Patents by Inventor Andrew Mark Coates

Andrew Mark Coates 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).

  • CUSTOMIZABLE CONTROLS PROVIDED BY A MESSAGING APPLICATION FOR PERFORMING SELECTED ACTIONS
    Publication number: 20170192660
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing users of a messaging application with controls that perform one or more selected actions with a message. A request to create a new custom action control is received. In response, a graphical user interface (“GUI”) is provided comprising a plurality of action options corresponding to actions to be taken with respect to a designated active message upon selection of the new custom action control. A selection of one of a plurality of action options indicated in the GUI is received. The new custom action control is associated with the selected action option from the GUI such that a subsequent selection of the new custom action control initiates at least one action option. The new custom action control is saved to a network server configured to provide the new custom action control to one or more instances of a messaging application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Melissa Rodden Morrell MacBeth, Ryan Edward Gregg, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Andrew Mark Coates, Kumiko Yada, Richard P. Grutzmacher, Michael Anthony Affronti, Owen C. Braun
  • Customizable controls provided by a messaging application for performing selected actions
    Patent number: 9563877
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing users of a messaging application with controls that perform one or more selected actions with a message. Any number of default custom action controls may be displayed in a gallery. The selection of a custom action control performs various actions to an active message. New custom action controls may be created and existing controls modified to provide any number of desired actions. Dialogs provide user-friendly interfaces that allow a user to assign the desired functionality to a custom action control. The custom action controls may be organized into groups and shared between messaging applications and computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Melissa Rodden Morrell MacBeth, Ryan Edward Gregg, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Andrew Mark Coates, Kumiko Yada, Richard P Grutzmacher, Michael Anthony Affronti, Owen C Braun
  • CUSTOMIZABLE CONTROLS PROVIDED BY A MESSAGING APPLICATION FOR PERFORMING SELECTED ACTIONS
    Publication number: 20090235196
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing users of a messaging application with controls that perform one or more selected actions with a message. Any number of default custom action controls may be displayed in a gallery. The selection of a custom action control performs various actions to an active message. New custom action controls may be created and existing controls modified to provide any number of desired actions. Dialogs provide user-friendly interfaces that allow a user to assign the desired functionality to a custom action control. The custom action controls may be organized into groups and shared between messaging applications and computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Melissa Rodden Morrell MacBeth, Ryan Edward Gregg, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Andrew Mark Coates, Kumiko Yada, Richard P. Grutzmacher, Michael Anthony Affronti, Owen C. Braun