Patents by Inventor Alex D. Wade

Alex D. Wade 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).

  • Publication number: 20170220581
    Abstract: To improve efficiency of computing devices and improve the user experience thereon when searching for content items, the systems and methods disclosed herein provide content item and source detection. Non-textual input is converted to a searchable format and corresponding content items are searched for based on the searchable format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Alex D. Wade, Darrin Eugene Eide, Qian Zhang, Annie Yang Bai, Tomi Paananen, Juhana Koski, Mithun Ashok, Allison Anne Whilden, Ruth Kikin-Gil, Shikha Devesh Desai, Yu Been Lee, Paul Anthony Scudieri, Kalpesh S. Bhimani, Kevin Thomas Coughlin, Derek Hang, David Liu
  • Patent number: 7769794
    Abstract: A file system shell is provided. One aspect of the shell provides virtual folders which expose regular files and folders to users in different views based on their metadata instead of the actual physical underlying file system structure on the disk. Users are able to work with the virtual folders through direct manipulation (e.g., clicking and dragging, copying, pasting, etc.). Filters are provided for narrowing down sets of items. Quick links are provided which can be clicked on to generate useful views of the sets of items. Libraries are provided which consist of large groups of usable types of items that can be associated together, along with functions and tools related to the items. A virtual address bar is provided which comprises a plurality of segments, each segment corresponding to a filter for selecting content. A shell browser is provided with which users can readily identify an item based on the metadata associated with that item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jason F. Moore, Giampiero M. Sierra, Richard M. Banks, Lyon King-Fook Wong, Relja B. Ivanovic, Paul A. Gusmorino, Tyler K. Beam, Timothy P. McKee, Jeffrey C. Belt, David G. De Vorchik, Chris J. Guzak, Aidan Low, Kenneth M. Tubbs, Colin R. Anthony, Sasanka C. Chalivendra, Marieke Iwema Watson, Gerald Paul Joyce, Alex D. Wade, Benjamin A. Betz, Ahsan S. Kabir, Donna B. Andrews, Patrice L. Miner, Paul L. Cutsinger