Patents by Inventor Bill Flora

Bill Flora 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).

  • Enhanced user navigation to previously visited areas in a media environment
    Patent number: 8504922
    Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, performing navigation in a media environment. The technology involves the presenting a user with only a portion of the previously visited pages or areas as he or she moves to previously visited pages or areas. As the user moves around the media environment, the movements are recorded for use when requests are received for previously visited areas or pages. As the user moves to previously visited areas redundant pages or areas are skipped. Thus, the user's forward and backward navigation are different and the user moves backward more easily, quickly and efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Newell, Jeffrey Margolis, Will Vong, Bill Flora, Bojana Ostojic, Kristina Voros, Christen Coomer, Frederic Azera
  • Enhanced user navigation in a media environment
    Publication number: 20080163127
    Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, performing navigation in a media environment. The technology involves the presenting a user with only a portion of the previously visited pages or areas as he or she moves to previously visited pages or areas. As the user moves around the media environment, the movements are recorded for use when requests are received for previously visited areas or pages. As the user moves to previously visited areas redundant pages or areas are skipped. Thus, the user's forward and backward navigation are different and the user moves backward more easily, quickly and efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Newell, Jeffrey Margolis, Will Vong, Bill Flora, Bojana Ostojic, Kristina Voros, Christen Coomer, Frederic Azera