Patents by Inventor Douglas W. Herman
Douglas W. Herman 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: 10567480Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for enabling client devices to remotely control a shared application. A remote control service receives a request for a shared application to be controlled by a multiple client devices. Based on this request, the client devices are enabled to remotely control the shared application. A command from one of the client devices is received at the remote control service to modify a display of the shared application without the client device receiving any sensitive information associated with the shared application or the computing device running the shared application. The command is used to cause a modification to the display of the shared application.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Marguerite R. Loader, Brook J. Durant, Douglas W. Herman, Philip A. Rogan
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Publication number: 20170272511Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for enabling client devices to remotely control a shared application. A remote control service receives a request for a shared application to be controlled by a multiple client devices. Based on this request, the client devices are enabled to remotely control the shared application. A command from one of the client devices is received at the remote control service to modify a display of the shared application without the client device receiving any sensitive information associated with the shared application or the computing device running the shared application. The command is used to cause a modification to the display of the shared application.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Marguerite R. LOADER, Brook J. DURANT, Douglas W. HERMAN, Philip A. ROGAN
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Patent number: 9712603Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for enabling client devices to remotely control a shared application. A remote control service receives a request for a shared application to be controlled by a multiple client devices. Based on this request, the client devices are enabled to remotely control the shared application. A command from one of the client devices is received at the remote control service to modify a display of the shared application without the client device receiving any sensitive information associated with the shared application or the computing device running the shared application. The command is used to cause a modification to the display of the shared application.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Marguerite R. Loader, Brook J. Durant, Douglas W. Herman, Philip A. Rogan
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Publication number: 20150149529Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for enabling client devices to remotely control a shared application. A remote control service receives a request for a shared application to be controlled by a multiple client devices. Based on this request, the client devices are enabled to remotely control the shared application. A command from one of the client devices is received at the remote control service to modify a display of the shared application without the client device receiving any sensitive information associated with the shared application or the computing device running the shared application. The command is used to cause a modification to the display of the shared application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: MARGUERITE R. LOADER, BROOK J. DURANT, DOUGLAS W. HERMAN, PHILIP A. ROGAN
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Patent number: 8555182Abstract: A graphical user interface is disclosed for management and easy reorganization of graphical objects displayed over the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may relate to prioritizing and organizing the results of a database search. The graphical user interface may alternatively relate to prioritizing and organizing graphic objects such as personalized topics on a homepage and formatting icons in a productivity application program, such as a word processing application program, a spreadsheet application program, a presentation application program and a drawing application program.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert S. Dietz, Douglas W. Herman
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Patent number: 8512042Abstract: An educational interactive game of the invention includes a system for teaching financial skills to players, and in particular, children in the context of an interactive electronic game. Each player is initially provided a predetermined amount of periodic earned income, periodic expenses and a predetermined amount of cash on hand. These items are represented by corresponding indicia on an electronic display. An object of the game is for a player to generate passive income greater than the player's expenses by encountering game events that provide a player the opportunity to make financial choices to affect the desired outcome.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Cashflow Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Philip A. Rogan, David A. Gipp, Douglas W. Herman
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Patent number: 8205160Abstract: A computing device configured to execute computer code to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for creating a multi-frame presentation is provided. The generated GUI may include a canvas pane configured to display a main frame and supporting frame icons representing a plurality of supporting frames of the presentation. The generated GUI may further include a connector tool operable within the canvas pane for creating a link between a source element and a target element, the source element being the main frame or an element of the main frame, the target element being a supporting frame or an element of a supporting frame, the link being defined by an associated linking script, the connector tool being operable to create the link via a click-and-drag action from the source element to the target element.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Cheryl S. White, Douglas W. Herman, Casey A. Anderson, Bartosz Gulik, Patrick Schreiber, Ravipal Soin, Robert S. Dietz, Hana Kim, David Matthew Snow
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Publication number: 20120149465Abstract: An educational interactive game of the invention includes a system for teaching financial skills to players, and in particular, children in the context of an interactive electronic game. Each player is initially provided a predetermined amount of periodic earned income, periodic expenses and a predetermined amount of cash on hand. These items are represented by corresponding indicia on an electronic display. An object of the game is for a player to generate passive income greater than the player's expenses by encountering game events that provide a player the opportunity to make financial choices to affect the desired outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Cashflow Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Philip A. Rogan, David A. Gipp, Douglas W. Herman
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Patent number: 8118598Abstract: An educational interactive game of the invention includes a system for teaching financial skills to players, and in particular, children in the context of an interactive electronic game. Each player is initially provided a predetermined amount of periodic earned income, periodic expenses and a predetermined amount of cash on hand. These items are represented by corresponding indicia on an electronic display. An object of the game is for a player to generate passive income greater than the player's expenses by encountering game events that provide a player the opportunity to make financial choices to affect the desired outcome.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Cashflow Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Philip A. Rogan, David A. Gipp, Douglas W. Herman
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Publication number: 20090317775Abstract: An educational interactive game of the invention includes a system for teaching financial skills to players, and in particular, children in the context of an interactive electronic game. Each player is initially provided a predetermined amount of periodic earned income, periodic expenses and a predetermined amount of cash on hand. These items are represented by corresponding indicia on an electronic display. An object of the game is for a player to generate passive income greater than the player's expenses by encountering game events that provide a player the opportunity to make financial choices to affect the desired outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Philip A. Rogan, David A. Gipp, Douglas W. Herman
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Publication number: 20090282364Abstract: A computing device configured to execute computer code to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for creating a multi-frame presentation is provided. The generated GUI may include a canvas pane configured to display a main frame and supporting frame icons representing a plurality of supporting frames of the presentation. The generated GUI may further include a connector tool operable within the canvas pane for creating a link between a source element and a target element, the source element being the main frame or an element of the main frame, the target element being a supporting frame or an element of a supporting frame, the link being defined by an associated linking script, the connector tool being operable to create the link via a click-and-drag action from the source element to the target element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Cheryl S. White, Douglas W. Herman, Casey A. Anderson, Bartosz Gulik, Patrick Schreiber, Ravipal Soin, Robert S. Dietz, Hana Kim, David Matthew Snow
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Publication number: 20070288498Abstract: A graphical user interface is disclosed for management and easy reorganization of graphical objects displayed over the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may relate to prioritizing and organizing the results of a database search. The graphical user interface may alternatively relate to prioritizing and organizing graphic objects such as personalized topics on a homepage and formatting icons in a productivity application program, such as a word processing application program, a spreadsheet application program, a presentation application program and a drawing application program.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert S. Dietz, Douglas W. Herman
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Publication number: 20040076931Abstract: An educational interactive game of the invention includes a system for teaching financial skills to players, and in particular, children in the context of an interactive electronic game. Each player is initially provided a predetermined amount of periodic earned income, periodic expenses and a predetermined amount of cash on hand. These items are represented by corresponding indicia on an electronic display. An object of the game is for a player to generate passive income greater than the player's expenses by encountering game events that provide a player the opportunity to make financial choices to affect the desired outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Cashflow Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Philip A. Rogan, David A. Gipp, Douglas W. Herman