Patents by Inventor David Walter Proctor

David Walter Proctor 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).

  • Activity illumination
    Patent number: 9669298
    Abstract: A method to indicate that a first device is in communication with a second device is disclosed. The first device may receive an indication activity from the second device. The indication activity may change the display and the illumination object on the first device and the displays on the illumination object and the display are similar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Anton Oguzhan Alford Andrews, David Walter Proctor, Jeffrey Cheng-Yao Fong, Thamer A. Abanami
  • ACTIVITY ILLUMINATION
    Publication number: 20140080604
    Abstract: A method to indicate that a first device is in communication with a second device is disclosed. The first device may receive an indication activity from the second device. The indication activity may change the display and the illumination object on the first device and the displays on the illumination object and the display are similar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Oguzhan Alford Andrews, David Walter Proctor, Jeffrey Cheng-Yao Fong, Thamer A. Abanami
  • Activity illumination
    Patent number: 8611962
    Abstract: A method to indicate that a first device is in communication with a second device is disclosed. The first device may receive an indication activity from the second device. The indication activity may change the display and the illumination object on the first device and the displays on the illumination object and the display are similar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Oguzhan Alford Andrews, David Walter Proctor, Jeffrey Cheng-yao Fong, Thamer A. Abanami
  • Efficient communication power usage
    Patent number: 7669070
    Abstract: A media player may be adapted to organize and display nearby media device information between communicating media devices before a complete connection is established. In one embodiment, a sleep message is received telling the receiving device to turn off the receiving function for a period of time or until a point in the future to conserve energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yasser Asmi, David Walter Proctor
  • Activity Illumination
    Publication number: 20090004973
    Abstract: A method to indicate that a first device is in communication with a second device is disclosed. The first device may receive an indication activity from the second device. The indication activity may change the display and the illumination object on the first device and the displays on the illumination object and the display are similar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anton Oguzhan Alford Andrews, David Walter Proctor, Jeffrey Cheng-Yao Fong, Thamer A. Abanami
  • Efficient Communication Power Usage
    Publication number: 20080195879
    Abstract: A media player may be adapted to organize and display nearby media device information between communicating media devices before a complete connection is established. In one embodiment, a sleep message is received telling the receiving device to turn off the receiving function for a period of time or until a point in the future to conserve energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasser Asmi, David Walter Proctor