Patents by Inventor Benjamin N. Truelove

Benjamin N. Truelove 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: 20100011288
    Abstract: Reformatting a previously formatted document. A unique interface allows preview and selection of a color set. A color set comprises a plurality of colors defining a color scheme. Once a color set is determined, the document is reformatted in such a way as to simultaneously apply multiple colors to text within a document, while otherwise maintaining the proportionality and integrity of its previous formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Douglas A. Ricard, Wai On Lee, Christopher D. Williams
  • Patent number: 7594174
    Abstract: Reformatting a previously formatted document. A unique interface allows preview and selection of both a color set and a font set. A color set comprises a plurality of colors defining a color scheme. The font set comprises a plurality of fonts defining a font theme. A format set is defined by the selection of a color set and a font set. A format set comprises a plurality of formats, each format comprising a format font name, a format font size, a format font color, and other properties. Once a format set is determined, the document is reformatted in such a way as to largely maintain the proportionality and integrity of its previous formatting. In so doing, each discrete portion of text in the document is analyzed to determine its format properties. Each format in the format set is then compared to the text format. Points are added to a match quality value associated with the format when it is determined that a property of the format matches a property of the existing text format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Douglas A. Ricard, Wai On Lee, Christopher D. Williams
  • Publication number: 20090150826
    Abstract: A Web browser includes a quick pick search provider menu that provides a user interface which provides a user with the ability to quickly select a new search provider which appears when the user places focus in the Web browser's search box. In one or more embodiments, the Web browser's search box comprises a native part of the Web browser and is not a search box associated with an installed tool bar. In other embodiments, search box functionality is provided as an extension to the Web browser. Further, various embodiments enable the user to switch between search providers in an easy and intuitive way. Yet other embodiments provide an opportunity for users to switch between search providers using keywords in the search box. Further embodiments enable users to define collections of search providers to which individual searches can be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Lyndersay, Warren G. Stevens, Benjamin N. Truelove, Amy Adams Placzkiewicz, Sebastien Zimmermann, Tariq Sharif, Eric A. Vera, Sharon Cohen, Mike Pell, Jonathan A. Gass
  • Publication number: 20090144234
    Abstract: Various embodiments enable information, in addition to textual information, to be presented to a user when the user enters a search query in a search box forming part of a user interface of an application. In one or more embodiments, a Web browser provides a search box in which a user can enter a search query. While the user is entering a search query, the Web browser can communicate with a third-party search provider to receive information, such as non-textual information, which can be presented to the user to assist in formulating their search query. The non-textual information can include images and other visual information of a non-textual nature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tariq Sharif, Warren G. Stevens, Sebastien Zimmermann, Sean Lyndersay, Amy Adams Placzkiewicz, Eric A. Vera, Jonathan A. Gass, Benjamin N. Truelove, Sharon Cohen, Mike Pell
  • Publication number: 20080195629
    Abstract: Various embodiments utilize structured data contained within a resource, such as a web page, to enable a user to define collections of data. Individual constituent parts of a collection or “links” are collected within a collection. In one or more embodiments, a full page viewing experience can be provided which enables users to not only view more details for a given link, but to view multiple different links at a time. Other viewing options and collection interactions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Kim, Sean Lyndersay, Miladin Pavlicic, Walter Vonkoch, Benjamin N. Truelove
  • Publication number: 20080195674
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, requests to collect structured data in a web page and to subscribe to that structured data are received. This structured data is stored in a data store to allow offline use of the structured data. In accordance with other embodiments, a computing device displays multiple links each of which identifies a different one of multiple web pages. Additionally, the multiple pages include structured data. The display of these multiple links is altered as the computing device detects changes to the structured data in the web pages. In accordance with other embodiments, a web page includes structured data that has been subscribed to. The computing device detects changes to the web page, and notifies a user of a change to the web page only if the change is a change to the structured data and not a change to other portions of the web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jane T. Kim, Walter VonKoch, Sean O. Lyndersay, Benjamin N. Truelove, Miladin Pavlicic
  • Patent number: 7231602
    Abstract: Reformatting a previously formatted portion of document text using a “live preview” technique. A sample of formats from a format set may be determined. A previously formatted portion of text within the document may be identified, for example, by identifying the portion of text positioned immediately adjacent to a cursor or by identifying a highlighted portion of text. For each format included in the sample of formats, the portion of text may be reformatted and displayed in a live preview window. The live preview window may be a floating window that hovers above the document. A custom format, such as a user-defined format may be added to the sample of formats. In response to adding the custom format to the sample of formats, the portion of text may be reformatted with the custom format and displayed along with the rest of the live preview text in the live preview window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Wai On Lee, Douglas A. Picard, Christopher D. Williams
  • Patent number: 6892348
    Abstract: Reformatting a previously formatted document. A unique interface allows preview and selection of both a color set and a font set. A color set comprises a plurality of colors defining a color scheme. The font set comprises a plurality of fonts defining a font theme. A format set is defined by the selection of a color set and a font set. A format set comprises a plurality of formats, each format comprising a format font name, a format font size, a format font color, and other properties. Once a format set is determined, the document is reformatted in such a way as to largely maintain the proportionality and integrity of its previous formatting. In so doing, each discrete portion of text in the document is analyzed to determine its format properties. Each format in the format set is then compared to the text format. Points are added to a match quality value associated with the format when it is determined that a property of the format matches a property of the existing text format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Douglas A. Ricard, Wai On Lee, Christopher D. Williams
  • Patent number: D563425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrienne E. O'Donnell, Robert Kenneth Stein, Benjamin N. Truelove, Michael A. LaJoie, Tjeerd Hoek, Michael Gilmore
  • Patent number: D565591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrienne E. O'Donnell, Robert Kenneth Stein, Benjamin N. Truelove, Michael A. LaJoie, Tjeerd Hoek, Michael Gilmore, Judson Craig Hally, Jeremy S. Knudsen
  • Patent number: D593580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Jane T. Kim, Lindsey R. Barcheck
  • Patent number: D601159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Jane T. Kim, Lindsey R. Barcheck
  • Patent number: D601165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Mike Pell, Lindsey R. Barcheck