Patents by Inventor David Henry Wykes
David Henry Wykes 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).
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Patent number: 10133453Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David Henry Wykes, Catherine Sayim Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Publication number: 20170300191Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David Henry Wykes, Catherine Sayim Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Patent number: 9606704Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David Henry Wykes, Catherine Sayim Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Patent number: 9172789Abstract: Contextual search by a mobile communications device is described. In an implementation, a search query is a received and a context is detected of a user interface currently being displayed on a display device of a mobile communication device. One or more search results are displayed on a display device of a search performed in the detected context using the search query.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Michael J. Kruzeniski, Darren A. Apfel, Jonathan D. Friedman, Kathleen W. Holmes, David Henry Wykes
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Publication number: 20150169079Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: David Henry Wykes, Sayim Catherine Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Patent number: 8970499Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David Henry Wykes, Sayim Catherine Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Publication number: 20150026157Abstract: Contextual search by a mobile communications device is described. In an implementation, a search query is a received and a context is detected of a user interface currently being displayed on a display device of a mobile communication device. One or more search results are displayed on a display device of a search performed in the detected context using the search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Michael J. Kruzeniski, Darren A. Apfel, Jonathan D. Friedman, Kathleen W. Holmes, David Henry Wykes
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Publication number: 20140320415Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: David Henry Wykes, Sayim Catherine Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Patent number: 8825699Abstract: Contextual search by a mobile communications device is described. In an implementation, a search query is a received and a context is detected of a user interface currently being displayed on a display device of a mobile communications device. One or more search results are displayed on a display device of a search performed in the detected context using the search query.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: ROVI CorporationInventors: Michael J. Kruzeniski, Darren A. Apfel, Jonathan D. Friedman, Kathleen W. Holmes, David Henry Wykes
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Patent number: 8781533Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Henry Wykes, Sayim Catherine Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Publication number: 20120028687Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Henry Wykes, Sayim Catherine Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P. Marquardt
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Patent number: 8086275Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Henry Wykes, Sayim Catherine Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Joseph P Marquardt
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Publication number: 20100105370Abstract: Contextual search by a mobile communications device is described. In an implementation, a search query is a received and a context is detected of a user interface currently being displayed on a display device of a mobile communications device. One or more search results are displayed on a display device of a search performed in the detected context using the search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Michael J. Kruzeniski, Darren A. Apfel, Jonathan D. Friedman, Kathleen W. Holmes, David Henry Wykes
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Publication number: 20100105438Abstract: In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: David Henry Wykes, Sayim Catherine Kim, Audrey Louchart, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman
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Patent number: D573957Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, David Henry Wykes, Anthony Reed, Michael Baseflug
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Patent number: D592187Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, John Ikeda, Michael Baseflug, Jonathan Reed Harris, David Henry Wykes, Anthony Reed, Robert Alfred Jurgens
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Patent number: D618646Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Henry Wykes, Catherine Kim, Audrey C. C. Louchart, Joel B. Jacobs, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Albert Y. S. Shum, Michael Prstojevich, Bo Stefan Andren, Scott Harold Wilson
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Patent number: D618647Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Henry Wykes, Catherine Kim, Audrey C. C. Louchart, Joel B. Jacobs, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Albert Y. S. Shum, Michael Prstojevich, Norio Fujikawa
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Patent number: D629378Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Henry Wykes, Catherine Kim, Audrey C. C. Louchart, Joel B. Jacobs, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Albert Y. S. Shum, Michael Prstojevich, Bo Stefan Andren, Scott Harold Wilson
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Patent number: D629379Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Henry Wykes, Catherine Kim, Audrey C. C. Louchart, Joel B. Jacobs, Kathleen W. Holmes, Jonathan D. Friedman, Albert Y. S. Shum, Michael Prstojevich, Norio Fujikawa