Patents by Inventor Steven J. Ball
Steven J. Ball 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: 11886873Abstract: Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for transparency and control in a user data migration process. A method can include displaying, by a display device, a user interface (UI) including a first display region including text indicating that a legacy application is being replaced by an upgraded application and that a user can select what data from the legacy application is ported over to the upgraded application, receiving, by the UI and from the user, data indicating what portion of data from the legacy application is to be ported over to the upgraded application, and porting over only the portion of the data from the legacy application indicated by the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven J. Ball, Maya Neelakandhan
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Publication number: 20240004977Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing sequence-based authentication using rhythm and/or poses. A user-defined secret of a user is received. The user-defined secret indicates a user-defined sequence, which includes a sequence of shapes, a rhythmic sequence of sounds, and/or a rhythmic sequence of visual gestures. A first request for the user to be granted access to a resource is received. A second request, requesting that the user repeat the user-defined sequence, is caused to be presented via a user interface of a computing system. A second sequence, which is included in a response to the second request, is compared to the user-defined sequence. Access to the resource is provided to the user based at least in part on the second sequence corresponding to the user-defined sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Rachel Anne BROWN TELLER, Steven J. BALL, Michael Vincent MCLAUGHLIN
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Publication number: 20230385058Abstract: Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for transparency and control in a user data migration process. A method can include displaying, by a display device, a user interface (UI) including a first display region including text indicating that a legacy application is being replaced by an upgraded application and that a user can select what data from the legacy application is ported over to the upgraded application, receiving, by the UI and from the user, data indicating what portion of data from the legacy application is to be ported over to the upgraded application, and porting over only the portion of the data from the legacy application indicated by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Steven J. BALL, Maya Neelakandhan
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Patent number: 11132333Abstract: A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Scott D. Hoogerwerf, David C. Fields, Michael J. Gilmore, Rolf A. Ebeling, Steven J. Ball, Manav Mishra, Tyler K. Beam, Robert H. Liao, Benjamin J. Karas, Matthew P. Duignan, Jensen Harris, Richard Jacob White, Lyon Wong, Dennis L. Davis
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Publication number: 20200356527Abstract: A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Scott D. Hoogerwerf, David C. Fields, Michael J. Gilmore, Rolf A. Ebeling, Steven J. Ball, Manav Mishra, Tyler K. Beam, Robert H. Liao, Benjamin J. Karas, Matthew P. Duignan, Jensen Harris, Richard Jacob White, Lyon Wong, Dennis L. Davis
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Publication number: 20180314709Abstract: A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Scott D. Hoogerwerf, David C. Fields, Michael J. Gilmore, Rolf A. Ebeling, Steven J. Ball, Manav Mishra, Tyler K. Beam, Robert H. Liao, Benjamin J. Karas, Matthew P. Duignan, Jensen Harris, Richard Jacob White, Lyon Wong, Dennis L. Davis
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Patent number: 10042851Abstract: A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Scott D. Hoogerwerf, David C. Fields, Michael J. Gilmore, Rolf A. Ebeling, Steven J. Ball, Manav Mishra, Tyler K. Beam, Robert H. Liao, Benjamin J. Karas, Matthew P. Duignan, Jensen Harris, Richard Jacob White, Lyon Wong, Dennis L. Davis
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Patent number: 9798974Abstract: A recommendation of at least one of multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples to combine with a particular audio sample or set of audio samples is automatically generated. The recommendation is generated by determining the rhythmic compatibility as well as the harmonic compatibility of the particular audio sample or set of samples with each of the multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples. For each of the multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples, a compatibility rating is generated based on the rhythmic compatibility and the harmonic compatibility of the audio sample or set of audio samples with the particular audio sample or set of audio samples. At least one of the multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples is presented by a computing device as a recommendation to combine with the particular audio sample or set of audio samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer, Mitchell K. Rundle, Lindsay D. Verola, Mohammed Mehkri
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Patent number: 9372925Abstract: A user selects an audio sample to be combined with a set of audio samples. The selected sample is automatically combined with the set of samples based on metadata corresponding to the sample and metadata corresponding to the set of samples. The rhythmic content (beat locations) of the sample and/or set of samples is automatically adjusted to increase rhythmic coherence of the sample and the set of samples, and a pitch of the sample and/or set of samples is automatically adjusted to increase harmonic coherence of the sample and the set of samples. The user is thus able to select a sample and a set of samples, and have one or both automatically adjusted so that the combination sounds good together both rhythmically and harmonically. Audio samples can be similarly combined with other audio samples, and sets of audio samples can be similarly combined with other sets of audio samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer, Mitchell K. Rundle
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Patent number: 9280313Abstract: A target set of one or more audio samples is automatically expanded to include one or more additional audio samples or sets of audio samples. Multiple different audio samples or sets of samples that have a high compatibility rating with the target set are identified. The high compatibility rating is based on rhythmic compatibility with the target set, harmonic compatibility with the target set, and/or compatibility with various other characteristics or parameters of the target set. One or more of the audio samples or sets of audio samples having a high compatibility rating with the target set are automatically added to the target set. Thus, the user is able to have a set of audio samples automatically added to a particular target set of audio samples, resulting in an expanded set of audio samples that sound coherent (e.g., rhythmically and harmonically compatible).Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer
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Patent number: 9257954Abstract: Two audio samples and/or sets of audio samples are identified. The pitch distributions of the audio samples and/or sets of audio samples are identified, the pitch distribution of an audio sample or set of audio samples referring to how much of each of multiple pitches of notes is present in the audio sample or set of audio samples. Based on the pitch distributions of the audio samples and/or sets of audio samples, at least one pitch of one of the audio sample and/or set of audio samples can be automatically adjusted (but need not be, depending on the pitch distributions) to increase harmonic coherence of the audio samples and/or sets of audio samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer, Mitchell K. Rundle
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Publication number: 20150078583Abstract: Two audio samples and/or sets of audio samples are identified. The pitch distributions of the audio samples and/or sets of audio samples are identified, the pitch distribution of an audio sample or set of audio samples referring to how much of each of multiple pitches of notes is present in the audio sample or set of audio samples. Based on the pitch distributions of the audio samples and/or sets of audio samples, at least one pitch of one of the audio sample and/or set of audio samples can be automatically adjusted (but need not be, depending on the pitch distributions) to increase harmonic coherence of the audio samples and/or sets of audio samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer, Mitchell K. Rundle
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Publication number: 20150081064Abstract: A user selects an audio sample to be combined with a set of audio samples. The selected sample is automatically combined with the set of samples based on metadata corresponding to the sample and metadata corresponding to the set of samples. The rhythmic content (beat locations) of the sample and/or set of samples is automatically adjusted to increase rhythmic coherence of the sample and the set of samples, and a pitch of the sample and/or set of samples is automatically adjusted to increase harmonic coherence of the sample and the set of samples. The user is thus able to select a sample and a set of samples, and have one or both automatically adjusted so that the combination sounds good together both rhythmically and harmonically. Audio samples can be similarly combined with other audio samples, and sets of audio samples can be similarly combined with other sets of audio samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer, Mitchell K. Rundle
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Publication number: 20150081065Abstract: A target set of one or more audio samples is automatically expanded to include one or more additional audio samples or sets of audio samples. Multiple different audio samples or sets of samples that have a high compatibility rating with the target set are identified. The high compatibility rating is based on rhythmic compatibility with the target set, harmonic compatibility with the target set, and/or compatibility with various other characteristics or parameters of the target set. One or more of the audio samples or sets of audio samples having a high compatibility rating with the target set are automatically added to the target set. Thus, the user is able to have a set of audio samples automatically added to a particular target set of audio samples, resulting in an expanded set of audio samples that sound coherent (e.g., rhythmically and harmonically compatible).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer
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Publication number: 20150081613Abstract: A recommendation of at least one of multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples to combine with a particular audio sample or set of audio samples is automatically generated. The recommendation is generated by determining the rhythmic compatibility as well as the harmonic compatibility of the particular audio sample or set of samples with each of the multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples. For each of the multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples, a compatibility rating is generated based on the rhythmic compatibility and the harmonic compatibility of the audio sample or set of audio samples with the particular audio sample or set of audio samples. At least one of the multiple audio samples or sets of audio samples is presented by a computing device as a recommendation to combine with the particular audio sample or set of audio samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven J. Ball, Jorge Gabuardi Gonzalez, Tyler Brewer, Mitchell K. Rundle, Lindsay D. Verola, Mohammed Mehkri
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Publication number: 20140325380Abstract: A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Scott D. Hoogerwerf, David C. Fields, Michael J. Gilmore, Rolf A. Ebeling, Steven J. Ball, Manav Mishra, Tyler K. Beam, Robert H. Liao, Benjamin j. Karas, Matthew P. Duignan, Jensen Harris, Richard Jacob White, Lyon Wong, Dennis L. Davis
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Patent number: 8819586Abstract: A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Scott D. Hoogerwerf, David C. Fields, Michael J. Gilmore, Rolf A. Ebeling, Steven J. Ball, Manav Mishra, Tyler K. Beam, Robert H. Liao, Benjamin J. Karas, Matthew P. Duignan, Jensen Harris, Richard Jacob White, Lyon Wong, Dennis L. Davis
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Publication number: 20120304119Abstract: A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Scott D. Hoogerwerf, David C. Fields, Michael J. Gilmore, Rolf A. Ebeling, Steven J. Ball, Manav Mishra, Tyler K. Beam, Robert H. Liao, Benjamin J. Karas, Matthew P. Duignan, Jensen Harris, Richard Jacob White, Lyon Wong, Dennis L. Davis
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Publication number: 20120304283Abstract: A broker module of a computing device receives requests from an isolated application to access one or more items of an item source. In response to a request, storage item objects representing items of the item source are generated and returned to the isolated application for each item of the item source that the isolated application is authorized to access. Whether the isolated application is authorized to access a particular item can be based on particular item sources and/or particular item locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tyler K. Beam, Kavitha Radhakrishnan, Benjamin J. Karas, Katrina M. Blanch, Lyon Wong, Allen T. Kim, Steven J. Ball, J. Tracy Lauricella, Scott B. Graham, Manav Mishra
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Publication number: 20120124091Abstract: Application file system access techniques are described. In implementations, a request is received by one or more modules via an application programming interface from an application that is executed on the computing device to access a file system of a computing device. A portion is exposed in a user interface by the one or more modules, the portion having an option that is selectable by a user to confirm that access is to be granted, the portion exposed such that the application is not aware of what is contained in the portion. Responsive to selection of the option, access is granted to the application by the one or more modules such that the application is not aware of where in the file system the access is granted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Lyon Wong, Scott D. Hoogerwerf, Manav Mishra, Steven J. Ball, Samuel J. Moreau, Jensen Harris, Benjamin J. Karas, Kavitha Radhakrishnan, Rolf A. Ebeling, Robert H. Liao, Aaron W. Cardwell, Michael J. Gilmore