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).

  • Patent number: 8941591
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
  • Patent number: 8933958
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Publication number: 20130335389
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Publication number: 20130328775
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
  • Patent number: 8514242
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: 8508475
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
  • Patent number: 8347206
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gavin M. Gear, Sam J. George, Richard L. Spencer
  • Patent number: 7975215
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Duncan, David B. Perry, Weerapan Wilairat, Gavin M. Gear, Richard L. Spencer
  • Publication number: 20110038945
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventor: Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: 7788283
    Abstract: A system and process for enabling updates of an ink analysis document model are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jamie N. Wakeam, Subha Bhattacharyay, Gavin M. Gear, Timothy H. Kannapel, Todd M. Landstad, Sebastian Poulose, Zoltan C. Szilagyi, Jerome J. Turner, Haiyong Wang
  • Publication number: 20100103098
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Gavin M. Gear, Ross N. Luengen, Michael C. Miller
  • Publication number: 20100103186
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ross N. Luengen, Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: 7643687
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 7616333
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: D600709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: D600710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: D600712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: D600718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: D601169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear
  • Patent number: D604327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. LaManna, Gavin M. Gear