Patents by Inventor Koji Yatani
Koji Yatani 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: 11899919Abstract: A user interface may present multiple presentation slides for user selection. Each slide may include one or more shapes, and a shape thread may be associated with each shape on the slide. For a selected slide, the user interface may present one or more shape threads associated with the selected slide. Each shape displayed on the selected slide may be associated with a particular shape thread, and a user may independently adjust one or more slide transition attributes of a shape via the associated shape thread.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren Keith Edge, Koji Yatani, Genki Furumi
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Patent number: 11880626Abstract: In embodiments of multi-device pairing and combined display, mobile devices have device touchscreens, and housing bezels of the mobile devices can be positioned proximate each other to form a combined display from the respective device touchscreens. An input recognition system can recognize an input to initiate pairing the mobile devices, enabling a cross-screen display of an interface on the respective device touchscreens, such as with different parts of the interface displayed on different ones of the device touchscreens. The input to initiate pairing the mobile devices can be recognized as the proximity of the mobile devices, as a gesture input, as a sensor input, and/or as a voice-activated input to initiate the pairing of the mobile devices for the cross-screen display of the interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Publication number: 20230115124Abstract: A user interface may present multiple presentation slides for user selection. Each slide may include one or more shapes, and a shape thread may be associated with each shape on the slide. For a selected slide, the user interface may present one or more shape threads associated with the selected slide. Each shape displayed on the selected slide may be associated with a particular shape thread, and a user may independently adjust one or more slide transition attributes of a shape via the associated shape thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren Keith EDGE, Koji YATANI, Genki FURUMI
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Patent number: 11500529Abstract: A user interface may present multiple presentation slides for user selection. Each slide may include one or more shapes, and a shape thread may be associated with each shape on the slide. For a selected slide, the user interface may present one or more shape threads associated with the selected slide. Each shape displayed on the selected slide may be associated with a particular shape thread, and a user may independently adjust one or more slide transition attributes of a shape via the associated shape thread.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren Keith Edge, Koji Yatani, Genki Furumi
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Publication number: 20210326093Abstract: In embodiments of multi-device pairing and combined display, mobile devices have device touchscreens, and housing bezels of the mobile devices can be positioned proximate each other to form a combined display from the respective device touchscreens. An input recognition system can recognize an input to initiate pairing the mobile devices, enabling a cross-screen display of an interface on the respective device touchscreens, such as with different parts of the interface displayed on different ones of the device touchscreens. The input to initiate pairing the mobile devices can be recognized as the proximity of the mobile devices, as a gesture input, as a sensor input, and/or as a voice-activated input to initiate the pairing of the mobile devices for the cross-screen display of the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Patent number: 11055050Abstract: In embodiments of multi-device pairing and combined display, mobile devices have device touchscreens, and housing bezels of the mobile devices can be positioned proximate each other to form a combined display from the respective device touchscreens. An input recognition system can recognize an input to initiate pairing the mobile devices, enabling a cross-screen display of an interface on the respective device touchscreens, such as with different parts of the interface displayed on different ones of the device touchscreens. The input to initiate pairing the mobile devices can be recognized as the proximity of the mobile devices, as a gesture input, as a sensor input, and/or as a voice-activated input to initiate the pairing of the mobile devices for the cross-screen display of the interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Publication number: 20200174652Abstract: A user interface may present multiple presentation slides for user selection. Each slide may include one or more shapes, and a shape thread may be associated with each shape on the slide. For a selected slide, the user interface may present one or more shape threads associated with the selected slide. Each shape displayed on the selected slide may be associated with a particular shape thread, and a user may independently adjust one or more slide transition attributes of a shape via the associated shape thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren Keith EDGE, Koji YATANI, Genki FURUMI
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Patent number: 10572128Abstract: A user interface may present multiple presentation slides for user selection. Each slide may include one or more shapes, and a shape thread may be associated with each shape on the slide. For a selected slide, the user interface may present one or more shape threads associated with the selected slide. Each shape displayed on the selected slide may be associated with a particular shape thread, and a user may independently adjust one or more slide transition attributes of a shape via the associated shape thread.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2014Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren Keith Edge, Koji Yatani, Genki Furumi
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Patent number: 10282086Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Patent number: 10268367Abstract: Bezel gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, the bezel of a device is used to extend functionality that is accessible through the use of so-called bezel gestures. In at least some embodiments, off-screen motion can be used, by virtue of the bezel, to create screen input through a bezel gesture. Bezel gestures can include single-finger bezel gestures, multiple-finger/same-hand bezel gestures, and/or multiple-finger, different-hand bezel gestures.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Publication number: 20180225021Abstract: Bezel gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, the bezel of a device is used to extend functionality that is accessible through the use of so-called bezel gestures. In at least some embodiments, off-screen motion can be used, by virtue of the bezel, to create screen input through a bezel gesture. Bezel gestures can include single-finger bezel gestures, multiple-finger/same-hand bezel gestures, and/or multiple-finger, different-hand bezel gestures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Kenneth P. HINCKLEY, Koji YATANI
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Patent number: 9965165Abstract: Bezel gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, the bezel of a device is used to extend functionality that is accessible through the use of so-called bezel gestures. In at least some embodiments, off-screen motion can be used, by virtue of the bezel, to create screen input through a bezel gesture. Bezel gestures can include single-finger bezel gestures, multiple-finger/same-hand bezel gestures, and/or multiple-finger, different-hand bezel gestures.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Patent number: 9857970Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Michel Pahud
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Patent number: 9619128Abstract: Some implementations may include a computing device to generate a presentation including a plurality of slides. The presentation may be generated based on an input file that includes commands from a presentation markup language. The commands may specify details associated with the presentation. The details may include a title and a background image associated with each of the plurality of slides, one or more points to be included in each of the plurality of slides, and a style associated with the each of the plurality of slides.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren K. Edge, Koji Yatani
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Publication number: 20170075549Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Andrew S. Allen, Jonathan R. Harris, Georg F. Petschnigg
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Publication number: 20170052699Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Andrew S. Allen, Jonathan R. Harris, Georg F. Petschnigg
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Publication number: 20170038965Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Andrew S. Allen, Jonathan R. Harris, Georg F. Petschnigg
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Publication number: 20170010848Abstract: In embodiments of multi-device pairing and combined display, mobile devices have device touchscreens, and housing bezels of the mobile devices can be positioned proximate each other to form a combined display from the respective device touchscreens. An input recognition system can recognize an input to initiate pairing the mobile devices, enabling a cross-screen display of an interface on the respective device touchscreens, such as with different parts of the interface displayed on different ones of the device touchscreens. The input to initiate pairing the mobile devices can be recognized as the proximity of the mobile devices, as a gesture input, as a sensor input, and/or as a voice-activated input to initiate the pairing of the mobile devices for the cross-screen display of the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Publication number: 20160378331Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Michel Pahud
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Patent number: 9519356Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Andrew S. Allen, Jonathan R. Harris, Georg F. Petschnigg