Patents by Inventor Roy H. Berger, JR.

Roy H. Berger, JR. 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).

  • Change of active user of a stylus pen with a multi user-interactive display
    Patent number: 10877575
    Abstract: In a multi-user, collaborative environment, an operating system state change can occur by passing a stylus pen from one user to another. Upon detecting a change of the active user, a state machine transition can result in a change in a user experience. In one example, a change in the user experience includes a change in user interface (UI) functionality. Some examples include changing color of the digital ink being displayed, changing a handwriting pattern, and automatically switching a view displayed on the user interface. The switched view can be switching from a single-user model to a multi-user model. In another example, a state machine transition can result in establishing connections between devices (e.g., phones or laptops) associated with the users that used the pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Roy H. Berger, Jr., Gregg Robert Wygonik, Hayden William McAfee, Christian Klein, Ken M. Sadahiro, Alain Philippe Maillot
  • CHANGE OF ACTIVE USER OF A STYLUS PEN WITH A MULTI-USER INTERACTIVE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20180253163
    Abstract: In a multi-user, collaborative environment, an operating system state change can occur by passing a stylus pen from one user to another. Upon detecting a change of the active user, a state machine transition can result in a change in a user experience. In one example, a change in the user experience includes a change in user interface (UI) functionality. Some examples include changing color of the digital ink being displayed, changing a handwriting pattern, and automatically switching a view displayed on the user interface. The switched view can be switching from a single-user model to a multi-user model. In another example, a state machine transition can result in establishing connections between devices (e.g., phones or laptops) associated with the users that used the pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Roy H. Berger, JR., Gregg Robert Wygonik, Hayden William McAfee, Christian Klein, Ken M. Sadahiro, Alain Philippe Maillot