Patents by Inventor Weina Xie

Weina Xie 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).

  • Left rail corresponding icon for launching apps within the context of a personal information manager
    Patent number: 11334221
    Abstract: Systems and method are directed to launching an application from a rail located within a user interface of a personal information manager application. More specifically, a display of a first user interface of a first application may be rendered at a display device, where the first user interface includes a rail populated with a plurality of icons representing a plurality of applications. At least one of the plurality of icons may be selected and a second application may be determined based on the selected icon. Based upon the selection of the icon, a display of a second user interface may be rendered within a portion of the first user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Corina Arama, Fernanda Mendes Richnak, Jonathan Jay Cadiz, Weina Xie, William Ritter Avery, Lingnan Becker, Erin Woo, Garett Yoshiharu Sakamoto, Jonathan David Butler, Jin Ma
  • LEFT RAIL CORRESPONDING ICON FOR LAUNCHING APPS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGER
    Publication number: 20220083178
    Abstract: Systems and method are directed to launching an application from a rail located within a user interface of a personal information manager application. More specifically, a display of a first user interface of a first application may be rendered at a display device, where the first user interface includes a rail populated with a plurality of icons representing a plurality of applications. At least one of the plurality of icons may be selected and a second application may be determined based on the selected icon. Based upon the selection of the icon, a display of a second user interface may be rendered within a portion of the first user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Corina ARAMA, Fernanda M. RICHNAK, Jonathan J. CADIZ, Weina XIE, William Ritter AVERY, Lingnan BECKER, Erin WOO, Garett Yoshiharu SAKAMOTO, Jonathan David BUTLER, Jin MA
  • Group headers for differentiating conversation scope and exposing interactive tools
    Patent number: 10158594
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for differentiating a conversation scope within an email application. A personal view may be rendered within an email application. The personal view may include at least one personal message and one group message. A group header may be rendered within the personal view in response to a selection of the at least one group message. The group header may include at least a group trigger. A group view may be rendered within the email application in response to a selection of the group trigger. The group view may include a group view header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason A. Cook, Nicholas S. Smith, Skye Lee Pazuchanics, Pallavi S. Mavinkurve, Den Delimarschi, Weina Xie
  • GROUP HEADERS FOR DIFFERENTIATING CONVERSATION SCOPE AND EXPOSING INTERACTIVE TOOLS
    Publication number: 20170078233
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for differentiating a conversation scope within an email application. A personal view may be rendered within an email application. The personal view may include at least one personal message and one group message. A group header may be rendered within the personal view in response to a selection of the at least one group message. The group header may include at least a group trigger. A group view may be rendered within the email application in response to a selection of the group trigger. The group view may include a group view header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jason A. Cook, Nicholas S. Smith, Skye Lee Pazuchanics, Pallavi S. Mavinkurve, Den Delimarschi, Weina Xie