Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Fry

Christopher E. Fry 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).

  • Session initiation using successive inputs
    Patent number: 8645835
    Abstract: Session initiation using successive inputs is described. In an implementation, a determination is made as to when a sufficient number of successive inputs have been collected to uniquely identify two or more clients from a plurality of clients. Each of the successive inputs is input via a respective user interface output by a respective client. Responsive to the determination, an interactive session is initiated involving the two or more clients that were uniquely identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher E. Fry
  • SESSION INITIATION USING SUCCESSIVE INPUTS
    Publication number: 20090313548
    Abstract: Session initiation using successive inputs is described. In an implementation, a determination is made as to when a sufficient number of successive inputs have been collected to uniquely identify two or more clients from a plurality of clients. Each of the successive inputs is input via a respective user interface output by a respective client. Responsive to the determination, an interactive session is initiated involving the two or more clients that were uniquely identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher E. Fry