Patents by Inventor Adam Swank

Adam Swank 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).

  • Providing selected data through a locked display
    Patent number: 9197738
    Abstract: Providing content and/or functionality through a display of a locked computing device. Configuration data defined by a user or application vendor identifies the content and/or functionality to be made available. Upon receipt of the content, the computing device modifies the received content based on the configuration data and provides the modified content to the user through the display of the locked computing device. The computing device also interacts with the user in accordance with the functionality identified by the configuration data. In some embodiments, notifications about voice mail or electronic mail messages are displayed to the user through a locked touch screen display. Responsive to a finger tap or other user input, additional yet limited information relating to the notifications is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Igor Peev, Robert Pengelly, Bryan T. Agnetta, Adam Swank, Sumonto Ghosh, Liang Chen
  • PROVIDING SELECTED DATA THROUGH A LOCKED DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20100146384
    Abstract: Providing content and/or functionality through a display of a locked computing device. Configuration data defined by a user or application vendor identifies the content and/or functionality to be made available. Upon receipt of the content, the computing device modifies the received content based on the configuration data and provides the modified content to the user through the display of the locked computing device. The computing device also interacts with the user in accordance with the functionality identified by the configuration data. In some embodiments, notifications about voice mail or electronic mail messages are displayed to the user through a locked touch screen display. Responsive to a finger tap or other user input, additional yet limited information relating to the notifications is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Peev, Robert Pengelly, Bryan T. Agnetta, Adam Swank, Sumonto Ghosh, Liang Chen