Patents by Inventor Benjamin Alton

Benjamin Alton 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).

  • HYBRID ADVERTISING SUPPORTED AND USER-OWNED CONTENT PRESENTATION
    Publication number: 20140122226
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and media performance apparatus. Content items include user owned content and advertising supported content. A determination is made as to whether a next content item for presentation is an advertising supported content item or a user-owned content item. The content item is present if the next content item for presentation is a user-owned content item, and, if not, add to a count if the next content item is an advertising supported content item. An advertisement is presented prior to performing any next advertising supported content item when the count reaches a threshold number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Downing, Benjamin Alton, Scott M. Duren, Kyunga Lee, Leah Dona Hobart
  • DISCOVERY OF MEDIA CONTENT VIA USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100175031
    Abstract: Embodiments related to facilitating the discovery of media content are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for displaying information related to media items in a graphical user interface. The method includes displaying one or more available media items in a view of the graphical user interface, and displaying a control operable to display an exploratory overlay related to a media item. The method further comprises receiving a user selection of the control for a selected media item, and in response displaying the exploratory overlay, the exploratory overlay includes a visual representation of the selected media item and visual representations of a plurality of related media items that are related to the selected media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Alton, Patrick Nelson, Kimberly Anne Ingraham, Chad Roberts, Hui Wang, Thomas Clement Pease, Rochelle Benavides, Sean Rooney, Aleksandr Burba, Jason Aaron Gold, Kort Sands
  • Media user interface left/right navigation
    Publication number: 20070028270
    Abstract: Embodiments of a media user interface are presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bojana Ostojic, Benjamin Alton, Christopher Glein, Mark Gibson, Mark Newell, William Vong
  • Media user interface layers and overlays
    Publication number: 20070028183
    Abstract: Embodiments of a media user interface are presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bojana Ostojic, Christopher Glein, Mark Gibson, William Vong, Benjamin Alton, Mark Newell
  • Media user interface start menu
    Publication number: 20070028268
    Abstract: Embodiments of a media user interface are presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bojana Ostojic, Christopher Glein, Mark Gibson, Ryan D'Aurelio, William Vong, Benjamin Alton, Mark Newell
  • Media user interface gallery control
    Publication number: 20070028267
    Abstract: Embodiments of a media user interface are presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bojana Ostojic, Christopher Glein, Mark Gibson, William Vong, William Flora, Benjamin Alton, Mark Newell
  • System and method for photo editing
    Publication number: 20060023077
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for facilitating editing of a captured photograph using a set of user interface photo interaction tools. The method includes receiving a user selection of an editing function, which may be a cropping function, through the user interface photo interaction tools. The method additionally includes determining an optimal edited photograph based on the input editing function and presenting the edited photograph on the user interface in order to allow user interaction with the edited photograph through the user interface photo interaction tools. The user interface may receive commands through a remote control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Alton, Mark MacKenzie, Xinli Zou