Patents by Inventor Douglas Balcom

Douglas Balcom 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).

  • Traffic channel
    Publication number: 20070150168
    Abstract: A method and system for implementing a traffic channel is described herein. A traffic route with a start location and an end location is selected by a user. A plurality of intermediate traffic locations along the traffic route is displayed. The user selects one or more of the displayed intermediate traffic locations. The selected traffic locations are stored for the selected traffic route. Traffic information corresponding to the selected traffic locations for the selected traffic route may then be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Balcom, Christian Colando, Mingyu Tang, Albert Tan, Vasantha Kostojohn, Kent Skinner