating system in the new operating system, or otherwise parsing a similar construct from the offline operating system.

US Patent:

20060214943, Sep 28, 2006

Filed:

May 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/442226

Inventors:

Michael Day - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/02

US Classification:

345589000

Abstract:

The intensity of specularly reflected light from an illuminated object is represented by an algebraic expression including multiplication, addition, and subtraction operations. The algebraic expression is used in an illumination model, where the illumination model describes the color and intensity of light reflected by the illuminated object. Light reflected by the illuminated object is composed of ambient, diffuse, and specular components. The specular terms used in the illumination model are equivalent in functional form to the diffuse terms, thereby accelerating the computation of color vector c defined by the illumination model. A modified algebraic expression representing specularly reflected light from an illuminated object is defined and used in the illumination model, thereby accelerating computation of color vector c.

US Patent:

20120144383, Jun 7, 2012

Filed:

Dec 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/958267

Inventors:

Abhinav Mishra - Redmond WA, US
Michael Day - Kirkland WA, US
Charles Keen - Seattle WA, US
Mingbiao Fei - Sammamish WA, US
Derek Rivait - Redmond WA, US
Alan B. Back - Redmond WA, US
Rainer Sigwald - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 11/00

US Classification:

717173, 714 48, 714E11001

Abstract:

A system and method for repairing corrupt software components of a computer system. Corrupt software is detected and repaired utilizing an automated component repair service. Repair files are downloaded from an external storage location and used to repair the corruption. The downloaded files are preferably the smallest amount of data necessary to repair the identified corruption. The process of repairing corrupt files is used in conjunction with a software updating service to resolve problems that occur when corrupt software is updated by allowing a corrupt component to be repaired and to then uninstalled such that an updated component can be properly installed.