Patents by Inventor Brian Uphoff

Brian Uphoff 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: 9766952
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for implementing a reverse protocol launch. For example, the reverse protocol launch may be implemented between apps (e.g., as an app-to-app protocol) such that a user may navigate between apps in a contextually relevant manner using the reverse protocol launch. In an example, a search app may display vacation search results based upon a search query. Responsive to a selection of a vacation movie search result, a transition to a movie app may occur. A context, specifying a contextual state of the search app (e.g., information regarding the vacation search results, the search query, etc.), may be sent to the movie app. The movie app may implement a reverse protocol launch using the context to transition from the movie app back to the search app in the contextual state (e.g., the search app may be repopulated with the vacation search results, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mirko Mandic, Brian Uphoff, Jonathan Gordner, Richie Fang, Chaitanya Dev Sareen
  • Publication number: 20150058869
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for implementing a reverse protocol launch. For example, the reverse protocol launch may be implemented between apps (e.g., as an app-to-app protocol) such that a user may navigate between apps in a contextually relevant manner using the reverse protocol launch. In an example, a search app may display vacation search results based upon a search query. Responsive to a selection of a vacation movie search result, a transition to a movie app may occur. A context, specifying a contextual state of the search app (e.g., information regarding the vacation search results, the search query, etc.), may be sent to the movie app. The movie app may implement a reverse protocol launch using the context to transition from the movie app back to the search app in the contextual state (e.g., the search app may be repopulated with the vacation search results, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mirko Mandic, Brian Uphoff, Jonathan Gordner, Richie Fang, Chaitanya Dev Sareen
  • Patent number: D669909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daryl Tanghe, Michael Gilmore, Ethan Nelson Ray, Brian Uphoff, Priya Vaidyanathan, Nazia Zaman, Rebecca Deutsch