Patents by Inventor Tracy Dianne Schultz

Tracy Dianne Schultz 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: 10402460
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for generating personalized and contextually relevant cards and delivering the cards to card clients for presentation to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Joseph Jesensky, Samuel Scott Gigliotti, Anil Kumar Kalagatla, Jean Sevak Froundjian, Angela Lam, Ari Liberman Garcia, Leon Amdour, Ronald Alan Morris, Tracy Dianne Schultz, Raghav Kishor Phadke
  • Patent number: 10254928
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for generating cards that include personalized content that is relevant to tastes or preferences of a user and contextually relevant to a current, historical, or future use context of a user device. The card content is determined to be relevant to a current use context of a user device based on an evaluation of contextual data with respect to constraints associated with the card. The card content is transmitted to a card client for presentation via a user interface of the client when the card content is deemed relevant to the current use context of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Joseph Jesensky, Samuel Scott Gigliotti, Anil Kumar Kalagatla, Jean Sevak Froundjian, Angela Lam, Ari Liberman Garcia, Leon Amdour, Ronald Alan Morris, Tracy Dianne Schultz, Raghav Kishor Phadke
  • Patent number: 10073589
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for generating personalized and contextually relevant cards and delivering the cards to card clients for presentation to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Joseph Jesensky, Samuel Scott Gigliotti, Anil Kumar Kalagatla, Jean Sevak Froundjian, Angela Lam, Ari Liberman Garcia, Leon Amdour, Ronald Alan Morris, Tracy Dianne Schultz, Raghav Kishor Phadke
  • Patent number: 9674259
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to semantic processing of content for product identification. Content may be received from a user device. The content may be processed based at least in part on one or more content filters. At least a portion of the processed content may be analyzed with named-entity recognition to identify one or more product references. A confidence score associated with each of the one or more product references may be calculated. Data associated with the one or more product references may be obtained. The data associated with the one or more product references may be transmitted for presentation on the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Prasanna Srinivasan Venkatasubramanian, Jason George McHugh, Peng Shao, Tracy Dianne Schultz, Daniel Robert Rashid, Michal Maciej Bryc
  • Patent number: 9081439
    Abstract: User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian J. Garside, F. David Jones, Josh A. Clow, Judy C. Tandog, Leroy B. Keely, Tracy Dianne Schultz
  • Publication number: 20140111440
    Abstract: User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: ADRIAN J. GARSIDE, F. DAVID JONES, JOSH A. CLOW, JUDY C. TANDOG, LEROY B. KEELY, TRACY DIANNE SCHULTZ
  • Patent number: 8619053
    Abstract: User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian J. Garside, F. David Jones, Josh A. Clow, Judy C. Tandog, Leroy B. Keely, Tracy Dianne Schultz
  • Publication number: 20120293418
    Abstract: User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adrian J. Garside, F. David Jones, Josh A. Clow, Judy C. Tandog, Leroy B. Keely, Tracy Dianne Schultz
  • Patent number: 8253708
    Abstract: User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian J. Garside, F. David Jones, Josh A. Clow, Judy C. Tandog, Leroy B. Keely, Tracy Dianne Schultz
  • Patent number: 8255822
    Abstract: Textboxes are provided to support both standard textbox operations and handwriting input. A textbox may be displayed as a standard textbox, receive input from a keyboard, a pointing device (e.g., a mouse), and/or a handheld writing device (e.g., an electronic pen or stylus), and interpret the input to perform standard textbox operations. Based on various user actions, the textbox is displayed as an enlarged textbox that provides a writing surface for receiving input from the handheld writing device that is interpreted as handwriting input. Text is recognized from the handwriting input, and the text from the enlarged textbox is synchronized with the textbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jan-Kristian Markiewicz, Thomas Randall Wick, Krishna Kotipali, Adrian James Garside, Takanobu Murayama, Susan E. Dziadosz, Tracy Dianne Schultz, Leroy B. Keely, Thomas H. Alphin
  • Publication number: 20090273565
    Abstract: User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian J. Garside, F. David Jones, Josh A. Clow, Judy C. Tandog, Leroy B. Keely, Tracy Dianne Schultz
  • Patent number: 7561145
    Abstract: User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian J. Garside, F. David Jones, Josh A. Clow, Judy C. Tandog, Leroy B. Keely, Tracy Dianne Schultz
  • Publication number: 20090159342
    Abstract: Textboxes are provided to support both standard textbox operations and handwriting input. A textbox may be displayed as a standard textbox, receive input from a keyboard, a pointing device (e.g., a mouse), and/or a handheld writing device (e.g., an electronic pen or stylus), and interpret the input to perform standard textbox operations. Based on various user actions, the textbox is displayed as an enlarged textbox that provides a writing surface for receiving input from the handheld writing device that is interpreted as handwriting input. Text is recognized from the handwriting input, and the text from the enlarged textbox is synchronized with the textbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAN-KRISTIAN MARKIEWICZ, THOMAS RANDALL WICK, KRISHNA KOTIPALI, ADRIAN JAMES GARSIDE, TAKANOBU MURAYAMA, SUSAN E. DZIADOSZ, TRACY DIANNE SCHULTZ, LEROY B. KEELY, THOMAS H. ALPHIN