Patents by Inventor Gregory R. Slayden

Gregory R. Slayden 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: 20240012364
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for enabling devices to determine the time zone in which they are located. A mobile device may receive location information from one or more sources. Based thereon, the current location of the mobile device may be determined in terms of latitude and longitude. The indication of the current location may be converted to an index value according to a Hilbert curve (or other space-filling curve), and the index value applied to a time zone index file to determine the local time zone. A time zone setting of the mobile device may be updated accordingly. Furthermore, “geofencing” may be used by the mobile device to detect movement towards and through a time zone boundary, leading to a new time zone determination being initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ronald S. RUZICKA, Ken M. SADAHIRO, Axel ANDREJS, Matthew D. JOHNSON, Gregory R. SLAYDEN, Wen Li LOOI
  • Patent number: 11740590
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for enabling devices to determine the time zone in which they are located. A mobile device may receive location information from one or more sources. Based thereon, the current location of the mobile device may be determined in terms of latitude and longitude. The indication of the current location may be converted to an index value according to a Hilbert curve (or other space-filling curve), and the index value applied to a time zone index file to determine the local time zone. A time zone setting of the mobile device may be updated accordingly. Furthermore, “geofencing” may be used by the mobile device to detect movement towards and through a time zone boundary, leading to a new time zone determination being initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald S. Ruzicka, Ken M. Sadahiro, Axel Andrejs, Matthew D. Johnson, Gregory R. Slayden, Wen Li Looi
  • Publication number: 20190391536
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for enabling devices to determine the time zone in which they are located. A mobile device may receive location information from one or more sources. Based thereon, the current location of the mobile device may be determined in terms of latitude and longitude. The indication of the current location may be converted to an index value according to a Hilbert curve (or other space-filling curve), and the index value applied to a time zone index file to determine the local time zone. A time zone setting of the mobile device may be updated accordingly. Furthermore, “geofencing” may be used by the mobile device to detect movement towards and through a time zone boundary, leading to a new time zone determination being initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald S. Ruzicka, Ken M. Sadahiro, Axel Andrejs, Matthew D. Johnson, Gregory R. Slayden, Wen Li Looi
  • Patent number: 10503124
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for enabling devices to determine the time zone in which they are located. A mobile device may receive location information from one or more sources. Based thereon, the current location of the mobile device may be determined in terms of latitude and longitude. The indication of the current location may be converted to an index value according to a Hilbert curve (or other space-filling curve), and the index value applied to a time zone index file to determine the local time zone. A time zone setting of the mobile device may be updated accordingly. Furthermore, “geofencing” may be used by the mobile device to detect movement towards and through a time zone boundary, leading to a new time zone determination being initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald S. Ruzicka, Ken M. Sadahiro, Axel Andrejs, Matthew D. Johnson, Gregory R. Slayden, Wen Li Looi
  • Patent number: 10452030
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for enabling devices to determine the time zone in which they are located. A mobile device may receive location information from one or more sources. Based thereon, the current location of the mobile device may be determined in terms of latitude and longitude. The indication of the current location may be converted to an index value according to a Hilbert curve (or other space-filling curve), and the index value applied to a time zone index file to determine the local time zone. A time zone setting of the mobile device may be updated accordingly. Furthermore, “geofencing” may be used by the mobile device to detect movement towards and through a time zone boundary, leading to a new time zone determination being initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald S. Ruzicka, Ken M. Sadahiro, Axel Andrejs, Matthew D. Johnson, Gregory R. Slayden, Wen Li Looi
  • Publication number: 20170123382
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for enabling devices to determine the time zone in which they are located. A mobile device may receive location information from one or more sources. Based thereon, the current location of the mobile device may be determined in terms of latitude and longitude. The indication of the current location may be converted to an index value according to a Hilbert curve (or other space-filling curve), and the index value applied to a time zone index file to determine the local time zone. A time zone setting of the mobile device may be updated accordingly. Furthermore, “geofencing” may be used by the mobile device to detect movement towards and through a time zone boundary, leading to a new time zone determination being initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Ronald S. Ruzicka, Ken M. Sadahiro, Axel Andrejs, Matthew D. Johnson, Gregory R. Slayden, Wen Li Looi
  • Patent number: 6714215
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) allows a user to directly access items of visual and/or audio media by passing a cursor over points on an electronic map. Indicators in the form of icons representing media items can be displayed and can be accessed through a media viewer. A determination is made whether a position indicator or pointer, such as a cursor, is located proximate to a GUI location that is associated with supplemental content in the form of a media item. If so, an indicator is presented to advise the user that supplemental content is indeed associated with that location on the interface. For example, a media icon representing one or more media items can be displayed on the output device proximate to the location of the input device indicator. This indicator serves as a prompt or cue for the user to select the indicator if the user desires to review the supplemental content. A determination is made whether the media icon has been selected in response to an input signal issued by an input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Flora, Robert Edward Parkin, Christopher R. Fox, Gregory R. Slayden