Patents by Inventor Dale Clark Crosier

Dale Clark Crosier 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).

  • Life moment tagging and storage
    Patent number: 8732132
    Abstract: A secure memory device and method for obtaining and securely storing information relating to a life moment is disclosed. In the method, a parameter is received and inputted in a search heuristic. A search is made for the information according to the search heuristic and, upon finding the information, metadata is appended to the information. The information and metadata is then stored in a secure memory location. The secure memory location has a housing fabricated to withstand a predetermined stress, a detachable connection to a computer and a memory that stores the information and protects it from unauthorized deletion. In some embodiments, the stored information may be selectively deleted in a safe and controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Akitha M. Adams, Adrian Mark Chandley, Carl J. Ledbetter, Dale Clark Crosier, Pasquale DeMaio, Steven T. Kaneko, Taryn K. Beck
  • Record button on a computer system
    Patent number: 7827232
    Abstract: A record button that facilitates audiovisual input into a computer system without requiring manual interaction (direct manipulation interaction) with software. The record button may be grouped with transport controls, a standalone button, or grouped with other controls. The record button may be actuated with different types of actuation techniques, each of which may correspond to a different audio and/or video operating mode, which may be user configurable. A record light may be provided to notify the user of the current recording mode via variable colors and/or flash patterns. The record button can work in conjunction with a camera button and with manual software switching of recording modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Gould Bear, Chad Magendanz, Aditha May Adams, Carl Ledbetter, Steve Kaneko, Dale Clark Crosier, Scott Plank
  • Life Moment Tagging and Storage
    Publication number: 20080270715
    Abstract: A secure memory device and method for obtaining and securely storing information relating to a life moment is disclosed. In the method, a parameter is received and inputted in a search heuristic. A search is made for the information according to the search heuristic and, upon finding the information, metadata is appended to the information. The information and metadata is then stored in a secure memory location. The secure memory location has a housing fabricated to withstand a predetermined stress, a detachable connection to a computer and a memory that stores the information and protects it from unauthorized deletion. In some embodiments, the stored information may be selectively deleted in a safe and controlled manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aditha M. Adams, Adrian Mark Chandley, Carl J. Ledbetter, Dale Clark Crosier, Pasquale DeMaio, Steven T. Kaneko, Taryn K. Beck