Patents by Inventor Anthony Wieser

Anthony Wieser 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).

  • Patent number: 11310294
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enhancing a user's experience when joining teleconference sessions with multiple devices. When a user attempts to join a teleconference session using the same user identity for multiple devices, a system differentiates the devices as a primary device and at least one companion device. The primary device has a first control set for controlling a teleconference session and the at least one companion device has a companion control set for sharing content. In some embodiments, the primary device also has one set of selected streams, e.g., a stage view, and the companion device has a subset of those streams or other streams based on an activity level. In addition, the present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enabling users to share content using the companion devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Kenton O'Hara, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Edward Sean Lloyd Rintel, Kevin Morrison, Robert Corish, Anthony Wieser
  • Patent number: 11212326
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enhancing a user's experience when joining teleconference sessions. When multiple users join a teleconference session using separate devices, a system identifies devices that are co-located. The co-located devices are identified by the use of a combination of data including, but not limited to social signals, audio signal and other location data. At least one device of the co-located devices, has a first control set for controlling a teleconference session and other devices of the co-located devices have a second control set for sharing content. The at least one device also has one set of streams and the other devices see a subset of those streams or other streams based on an activity level. In addition, the present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enabling users to use multiple devices to share content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Kenton O'Hara, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Eric Randall Sexauer, Edward Sean Lloyd Rintel, Thaddeus Scott, Kevin Morrison, Robert Corish, Anthony Wieser
  • Publication number: 20180124136
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enhancing a user's experience when joining teleconference sessions with multiple devices. When a user attempts to join a teleconference session using the same user identity for multiple devices, a system differentiates the devices as a primary device and at least one companion device. The primary device has a first control set for controlling a teleconference session and the at least one companion device has a companion control set for sharing content. In some embodiments, the primary device also has one set of selected streams, e.g., a stage view, and the companion device has a subset of those streams or other streams based on an activity level. In addition, the present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enabling users to share content using the companion devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Kenton O'Hara, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Edward Sean Lloyd Rintel, Kevin Morrison, Robert Corish, Anthony Wieser
  • Publication number: 20180124128
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enhancing a user's experience when joining teleconference sessions. When multiple users join a teleconference session using separate devices, a system identifies devices that are co-located. The co-located devices are identified by the use of a combination of data including, but not limited to social signals, audio signal and other location data. At least one device of the co-located devices, has a first control set for controlling a teleconference session and other devices of the co-located devices have a second control set for sharing content. The at least one device also has one set of streams and the other devices see a subset of those streams or other streams based on an activity level. In addition, the present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enabling users to use multiple devices to share content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Kenton O'Hara, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Eric Randall Sexauer, Edward Sean Lloyd Rintel, Thaddeus Scott, Kevin Morrison, Robert Corish, Anthony Wieser