Patents by Inventor Ann M. Hudspeth

Ann M. Hudspeth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Contact Information Aggregation
    Publication number: 20110004561
    Abstract: Techniques are described to aggregate contact information. In an implementation, contact information that is associated with a single user and that is obtained from a plurality of services via a network is aggregated. A least one of the services is configured as a social networking service. A user interface is configured to include at least a portion of the aggregated contact information such that the single user is represented above the portion of the aggregated contact information in the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Omar H. Shahine, Ann M. Hudspeth, Paul A. Elliott, Peter Bergler, Jennifer Shen, Thomas Stovicek
  • User Specified Privacy Settings
    Publication number: 20110004922
    Abstract: Customized content sharing techniques are described. In an implementation, an input is accepted that describes a particular type of content. The input is provided via selection of one or more privacy settings for a user of a social network service. The input is also used to control which other users of the social network service are permitted to communicate content to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Bono, Omar H. Shahine, Paul A. Elliott, Ann M. Hudspeth, Tyler J. Schnoebelen