Patents by Inventor Douglas D. Berrett

Douglas D. Berrett 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).

  • Publication number: 20230376497
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. KOLLENKARK, Andrew P. OAKLEY, Cory J. CIRRINCIONE, Douglas D. BERRETT, Joseph L. MCCLANAHAN
  • Patent number: 11762872
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. KollenKark, Andrew P. Oakley, Cory J. Cirrincione, Douglas D. Berrett, Joseph L. McClanahan
  • Publication number: 20220284016
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. KOLLENKARK, Andrew P. OAKLEY, Cory J. CIRRINCIONE, Douglas D. BERRETT, Joseph L. MCCLANAHAN
  • Patent number: 11372877
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. Kollenkark, Andrew P. Oakley, Cory J. Cirrincione, Douglas D. Berrett, Joseph L. McClanahan
  • Publication number: 20200110743
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. KOLLENKARK, Andrew P. OAKLEY, Cory J. CIRRINCIONE, Douglas D. BERRETT, Joseph L. MCCLANAHAN
  • Patent number: 10534789
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. Kollenkark, Andrew P. Oakley, Cory J. Cirrincione, Douglas D. Berrett, Joseph L. McClanahan
  • Patent number: 10489414
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. Kollenkark, Andrew P. Oakley, Cory J. Cirrincione, Douglas D. Berrett, Joseph L. McClanahan
  • Publication number: 20170357701
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sean E. Kollenkark, Andrew P. Oakley, Cory J. Cirrincione, Douglas D. Berrett, Joseph L. McClanahan
  • Patent number: 9307191
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of transmitting video via a network and a user device and computer program product configured to implement the method. The method comprises transmitting video of one or more users, received from an image capture device, to at least another user device via the network; receiving information about a communication channel between the user device and the other user device and/or about one or more resources of the user device and/or the other user device; selecting characteristics from a plurality of visual user characteristics based on the received information; and controlling the video based on detection of the selected characteristics to track the selected characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas D. Berrett, Lucian Dragne, Sean E. Kollenkark
  • Publication number: 20150261835
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Sean E. Kollenkark, Andrew P. Oakley, Cory J. Cirrincione, Douglas D. Berrett, Joseph L. McClanahan
  • Publication number: 20150138308
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of transmitting video via a network and a user device and computer program product configured to implement the method. The method comprises transmitting video of one or more users, received from an image capture device, to at least another user device via the network; receiving information about a communication channel between the user device and the other user device and/or about one or more resources of the user device and/or the other user device; selecting characteristics from a plurality of visual user characteristics based on the received information; and controlling the video based on detection of the selected characteristics to track the selected characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas D. Berrett, Lucian Dragne, Sean E. Kollenkark
  • Publication number: 20110246437
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean E. Kollenkark, Andrew P. Oakley, Cory J. Cirrincione, Douglas D. Berrett, Joseph L. McClanahan