Patents by Inventor Gavin M. Gear
Gavin M. Gear 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).
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Patent number: 8941591Abstract: User interface elements positioned for display is described. In various embodiment(s), sensor input can be received from one or more sensors that are integrated with a portable device. A device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped by a user can be determined based at least in part on the sensor input. A display of user interface element(s) can then be initiated for display on an integrated display of the portable device based on the device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
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Patent number: 8933958Abstract: Embodiments of enhanced user interface elements in ambient light are described. Sensor inputs can be received from light sensors that detect ambient light proximate an integrated display of a portable device. A determination is made that the ambient light detracts from the visibility of user interface elements displayed in a user interface on the integrated display. Display properties of graphic components of a user interface element are interpolated through a light range from approximately complete darkness to full sunlight, and the graphic components of a user interface element can be modified based on interpolating the display properties within the light range to enhance the visibility of the user interface element for display in the ambient light.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Publication number: 20130335389Abstract: Embodiments of enhanced user interface elements in ambient light are described. Sensor inputs can be received from light sensors that detect ambient light proximate an integrated display of a portable device. A determination is made that the ambient light detracts from the visibility of user interface elements displayed in a user interface on the integrated display. Display properties of graphic components of a user interface element are interpolated through a light range from approximately complete darkness to full sunlight, and the graphic components of a user interface element can be modified based on interpolating the display properties within the light range to enhance the visibility of the user interface element for display in the ambient light.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Publication number: 20130328775Abstract: User interface elements positioned for display is described. In various embodiment(s), sensor input can be received from one or more sensors that are integrated with a portable device. A device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped by a user can be determined based at least in part on the sensor input. A display of user interface element(s) can then be initiated for display on an integrated display of the portable device based on the device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
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Patent number: 8514242Abstract: Enhanced user interface elements in ambient light is described. In embodiment(s), a sensor input can be received from light sensor(s) that detect ambient light proximate an integrated display of a portable device. A determination can be made that the ambient light detracts from the visibility of user interface elements displayed in a user interface on the integrated display, and graphic components of a user interface element can be modified to enhance the visibility of the user interface element for display in the ambient light.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: 8508475Abstract: User interface elements positioned for display is described. In various embodiment(s), sensor input can be received from one or more sensors that are integrated with a portable device. A device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped by a user can be determined based at least in part on the sensor input. A display of user interface element(s) can then be initiated for display on an integrated display of the portable device based on the device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
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Patent number: 8347206Abstract: Techniques are described for performing automatic generation of one or more tags associated with an image file. One or more ink annotations for a displayed image are received. Handwriting recognition processing of the one or more ink annotations is performed. A string is generated and the string includes one or more recognized words used to form the one or more tags associated with the image file. The handwriting recognition processing and generating the string are performed in response to receiving the ink annotations.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Gavin M. Gear, Sam J. George, Richard L. Spencer
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Patent number: 7975215Abstract: Data associated with pixels obscured by annotations in an annotated image is stored using an annotation mask enabling annotation-aware applications to reconstruct the original image, while annotation-unaware applications can display the annotated image with optimized increase in extra data to be stored. The annotation mask, same size as the image, is initialized to a monochrome default and the color depth information for obscured pixels saved within the annotation mask. Because a majority area of the annotation mask is monochrome, it compresses well and the obscured image content can be saved in a side channel, metadata header, or a separate file. During reconstruction, changes to annotated image such as rotation, size change, and the like, may be detected and accounted for when obscured image content is carried over to the annotated image for reconstruction.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Richard J. Duncan, David B. Perry, Weerapan Wilairat, Gavin M. Gear, Richard L. Spencer
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Publication number: 20110038945Abstract: The present invention is a medicament, which is orally ingested by a living human subject for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of a heartburn inducing event or an acid reflux episode (GERD). In the preferred embodiments, the complete medicament is a fluid blending of at least one concentrated vinegar made by the fermentation of a fruit or fruit sugar, or a vegetable carbohydrate or sugar, or a grain carbohydrate or sugar; an undiluted bioactive honey having unique, non-peroxide antibacterial activity; a natural flavoring agent or combination of different natural flavors to neutralize the taste of the concentrated vinegar; and a natural sweetener to give the fluid blending a palatable taste. In these formulations, the concentrated vinegar serves to treats the symptoms of the heartburn and/GERD; and the undiluted bioactive honey employs its non-peroxide antibacterial activity to treat inflammation of the esophagus and infections of the stomach.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventor: Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: 7788283Abstract: A system and process for enabling updates of an ink analysis document model are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jamie N. Wakeam, Subha Bhattacharyay, Gavin M. Gear, Timothy H. Kannapel, Todd M. Landstad, Sebastian Poulose, Zoltan C. Szilagyi, Jerome J. Turner, Haiyong Wang
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Publication number: 20100103098Abstract: User interface elements positioned for display is described. In various embodiment(s), sensor input can be received from one or more sensors that are integrated with a portable device. A device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped by a user can be determined based at least in part on the sensor input. A display of user interface element(s) can then be initiated for display on an integrated display of the portable device based on the device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
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Publication number: 20100103186Abstract: Enhanced user interface elements in ambient light is described. In embodiment(s), a sensor input can be received from light sensor(s) that detect ambient light proximate an integrated display of a portable device. A determination can be made that the ambient light detracts from the visibility of user interface elements displayed in a user interface on the integrated display, and graphic components of a user interface element can be modified to enhance the visibility of the user interface element for display in the ambient light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: 7643687Abstract: A system and method for assisting with analysis and recognition of ink is described. Analysis hints may be associated with a field. The field may receive electronic ink. Based on the identity of the field and the analysis hint associated with it, at least one of analysis and recognition of ink may be assisted.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Benoit Jules Jurion, Gavin M. Gear, Jamie N. Wakeam, Timothy H. Kannapel, Todd M. Landstad, Sebastian Poulose, Zoltan C. Szilagyi, Lidia Schwarz, Roman Snytsar, Sashi Raghupathy, Subha Bhattacharyay, Richard J. Duncan, Terri Chudzik, Amber P. Race, Jerome J. Turner, Haiyong Wang, Herry Sutanto
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Patent number: 7616333Abstract: An application programming interface instantiates an ink analyzer object that receives document data for a document containing electronic ink content from a software application hosting the document and running on a first processing thread. The ink analyzer object then employs the first thread to make a copy of the document data, provides the copy of the document data to an electronic ink analysis process, and returns control of the first processing thread to the analysis process. After the analysis process has analyzed the electronic ink, the ink analyzer object reconciles the results of the analysis process with current document data for the document.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jamie N. Wakeam, Gavin M. Gear, Jerome J. Turner, Sebastian Poulose, Subha Bhattacharyay, Todd M. Landstad, Roman Snystar, Timothy H. Kannapel, Jennifer Teed, Erin Devoy
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Patent number: D600709Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: D600710Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: D600712Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: D600718Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: D601169Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
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Patent number: D604327Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear