Patents by Inventor Deborah Ann Louis Wallace

Deborah Ann Louis Wallace 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).

  • User interface for wireless headset on a gaming console
    Patent number: 8064972
    Abstract: A wireless headset having a user interface configured to allow the user to utilize the full functionality of the headset while minimizing the number of physical control inputs necessary is described. The user interface may have a user input control that is configured to control more than one function of the headset. The user interface may also provide audio as well as visual outputs to the user to indicate a particular functionality of the headset being controlled by the user or a particular status of the headset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh E. McLoone, Deborah Ann Louis Wallace, David W. Russo, Gregory Ray Smith, John K. Ikeda, Richard H. Irving
  • User Interface for Wireless Headset on a Gaming Console
    Publication number: 20090005129
    Abstract: A wireless headset having a user interface configured to allow the user to utilize the full functionality of the headset while minimizing the number of physical control inputs necessary is described. The user interface may have a user input control that is configured to control more than one function of the headset. The user interface may also provide audio as well as visual outputs to the user to indicate a particular functionality of the headset being controlled by the user or a particular status of the headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh E. McLoone, Deborah Ann Louis Wallace, David W. Russo, Gregory Ray Smith, John K. Ikeda, Richard H. Irving