Patents by Inventor Craig J. Miller

Craig J. Miller 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).

  • Presenting video as a background on a search engine home page
    Patent number: 8381105
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for presenting video as at least a portion of the background of search engine home pages are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a search engine home page, a static image is transmitted for presentation as at least a portion of the background for the search engine home page. Also transmitted is a video file. The static image may or may not be associated with the video file. After a predetermined amount of time, play of the video file is initiated without user action, the video file replacing the static image as at least a portion of the background of the search engine home page. In this way, the user receives a seamless transition from a static image to a video presentation and is provided a rich, immersive experience at the search engine home page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar Chand, Stephanie S. Horstmanshof, Marcela Sobrinho Pereira, Robert James Barber, Sarah K. Berrier, Craig J. Miller, Keith Alan Regier, Javier Garcia Flynn
  • VIDEO ON A SEARCH ENGINE HOMEPAGE
    Publication number: 20130019146
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for presenting video as at least a portion of the background of search engine home pages are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a search engine home page, a static image is transmitted for presentation as at least a portion of the background for the search engine home page. Also transmitted is a video file. The static image may or may not be associated with the video file. After a predetermined amount of time, play of the video file is initiated without user action, the video file replacing the static image as at least a portion of the background of the search engine home page. In this way, the user receives a seamless transition from a static image to a video presentation and is provided a rich, immersive experience at the search engine home page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: RAJEEV KUMAR CHAND, STEPHANIE S. HORSTMANSHOF, MARCELA SOBRINHO PEREIRA, ROBERT JAMES BARBER, SARAH K. BERRIER, CRAIG J. MILLER, KEITH ALAN REGIER, JAVIER GARCIA FLYNN