Patents by Inventor Michael K. Higashi

Michael K. Higashi 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: 8903057
    Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
  • Publication number: 20140169538
    Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporatin
    Inventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
  • Publication number: 20140156644
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and software are disclosed herein for facilitating personas in communication exchange environments. Aspects of the disclosure include search requests to search for relevant personas. In response to each of the search requests, different contact sources are searched for any relevant contacts. Any relevant personas can then be returned having contact information assembled from the relevant contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elena Apreutesei, Michael R. TenEyck, Michael K. Higashi, Gustavo Santos
  • Patent number: 8284909
    Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
  • Publication number: 20100154025
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments for managing policies of a mobile device. In embodiments, a mobile device receives policy containers from a plurality of disparate management agents. Each policy container has one or more policies. Each policy corresponds to a particular category that governs various aspects of the device. The policies described herein may be device wide policies corresponding to various features on the device. The policies may also be data specific policies which dictate how data is stored on and transferred to and from the device. Once the policies are received, a determination is made as to which policy in each category is the most secure policy. The most secure policy for each category is merged to create a global policy that is applied to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Juan V. Esteve Balducci, Michael K. Higashi, David Paul Limont, John Allen Atwood, Burhan Ateeq, Patrick Tousignant
  • Publication number: 20100080365
    Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V.Esteve Balducci