Patents by Inventor Cynthia Tee

Cynthia Tee 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).

  • Publication number: 20070061495
    Abstract: The arrival of a new media volume or newly attached device is detected. The media or device is scanned in order to determine the type, and a complete list of installed software programs registered to handle the media type or device is presented to the user. This list may be generated and displayed while the disk is still being scanned. The user selects a handler for the media type or device, and may also decide if the handler will be the default handler when media type or device is subsequently encountered. The user may check and update the stored user settings to view or edit the default handlers for any media type or device. Additionally, the user is prompted to confirm or change the default handler after another registered handler of that media type has recently been installed on the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Cummins, Chris Guzak, Cynthia Tee, Dave Kong, Gloria Boyer, Mohammed Samji, Rebecca Deutsch, Stephen Scallen
  • Patent number: 7168038
    Abstract: A computer system and method relating to editing an electronic document having both text and drawings is disclosed. Drawings may be rescaled and/or repositioned responsive to a change in line height or font size of text. The resealing may be done in proportion to the change in line height or font size, and the repositioning may be performed to avoid overlapping of the rescaled drawings. A document may be divided into a plurality of adjacent regions, and drawings within the document may each have an offset value representing a distance between the drawing and a reference axis of one of the regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charlton E. Lui, Dan Altman, Anthony Scott Smith, Cynthia Tee, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah
  • Publication number: 20060218528
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for managing software installed on a computer are provided. A first region of an interface displays a selection of software information views, including installed software, running software, and software updates. Selecting a view causes a second region of the interface to display the view, including a list of software. Selecting one of the pieces of software displays additional information about the software in a third region of the interface. A fourth region of the interface displays commands associated with the selected software information view. User-friendly names are used throughout the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Lerner, Chris Guzak, David Matthews, Cynthia Tee, Charles Stabb
  • Publication number: 20060115155
    Abstract: A logical separation between pages, such as an implicit page break, is introduced to separate text entered during one handwriting session from text entered during another handwriting session. The amount of time elapsed since ink has been captured on the previous page is a factor that may be used to determine whether to insert an implicit page break into the new page. A change in context, such as a different date or different recognized subject matter labels, is also a factor that may be considered in determining whether to insert an implicit page break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charlton Lui, Anthony Smith, Dan Altman, Cynthia Tee, Evan Feldman
  • Publication number: 20050053284
    Abstract: A logical separation between pages, such as an implicit page break, is introduced to separate text entered during one handwriting session from text entered during another handwriting session. The amount of time elapsed since ink has been captured on the previous page is a factor that may be used to determine whether to insert an implicit page break into the new page. A change in context, such as a different date or different recognized subject matter labels, is also a factor that may be considered in determining whether to insert an implicit page break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charlton Lui, Anthony Smith, Dan Altman, Cynthia Tee, Evan Feldman
  • Publication number: 20040205624
    Abstract: A computer system and method relating to editing an electronic document having both text and drawings is disclosed. Drawings may be rescaled and/or repositioned responsive to a change in line height or font size of text. The resealing may be done in proportion to the change in line height or font size, and the repositioning may be performed to avoid overlapping of the rescaled drawings. A document may be divided into a plurality of adjacent regions, and drawings within the document may each have an offset value representing a distance between the drawing and a reference axis of one of the regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Charlton E. Lui, Dan Altman, Anthony Scott Smith, Cynthia Tee, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah