Patents by Inventor Anthony L. Willie

Anthony L. Willie 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: 20120304068
    Abstract: This document describes techniques enabling a presentation format for an application tile. These techniques permit a user to view changes to an application through a tile of a user interface, the tile having one of various presentation formats through which a user may view content associated with those changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Nazia Zaman, Ethan Nelson Ray, Sean L. Flynn, Anthony L. Willie
  • Patent number: 8145774
    Abstract: Techniques relating to progressive data downloading are described. In one instance, a system includes an application configured to utilize data blocks to display content in a user-interface. The system also includes a progressive download component configured to retrieve specific data blocks from a data container responsive to requests from the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony L Willie, Marcio De Mello
  • Patent number: 8015213
    Abstract: Content is described having native and export portions. In an implementation, one or more computer-readable media includes instructions that are executable on a computing device to store content in a content container as a native portion and an export portion. The native portion is native to an application that originated the content and the export portion is to provide a published view of the content when the native portion is not supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry J. Dunietz, Anthony L. Willie, Jason D. Farnsworth, Robert A. Relyea
  • Patent number: 7650395
    Abstract: Network connectivity management can manage (e.g., harmonize) network connectivity services and network connectivity modules. By way of example only, network connectivity management is applicable to connections to a network through a network connectivity service via a network connectivity module. In a described implementation, network connectivity configuration information is scanned to locate data that corresponds to a preferred network connectivity service for a given connection scenario. The network connectivity module used in the given connection scenario is extracted. It is detected if the extracted network connectivity module is a preferred network connectivity module that is associated with the preferred network connectivity service. If not, the connection scenario can be redirected away from the non-preferred network connectivity module and toward the preferred network connectivity module. A user may optionally be given an opportunity to elect to connect via the preferred network connectivity module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James S Johnson, Brian J Ewanchuk, Christopher R H Sires, Justin W Hartin, Anthony L Willie
  • Publication number: 20090327209
    Abstract: Content is described having native and export portions. In an implementation, one or more computer-readable media includes instructions that are executable on a computing device to store content in a content container as a native portion and an export portion. The native portion is native to an application that originated the content and the export portion is to provide a published view of the content when the native portion is not supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jerry J. Dunietz, Anthony L. Willie, Jason D. Farnsworth, Robert A. Relyea
  • Patent number: 6363404
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-readable medium for providing user-interfacing within textures of three-dimensional models. A processor with hardware and software components stores one or more markup documents with one or more user-interface element that may be a link element in one or more texture image files of predefined three-dimensional model(s). Then, the processor generates a three-dimensional model(s) for display on a display device based on predefined three-dimensional model information, predefined viewpoint information and the one or more markup documents stored in the one or more texture image files. Users can cause the processor to generate a new markup documents as texture by selecting a link element displayed within the three-dimensional model's texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ketan K. Dalal, Anthony L. Willie, Colin D. McCartney, Robert M. Heddle