Patents by Inventor Daniel Morrison

Daniel Morrison 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: 11962427
    Abstract: Traditionally, meetings are widely utilized in business and personal communications, whether in-person and/or virtual. Organizing such meetings typically involves multiple exchanges of content and messages between users before, during, and after the meeting. In some cases, meetings may occur impromptu and may result in inefficient and unproductive collaboration. A collaboration object configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate before, during, and after a meeting is provided. In aspects, the collaboration object links content generated before, during, and after the meeting in a single location and provides functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction and synchronization of the content across applications. The collaboration object may be available from a variety of application platforms, enabling and persisting real-time editing and collaboration before, during and after the meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiraz J. Cupala, Eric Hull, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Julia Foran, James Paul Kardos, Jr., Szymon Madejczyk
  • Publication number: 20240112142
    Abstract: Traditionally, meetings are widely utilized in business and personal communications, whether in-person and/or virtual. Organizing such meetings typically involves multiple exchanges of content and messages between users before, during, and after the meeting. In some cases, meetings may occur impromptu and may result in inefficient and unproductive collaboration. A collaboration object configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate before, during, and after a meeting is provided. In aspects, the collaboration object links content generated before, during, and after the meeting in a single location and provides functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction and synchronization of the content across applications. The collaboration object may be available from a variety of application platforms, enabling and persisting real-time editing and collaboration before, during and after the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiraz J. CUPALA, Eric HULL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Lan YE, Shivaram PRABHAKAR, Julia FORAN, James Paul KARDOS, Jr., Szymon MADEJCZYK
  • Patent number: 11940682
    Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
  • Patent number: 11940683
    Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a substrate, an anti-fingerprint coating layer, and an adhesion promotion layer disposed between the substrate and the anti-fingerprint coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
  • Patent number: 11934056
    Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer disposed on the glass layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the adhesion promotion layer and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
  • Publication number: 20240056490
    Abstract: Updating user-specific instances of a second application for individual users of a group based on a data file for the second application being shared via a collaboration object that corresponds to the group within a first application. The instances of the second application present each individual user with their own custom user experience that is configured to provide access to specific content based on object permissions data. An application extension is executable, by the first application, to extend content editing functionalities of the second application into the collaboration object. Responsive to specific content being associated with the collaboration object via the application extension, each of the instances of the second application may be automatically updated to provide direct access to the specific content. Thus, each user within the group defined for collaboration object can access the data file via the collaboration object and their own instance of the second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Rajesh RANGARAJAN, Aaron William LINNE, Rajiv RAMAIAH, Archana SASEETHARAN, Mansoor MALIK, Shiraz CUPALA, Beste NAZILLI, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Sagar Nagaraja SHASTRY, Eric Jonathan HULL, Alexander Tobias POWELL, Lei YANG, Manasi SHARMA, Siddharth UPPAL, Yuri DOGANDJIEV
  • Patent number: 11836679
    Abstract: Traditionally, meetings are widely utilized in business and personal communications, whether in-person and/or virtual. Organizing such meetings typically involves multiple exchanges of content and messages between users before, during, and after the meeting. In some cases, meetings may occur impromptu and may result in inefficient and unproductive collaboration. A collaboration object configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate before, during, and after a meeting is provided. In aspects, the collaboration object links content generated before, during, and after the meeting in a single location and provides functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction and synchronization of the content across applications. The collaboration object may be available from a variety of application platforms, enabling and persisting real-time editing and collaboration before, during and after the meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiraz J. Cupala, Eric Hull, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Lan Ye, Shivaram Prabhakar, Julia Foran, James Paul Kardos, Jr., Szymon Madejczyk
  • Patent number: 11838334
    Abstract: Updating user-specific instances of a second application for individual users of a group based on a data file for the second application being shared via a collaboration object that corresponds to the group within a first application. The instances of the second application present each individual user with their own custom user experience that is configured to provide access to specific content based on object permissions data. An application extension is executable, by the first application, to extend content editing functionalities of the second application into the collaboration object. Responsive to specific content being associated with the collaboration object via the application extension, each of the instances of the second application may be automatically updated to provide direct access to the specific content. Thus, each user within the group defined for collaboration object can access the data file via the collaboration object and their own instance of the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Rajesh Rangarajan, Aaron William Linne, Rajiv Ramaiah, Archana Saseetharan, Mansoor Malik, Shiraz Cupala, Beste Nazilli, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Sagar Nagaraja Shastry, Eric Jonathan Hull, Alexander Tobias Powell, Lei Yang, Manasi Sharma, Siddharth Uppal, Yuri Dogandjiev
  • Publication number: 20230300101
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a social networking platform or users thereof to solicit candid content from users. One or more users are selected for receipt of a post request. The users may be selected for a given post request based upon rules-based criteria and algorithmic optimization. Request recipients may provide qualified content posts in response to receipt of a post request. Content posts may be qualified based upon systematically-imposed editorial constraints including a time period during which a qualified post may be made, or other restrictions on the post authoring process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Morrison, Charles Godewyn, David Holland
  • Publication number: 20230155851
    Abstract: Traditionally, meetings are widely utilized in business and personal communications, whether in-person and/or virtual. Organizing such meetings typically involves multiple exchanges of content and messages between users before, during, and after the meeting. In some cases, meetings may occur impromptu and may result in inefficient and unproductive collaboration. A collaboration object configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate before, during, and after a meeting is provided. In aspects, the collaboration object links content generated before, during, and after the meeting in a single location and provides functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction and synchronization of the content across applications. The collaboration object may be available from a variety of application platforms, enabling and persisting real-time editing and collaboration before, during and after the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiraz J. CUPALA, Eric HULL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Julia FORAN, James Paul KARDOS, JR., Szymon MADEJCZYK
  • Patent number: 11652778
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a social networking platform to solicit candid content from users. A social networking application may request that a post author submit a qualified post type that (a) can only be made after being requested by the social networking platform, at a time determined by the social networking platform; and (b) must contain a photo and/or video newly captured within a limited time period. The qualified post may be displayed to the poster's social networking connections in a manner that distinguishes qualified posts from unqualified posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PHANTO, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Morrison, Charles Godewyn, David Holland
  • Patent number: 11616751
    Abstract: Systems and methods for posting content via a social networking application. A social networking application may display a third party initiated current status request notification to a content contributor user at a time not determined by the content contributor user, such as at a time determined by the social networking application or another user. The content contributor user can respond by submitting a third party initiated current status post, qualified based on at least the post having been created in response to the third party initiated current status request notification, and the post containing photo or video content recorded after the third party initiated current status request notification. The third party initiated current status post is then displayed to one or more other users in a manner that distinguished the third party initiated current status post from other content posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PHANTO, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Morrison, Charles Godewyn, David Holland
  • Publication number: 20220417202
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a social networking platform to solicit candid content from users. A social networking application may request that a post author submit a qualified post type that (a) can only be made after being requested by the social networking platform, at a time determined by the social networking platform; and (b) must contain a photo and/or video newly captured within a limited time period. The qualified post may be displayed to the poster's social networking connections in a manner that distinguishes qualified posts from unqualified posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Morrison, Charles Godewyn, David Holland
  • Patent number: 11539654
    Abstract: Systems and methods for posting content via a network-connected communication system. A requestor may direct a content post request to a target poster. The target poster receives a notification of the content post request and is prompted to respond with a qualifying post. Constraints for a qualifying post may include, amongst other things, a predetermined time period during which the post must be submitted, preclusion of other system or application functions until submission of a qualifying post, inclusion of a photo captured by a camera integrated into the target poster's computing device, and capturing of such a photo at a geographic location proximate where the target poster received the notification. The qualifying post may be published back to the requestor and optionally other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: PHANTO, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Morrison, Charles Godewyn, David Holland
  • Publication number: 20220303322
    Abstract: Updating user-specific instances of a second application for individual users of a group based on a data file for the second application being shared via a collaboration object that corresponds to the group within a first application. The instances of the second application present each individual user with their own custom user experience that is configured to provide access to specific content based on object permissions data. An application extension is executable, by the first application, to extend content editing functionalities of the second application into the collaboration object. Responsive to specific content being associated with the collaboration object via the application extension, each of the instances of the second application may be automatically updated to provide direct access to the specific content. Thus, each user within the group defined for collaboration object can access the data file via the collaboration object and their own instance of the second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Rajesh RANGARAJAN, Aaron William LINNE, Rajiv RAMAIAH, Archana SASEETHARAN, Mansoor MALIK, Shiraz CUPALA, Beste NAZILLI, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Sagar Nagaraja SHASTRY, Eric Jonathan HULL, Alexander Tobias POWELL, Lei YANG, Manasi SHARMA, Siddharth UPPAL, Yuri DOGANDJIEV
  • Patent number: 11425334
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques improve user engagement and promote efficient use of computing resources by providing dynamically controlled aspect ratios for communication session renderings based on a physical orientation of a device. In some configurations, a system can select a first aspect ratio for individual video streams of a communication session when a device is in a first orientation, e.g., a portrait orientation. In addition, the system can select a second aspect ratio for the individual video streams when the device is in a second orientation, e.g., a landscape orientation. In some configurations, the first aspect ratio can be greater than the second aspect ratio, or the aspect ratios can be selected based on a target aspect ratio, which can be adjusted over time. By dynamically selecting an aspect ratio for individual stream renderings, screen space of a device can be optimized while the device is held in various physical orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Ruchir Astavans, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Timur Aleshin, Chad A. Voss, Arney Parandekar
  • Publication number: 20220261760
    Abstract: Traditionally, meetings are widely utilized in business and personal communications, whether in-person and/or virtual. Organizing such meetings typically involves multiple exchanges of content and messages between users before, during, and after the meeting. In some cases, meetings may occur impromptu and may result in inefficient and unproductive collaboration. A collaboration object configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate before, during, and after a meeting is provided. In aspects, the collaboration object links content generated before, during, and after the meeting in a single location and provides functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction and synchronization of the content across applications. The collaboration object may be available from a variety of application platforms, enabling and persisting real-time editing and collaboration before, during and after the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiraz J. CUPALA, Eric HULL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Lan YE, Shivaram PRABHAKAR, Julia FORAN, James Paul KARDOS, JR., Szymon MADEJCZYK
  • Publication number: 20220263675
    Abstract: Traditionally, meetings are widely utilized in business and personal communications, whether in-person and/or virtual. Organizing such meetings typically involves multiple exchanges of content and messages between users before, during, and after the meeting. In some cases, meetings may occur impromptu and may result in inefficient and unproductive collaboration. A collaboration object configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate before, during, and after a meeting is provided. In aspects, the collaboration object links content generated before, during, and after the meeting in a single location and provides functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction and synchronization of the content across applications. The collaboration object may be available from a variety of application platforms, enabling and persisting real-time editing and collaboration before, during and after the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiraz J. CUPALA, Eric HULL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Julia FORAN, James Paul KARDOS, JR., Szymon MADEJCZYK
  • Publication number: 20220200946
    Abstract: Systems and methods for posting content via a social networking application. A social networking application may display a third party initiated current status request notification to a content contributor user at a time not determined by the content contributor user, such as at a time determined by the social networking application or another user. The content contributor user can respond by submitting a third party initiated current status post, qualified based on at least the post having been created in response to the third party initiated current status request notification, and the post containing photo or video content recorded after the third party initiated current status request notification. The third party initiated current status post is then displayed to one or more other users in a manner that distinguished the third party initiated current status post from other content posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Morrison, Charles Godewyn, David Holland
  • Patent number: 11301817
    Abstract: A representation of a calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI), the calendar view indicative of one or more calendar days comprising a time span including a plurality of sequential time slots. A representation of a calendar event is rendered that is indicative of a scheduled meeting in at least one of the sequential time slots. The scheduled meeting is rendered without an icon or button operative to provide an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a scheduled meeting has started, the representation is updated by adding a status indication that is indicative of a current status of the scheduled meeting. The current status is provided without joining the scheduled meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
    Inventors: Eric Randall Sexauer, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Amey Parandekar