Patents by Inventor Bryan W. Nealer

Bryan W. Nealer 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: 9021364
    Abstract: Available web content is filtered based on context data available on a mobile device. Access to the filtered web content is then made available through an infotainment user interface. Context data may be based on a variety of data including, but not limited to, location information, recent communications, scheduled appointments, social network interactions, user-specified favorites, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan W. Nealer, Megan L Tedesco, Jeremiah T Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8732147
    Abstract: Data collections on a mobile device may be user-defined to include various types of objects including any combination of apps, contacts, email subscriptions, data feeds, and so on. A user interface associated with the data collection includes representations of the various objects associated with the data collection and representations of broadcast data received in association with the objects associated with the data collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan W. Nealer, Jeremiah T Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20120311465
    Abstract: Available web content is filtered based on context data available on a mobile device. Access to the filtered web content is then made available through an infotainment user interface. Context data may be based on a variety of data including, but not limited to, location information, recent communications, scheduled appointments, social network interactions, user-specified favorites, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan W. Nealer, Megan L. Tedesco, Jeremiah T. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20120266090
    Abstract: A browser intermediary provides a user interface that displays representations of various types of available web-based content. Selection of a particular web-based content from the browser intermediary causes a web browser application to be launched and the selected web-based content to be loaded in the browser user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan W. Nealer, Li-Juan Qin, Peter Chin, Christopher A. Acker, Joseph D. Belfiore, III
  • Publication number: 20120239651
    Abstract: Data collections on a mobile device may be user-defined to include various types of objects including any combination of apps, contacts, email subscriptions, data feeds, and so on. A user interface associated with the data collection includes representations of the various objects associated with the data collection and representations of broadcast data received in association with the objects associated with the data collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan W. Nealer, Jeremiah T. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20110201387
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing feedback and guidance to touch screen device users to improve the text entry user experience and performance through the use of indicators such as feedback semaphores. Also disclosed are suggestion candidates, which allow a user to quickly select next words to add to text input data, or replacement words for words that have been designated as incorrect. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving text input data, providing an indicator for possible correction of the text input data, displaying suggestion candidates associated with alternative words for the data, receiving a single touch screen input selecting one of the suggestion candidates, and modifying the input data using the word associated with the selected suggestion candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy S. Paek, Itai Almog, Eric Norman Badger, Tirthankar Sengupta, Shawna Julie Davis, Matthew J. Bennett, Bryan W. Nealer