Patents by Inventor Brian D. Beck
Brian D. Beck 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).
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Patent number: 11556235Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yaou Wei, Christopher E. Swan, Alex Snitkovskiy, Tsz Yan Wong, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Steven J. Tricanowicz, Brian D. Beck, Miron Vranjes
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Publication number: 20220147235Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yaou Wei, Christopher E. Swan, Alex Snitkovskiy, Tsz Yan Wong, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Steven J. Tricanowicz, Brian D. Beck, Miron Vranjes
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Patent number: 11194459Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yaou Wei, Christopher E. Swan, Alex Snitkovskiy, Tsz Yan Wong, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Steven J. Tricanowicz, Brian D. Beck, Miron Vranjes
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Publication number: 20190187885Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yaou Wei, Christopher E. Swan, Alex Snitkovskiy, Tsz Yan Wong, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Steven J. Tricanowicz, Brian D. Beck, Miron Vranjes
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Patent number: 10198167Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yaou Wei, Christopher E. Swan, Alex Snitkovskiy, Tsz Yan Wong, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Steven J. Tricanowicz, Brian D. Beck, Miron Vranjes
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Patent number: 9727201Abstract: Contextual help is provided in an unobtrusive manner. The optimum point in time for displaying a help notification is determined by triggers associated with each help notification. The triggers may take into account various factors, such as the action currently being performed by the user, whether the tip has been presented to the user before, the user's past experience with the feature, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Brian D. Beck, Stephen D. Bader, Deana Fuller, Steven Frederickson, Gregory T. Mattox, Jr., Carmen Quan, Srinivas Chakravarthula, Ross N. Luengen, Akshatha Kommalapati, J Craig Hally, Song Zou
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Publication number: 20170017381Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for efficiently and reliably interacting with a nonconforming application component in a windowing environment. The nonconforming application component corresponds to a type of application (such as, but not limited to, an immersive-type full-screen application) that was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment, or was not originally designed for presentation of application content in a windowing environment of a certain type. In some implementations, the computer-implemented technique generates a composite window by: creating a system-owned frame; receiving an application-owned window; and creating the composite window by combining the frame and the application-owned window. The technique can thereafter control the composite window by performing operations on the composite window via its system-owned frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Yaou Wei, Christopher E. Swan, Alex Snitkovskiy, Tsz Yan Wong, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Steven J. Tricanowicz, Brian D. Beck, Miron Vranjes
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Publication number: 20160291802Abstract: Contextual help is provided in an unobtrusive manner. The optimum point in time for displaying a help notification is determined by triggers associated with each help notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: BRIAN D. BECK, STEPHEN D. BADER, DEANA FULLER, STEVEN FREDERICKSON, GREGORY T. MATTOX, JR., CARMEN QUAN, SRINIVAS CHAKRAVARTHULA, ROSS N. LUENGEN, AKSHATHA KOMMALAPATI, J CRAIG HALLY, SONG ZOU
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Publication number: 20130063446Abstract: Various embodiments provide a library of animation descriptions based upon various common user interface scenarios. Application developers can query the animation library for animations based on a user's interaction with the user interface. The library defines usage of transformation primitives, storyboarding of the transformation primitives and associated timing functions that are used to create particular animations. These definitions can be provided to a calling application so that the application can implement an animation that utilizes the storyboarded transformation primitives.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Bonny P. Lau, Song Zou, Wei Zhang, Jason D. Beaumont, Brian D. Beck