Patents by Inventor Joseph Friend

Joseph Friend 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).

  • Patent number: 9864612
    Abstract: Techniques to customize a user interface for different displays are described. An apparatus such as an electronic device with a processing system may implement a custom user interface system that when executed by a processor is operative to adapt a user interface view of an application for presentation by one or more displays. The custom user interface system may comprise, among other elements, a user interface adaptation component operative to receive as input a user interface view of the application for presentation on a first display and an adaptation parameter, and modify the user interface view for presentation on a second display based on the adaptation parameter. A presentation component is operative to present the customized user interface view on the second display. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Friend, Nathan Fish, Jeffrey Berg, Joo-Young Lee, Derek Hans, Kuldeep Karnawat, Jeremy Santy
  • Publication number: 20120166985
    Abstract: Techniques to customize a user interface for different displays are described. An apparatus such as an electronic device with a processing system may implement a custom user interface system that when executed by a processor is operative to adapt a user interface view of an application for presentation by one or more displays. The custom user interface system may comprise, among other elements, a user interface adaptation component operative to receive as input a user interface view of the application for presentation on a first display and an adaptation parameter, and modify the user interface view for presentation on a second display based on the adaptation parameter. A presentation component is operative to present the customized user interface view on the second display. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Friend, Nathan Fish, Jeffrey Berg, Joo-Young Lee, Derek Hans, Kuldeep Karnawat, Jeremy Santy
  • Publication number: 20070061714
    Abstract: Users may quickly format their document in a natural way without having to understand the intricacies of how styles work. With quick formatting, the user can easily capture the look of an element, assign a name, and then have that element available in their document as well as their user interface. For example, a user could format a paragraph by indenting and italicizing the content and then store that style as an item within a quick format user interface (UI). A user may also capture one or more styles from a first document and make them available in a second document without having to copy the previously formatted content from the first document to the second document. These styles may be stored within the quick format UI such that they may easily be accessed at a later time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Stuple, Joseph Friend, Katsuhiro Namba, Mashiur Rahman, Nathan Burch, Susan Baker, Xue Gong