Michael E Saunders

US Patent:

20040209660, Oct 21, 2004

Filed:

Aug 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/658836

Inventors:

Rolf Carlson - Albuquerque NM, US
Michael Saunders - Henderson NV, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

463/001000

Abstract:

An apparatus for implementing a game having a deterministic component and a non-deterministic component wherein a player uses the game through at least one player interface unit. Each player interface unit generates a player record indicating player-initiated events. A random number generator provides a series of pseudo-random numbers and a rules library stores indexed rules for one or more games. An interface registry stores mapping records where the mapping records are used to associate the player-initiated events to pre-selected rules in the rules library. A control means is coupled to the player interface to receive the output of the player interface unit, coupled to the interface registry, the rules library, and the random number generator. The control means processes the player record and returns an output record to the player interface unit where the output record is determined by executing the game's rules with reference to the pseudo-random numbers and predefined combinatorial algorithms for selecting sets of the pseudo-random numbers.

US Patent:

20150242080, Aug 27, 2015

Filed:

Apr 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/266436

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Rajanikanth Naduppalayam Thandavan - Bothell WA, US
Jiajun Hua - Redmond WA, US
Daniel Mark Saunders - Bellevue WA, US
Amit Mohindra - San Francisco CA, US
Andrew Salamatov - Seattle WA, US
Humberto Lezama Guadarrama - Redmond WA, US
Runzhen Huang - San Jose CA, US
Rennan Garrett Broussard - Palo Alto CA, US
Peter Gene Wu - Cupertino CA, US
Gabriel Royer - Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Saunders - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Mechanisms are described herein for propagating a theme definition from a host application to a host extension so that the host application and the host extension are visually consistent. A theme definition may be updated after a theme change event occurs as a result of a user interacting with the host application. The theme definition may then be utilized by the host extension to update one or more UI elements presented by the host extension to enable visual consistency.