Patents by Inventor Christopher Mark Dreher

Christopher Mark Dreher 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: 9363253
    Abstract: Embodiments of software-supervised pairing processes are provided. The processes enable a user to pair a mouse and keyboard with a Bluetooth transceiver without having to use a second mouse and keyboard. At least two separate processes are provided, including a long transition for initial pairing or re-pairing and a short transition for re-establishing a connection after devices have already been paired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sangster, Christopher Mark Dreher, Joseph Kagume Ngari, Carlos Manzanedo, James Charles Marshall
  • Publication number: 20140351901
    Abstract: Embodiments of software-supervised pairing processes are provided. The processes enable a user to pair a mouse and keyboard with a Bluetooth transceiver without having to use a second mouse and keyboard. At least two separate processes are provided, including a long transition for initial pairing or re-pairing and a short transition for re-establishing a connection after devices have already been paired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sangster, Christopher Mark Dreher, Joseph Kagume Ngari, Carlos Manzanedo, James Charles Marshall
  • Patent number: 8838073
    Abstract: Embodiments of software-supervised pairing processes are provided. The processes enable a user to pair a mouse and keyboard with a Bluetooth transceiver without having to use a second mouse and keyboard. At least two separate processes are provided, including a long transition for initial pairing or re-pairing and a short transition for re-establishing a connection after devices have already been paired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sangster, Christopher Mark Dreher, Joseph Kagume Ngari, Carlos Manzanedo, James Charles Marshall
  • Patent number: 8831585
    Abstract: Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided to drivers and users via the automobile head unit in the vehicle and via their mobile device. The automobile head unit in the vehicle and the mobile device are communicatively linked via a short range wireless connection. Also, these devices may communicate over a network such as a cellular network to a service provider that provides entertainment and informational services to the mobile device and the head unit of the vehicle. The user's profile and preferences are able to follow the user to various locations and into vehicles because this information is stored at a server accessible by the user's mobile device, and in some embodiments, also the head unit. The mobile device may provide services to the head unit if it does not have wider network connectivity over the short range wireless connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonas Kolba Nicholson, Christopher Mark Dreher, Abbas Ali Vanak, Paul John Henry Klassen, Troy Terry, Alexander Kinlin, Ronald Otto Radko, Erik Andrew Clauson, Mark William Wigzell, Xiaobin Lu, Tomasz J. Gil, Nilesh Rane, Ryan B. Starkey
  • Publication number: 20140066014
    Abstract: Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided to drivers and users via the automobile head unit in the vehicle and via their mobile device. The automobile head unit in the vehicle and the mobile device are communicatively linked via a short range wireless connection. Also, these devices may communicate over a network such as a cellular network to a service provider that provides entertainment and informational services to the mobile device and the head unit of the vehicle. The user's profile and preferences are able to follow the user to various locations and into vehicles because this information is stored at a server accessible by the user's mobile device, and in some embodiments, also the head unit. The mobile device may provide services to the head unit if it does not have wider network connectivity over the short range wireless connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: TWEDDLE GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Jonas Kolba Nicholson, Christopher Mark Dreher, Abbas Ali Vanak, Paul John Henry Klassen, Troy Terry, Alexander Kinlin, Ronald Otto Radko, Erik Andrew Clauson, Mark William Wigzell, Xiaobin Lu, Tomasz J. Gil, Nilesh Rane, Ryan B. Starkey
  • Publication number: 20120238212
    Abstract: Embodiments of software-supervised pairing processes are provided. The processes enable a user to pair a mouse and keyboard with a Bluetooth transceiver without having to use a second mouse and keyboard. At least two separate processes are provided, including a long transition for initial pairing or re-pairing and a short transition for re-establishing a connection after devices have already been paired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sangster, Christopher Mark Dreher, Joseph Kagume Ngari, Carlos Manzanedo, James Charles Marshall
  • Publication number: 20080248748
    Abstract: Embodiments of software-supervised pairing processes are provided. The processes enable a user to pair a mouse and keyboard with a Bluetooth transceiver without having to use a second mouse and keyboard. At least two separate processes are provided, including a long transition for initial pairing or re-pairing and a short transition for re-establishing a connection after devices have already been paired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sangster, Christopher Mark Dreher, Joseph Kagume Ngari, Carlos Manzanedo, James Charles Marshall