Ronald G Morris

US Patent:

7133051, Nov 7, 2006

Filed:

Sep 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/665714

Inventors:

David Hendler Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Ronald Alan Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - San Francisco CA, US
Jeffrey W. Fassnacht - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06F 13/00
H04N 5/45

US Classification:

345629, 345660, 725 39, 348565

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to displaying full scale images with overlaid similar scaled images and a graphical user device in a display of a client device. The client device receives video streams of the full scale images and scaled images. The video streams are broadcast independent of one another, and a user of the client device may manipulate the format of the images of either or both streams, and/or place the scaled image on any portion of the full scaled image. The graphical user interface is placed so it does not obscure the scaled image. Alternatively a single video stream may be received by the client device. When a single video stream is received, the client device creates two video streams, one stream comprising full scale images and the other stream comprising scaled images. The full scale image is overlaid with the scaled image and the graphical user interface.

US Patent:

7427941, Sep 23, 2008

Filed:

Jul 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/173278

Inventors:

Michael A. Cleron - Menlo Park CA, US
Jeffrey D. Yaksick - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08C 19/12

US Classification:

341176, 345158, 725 52, 715810

Abstract:

Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an application, and then determines the keys of the RC device that are relevant to the determined state. The navigation logic then displays a representation of the relevant keys on a user interface presentation of a presentation device. The representation resembles a physical layout of associated physical keys on the RC device. To assist the user in focusing on the relevant keys, the representation de-emphasizes other input mechanisms of the RC device that do not have a bearing on the user's current interaction with the application. One exemplary way of de-emphasizing these other keys is to entirely omit these keys from the representation.

US Patent:

7583220, Sep 1, 2009

Filed:

Sep 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/203295

Inventors:

Michael A. Cleron - Menlo Park CA, US
Jeffrey D Yaksick - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ronald Alan Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08C 19/12

US Classification:

341176, 345158, 715810, 725 52

Abstract:

Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an application, and then determines the keys of the RC device that are relevant to the determined state. The navigation logic then displays a representation of the relevant keys on a user interface presentation of a presentation device. The representation resembles a physical layout of associated physical keys on the RC device. To assist the user in focusing on the relevant keys, the representation de-emphasizes other input mechanisms of the RC device that do not have a bearing on the user's current interaction with the application. One exemplary way of de-emphasizing these other keys is to entirely omit these keys from the representation.

US Patent:

7671782, Mar 2, 2010

Filed:

Sep 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/203313

Inventors:

Michael A. Cleron - Menlo Park CA, US
Jeffrey D Yaksick - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ronald Alan Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08C 19/12

US Classification:

341176, 345158, 715810, 725 52

Abstract:

Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an application, and then determines the keys of the RC device that are relevant to the determined state. The navigation logic then displays a representation of the relevant keys on a user interface presentation of a presentation device. The representation resembles a physical layout of associated physical keys on the RC device. To assist the user in focusing on the relevant keys, the representation de-emphasizes other input mechanisms of the RC device that do not have a bearing on the user's current interaction with the application. One exemplary way of de-emphasizing these other keys is to entirely omit these keys from the representation.

US Patent:

7705860, Apr 27, 2010

Filed:

Jul 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/183612

Inventors:

David H Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Ronald Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - Palo Alto CA, US
Jeffrey Fassnacht - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
H04N 5/445
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

345634, 348563, 725 40

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to displaying full scale images with overlaid similar scaled images and a graphical user device in a display of a client device. The client device receives video streams of the full scale images and scaled images. The video streams are broadcast independent of one another, and a user of the client device may manipulate the format of the images of either or both streams, and/or place the scaled image on any portion of the full scaled image. The graphical user interface is placed so it does not obscure the scaled image. Alternatively a single video stream may be received by the client device. When a single video stream is received, the client device creates two video streams, one stream comprising full scale images and the other stream comprising scaled images. The full scale image is overlaid with the scaled image and the graphical user interface.

US Patent:

7907152, Mar 15, 2011

Filed:

Apr 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/760225

Inventors:

David Hendler Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Ronald Alan Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Peter T. Barrett - Palo Alto CA, US
Jeffrey W. Fassnacht - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345634

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to displaying full scale images with overlaid similar scaled images and a graphical user device in a display of a client device. The client device receives video streams of the full scale images and scaled images. The video streams are broadcast independent of one another, and a user of the client device may manipulate the format of the images of either or both streams, and/or place the scaled image on any portion of the full scaled image. The graphical user interface is placed so it does not obscure the scaled image. Alternatively a single video stream may be received by the client device. When a single video stream is received, the client device creates two video streams, one stream comprising full scale images and the other stream comprising scaled images. The full scale image is overlaid with the scaled image and the graphical user interface.

US Patent:

8234583, Jul 31, 2012

Filed:

Jun 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/485291

Inventors:

David H. Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Ronald A. Morris - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/14
G06F 3/17

US Classification:

715764, 707 3, 707102, 707622, 706 47, 9227

Abstract:

Media asset pivot navigation is described. In various embodiments, collections of media assets are determined from relational metadata that corresponds to the media assets in a respective collection. Each collection of media assets are represented as a navigation axis along which the media assets in a respective collection can be located, and a media asset can be associated with multiple collections of media assets based on the relational metadata. A media asset navigation interface is generated for display from which the collections of media assets can be navigated to locate the media assets for selection. The media asset navigation interface includes a display of a collection of media assets represented as a navigation axis. A navigation input can be received to pivot from the navigation axis to an alternate navigation axis and initiate a display of an additional collection of media assets that are represented as the alternate navigation axis.

US Patent:

20060290668, Dec 28, 2006

Filed:

Jun 23, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/165928

Inventors:

David Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Ronald Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/08

US Classification:

345158000

Abstract:

A user-input device includes a control having an axis. A circuit is coupled to the control and generates a first command signal in response to movement of the control about the axis from a first angular position to a second angular position. The circuit generates a second command signal in response to linear movement of the control from a first linear position to a second linear position. A transmitter may be coupled to the circuit to wirelessly transmit the first and second command signals to an electronic device.