Patents by Inventor Bryan Ressler

Bryan Ressler 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: 20130167156
    Abstract: A web page may initiate communication with a browser toolbar. In one example, the web page contains an invisible iframe, and code that causes the iframe to load a specific Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”). When the iframe loads that URL, it generates an onload event. The toolbar may subscribe to the iframe's onload event, and may contain a handler for that event. When the page wants to send a message to the toolbar, the page adds the message to a URL and then executes the code that causes the iframe to load that URL, thereby generating an onload event. The handler in the toolbar receives the onload event, and extracts the message from the URL. The handler may then execute additional code to perform an action in response to the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bryan Ressler, Georgi Nikolov, Sami Khoury, Parrish Munsell
  • Patent number: 7983489
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for presenting similar images of a selected image in a user interface. One embodiment of the method can include identifying a selected first image and identifying a selected direction from the first image. Additionally, the method can include calculating a best neighbor metric for each of one or more other images to determine a best neighbor image in the selected direction. Furthermore, the method can include presenting the best neighbor image to a user in a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Blaise H. Aguera y Arcas, Jonathan R. Dughi, Bryan Ressler, Ian A. Gilman, Alfred Astort, David M. Gedye
  • Publication number: 20100278435
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for presenting similar images of a selected image in a user interface. One embodiment of the method can include identifying a selected first image and identifying a selected direction from the first image. Additionally, the method can include calculating a best neighbor metric for each of one or more other images to determine a best neighbor image in the selected direction. Furthermore, the method can include presenting the best neighbor image to a user in a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Blaise H. Aguera y Arcas, Jonathan R. Dughi, Bryan Ressler, Ian A. Gilman, Alfred Astort, David M. Gedye
  • Patent number: 7764849
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for presenting similar images of a selected image in a user interface. One embodiment of the method can include identifying a selected first image and identifying a selected direction from the first image. Additionally, the method can include calculating a best neighbor metric for each of one or more other images to determine a best neighbor image in the selected direction. Furthermore, the method can include presenting the best neighbor image to a user in a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Blaise H. Aguera y Arcas, Jonathan R. Dughi, Bryan Ressler, Ian A. Gilman, Alfred Astort, David M. Gedye
  • Publication number: 20080025646
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for presenting similar images of a selected image in a user interface. One embodiment of the method can include identifying a selected first image and identifying a selected direction from the first image. Additionally, the method can include calculating a best neighbor metric for each of one or more other images to determine a best neighbor image in the selected direction. Furthermore, the method can include presenting the best neighbor image to a user in a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Blaise H. Aguera y Arcas, Jonathan R. Dughi, Bryan Ressler, Ian A. Gilman, Alfred Astort, David M. Gedye
  • Publication number: 20020016853
    Abstract: A method for transferring data from a first computer system to a second computer system is provided. Generally, data from a plurality of first source database records is packed into a small set of large records. The small set of large records is transferred from the first computer system to the second computer system. The small set of large records is then unpacked into a plurality of database records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Bryan Ressler