Patents by Inventor James F. St. George

James F. St. George 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: 20140136626
    Abstract: The description relates to interactive presentation feedback. One example can associate multiple mobile devices with a presentation. This example can receive feedback relating to the presentation from at least some of the mobile devices and aggregate the feedback into a visualization that is configured to be presented in parallel with the presentation. The example can also generate another visualization for an individual mobile device that generated individual feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jaime Teevan, Carlos Garcia Jurado Suarez, Daniel J. Liebling, Ann M. Paradiso, Curtis N. Von Veh, Darren F. Gehring, James F. St. George, Anthony Carbary, Gavin Jancke
  • Patent number: 8597569
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing sterilization of a touchscreen or other tactile input surface of a user input device. A self-sterilizing user input device includes a touchscreen for receiving tactile user input and an ultraviolet (UV) light source that emits UV light onto a touchscreen at a sterilization wavelength. A controller selectively activates and deactivates the UV light source according to whether a user is at or near the user input device. According to one aspect, the user input device includes a backlight to illuminate the touchscreen. The UV light source is positioned with the backlight to provide the UV light from a rear side of the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Warren Gruen, James F. St. George
  • Publication number: 20110256019
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing sterilization of a touchscreen or other tactile input surface of a user input device. A self-sterilizing user input device includes a touchscreen for receiving tactile user input and an ultraviolet (UV) light source that emits UV light onto a touchscreen at a sterilization wavelength. A controller selectively activates and deactivates the UV light source according to whether a user is at or near the user input device. According to one aspect, the user input device includes a backlight to illuminate the touchscreen. The UV light source is positioned with the backlight to provide the UV light from a rear side of the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Warren Gruen, James F. St. George