Patents by Inventor James Jarrett
James Jarrett 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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Publication number: 20160358183Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a request for establishing a communication between a first computing device and a second computing device. Information to be provided to the second computing device can be determined. An address can be associated with the information to be provided to the second computing device. The communication between the first computing device and the second computing device can be established. The address can be provided to the second computing device when establishing the communication and the second computing device can obtain the information using the at least one address.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Vincent Gonguet, Steven James Jarrett
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Patent number: 9116612Abstract: The use of pressure-sensitive controls is disclosed in which controls respond differently to different pressure applied by a stylus on a digitizer. Users interacting with displayed controls may modify the speed, increment, or other property of the control by pressing harder or softer. Devices that allow for the input of location and pressure information may use embodiments of the invention, including computers with pressure sensitive mice or digitizer tablets, PDAs, or tablet computers. Controls that may use pressure to augment their behavior include scrollbars, spinner controls, resize handles, buttons, drop down menus and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Emily K. Rimas-Ribikauskas, Robert James Jarrett
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Publication number: 20140325430Abstract: A user can select content on an interface screen and provide an associated directional placement instruction to launch a new application window that displays the selected content or information associated with the selected content. The directional placement instruction may indicate an area of the screen where the user prefers to display the new application window. Responsive to the initiation of the directional placement instruction, a conversion module converts the selected content into a placeable representation of the new application. Responsive to receipt of the directional placement instruction, a window management system presents the new application window in the user interface in a location based on the directional placement instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Miron Vranjes, Matthew Isaac Worley, Nils Anders Sundelin, Chaitanya Sareen, Robert James Jarrett, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Alice Steinglass, Richie Fang
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Publication number: 20140310642Abstract: A deferred placement prompt is provided in a user interface when an application window is launched. Responsive to the presentation of the deferred placement prompt, the user can provide a directional placement instruction (e.g., a “drag” of the prompt, a selection of a screen region, a keyboard input) to indicate the user's preference for placement of the launched window. The user interface can give cooperative feedback to the user during the deferred placement prompt operation, such as highlighting an application window to be replaced, responsive to a directional placement instruction, animating the deferred placement prompt, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Miron Vranjes, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Matthew Isaac Worley, Chaitanya Sareen, Nils Anders Sundelin, Richie Fang, Alice Steinglass, Robert James Jarrett, Kaikai Wang
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Publication number: 20140310646Abstract: An application window divider control is shared by a first application window and a second application window in a user interface. Based on a received directional instruction that moves the application window divider control along an axis of the user interface, placement of the first application window and the second application window may be positioned across a range of consistently spaced points along an axis of the user interface. Placement adjustment can also impact other application windows in the user interface. The application window divider control may also snap to provide “magnetic” points along the axis when certain conditions are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Miron Vranjes, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Matthew Isaac Worley, Chaitanya Sareen, Nils Anders Sundelin, Abhishek Malani, Alice Steinglass, Robert James Jarrett
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Patent number: 8665209Abstract: The use of pressure-sensitive selection tools in a graphical user interface is disclosed in which the amount of pressure during a selection operation may modify selection behavior. Upon receiving a selection input, the pressure applied is determined and the selection behavior modified. In some embodiments, the number of objects selected is increased when more pressure is applied and decreased when less pressure is applied.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Emily K. Rimas-Ribikauskas, Robert James Jarrett, David Leininger Adolphson Anson
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Publication number: 20140028474Abstract: A system in which a sensor unit in the casing of a lantern detects an impact and generates a wireless alert signal and is powered from the battery used to power the light source of the lantern. The sensor unit can be mounted onto the terminals of a battery and held within the cavity of the lantern housing used to house the battery. In this way the sensor unit can be incorporated with the lantern without any modification to the design of the lantern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: HIGHWAY RESOURCE SOLUTIONS LTD.Inventors: Roger Poeth, James Jarrett
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Publication number: 20130179838Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides for systems and/or methods for affecting the maintenance of applications, and re-launching of applications, on a backstack in a computing environment in which the applications have been killed and/or terminated. The backstack comprises a list of application that have been recently used or otherwise invoked by the computing environment or the user via the computing environment. In one embodiment, the computing environment comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) in which the user may engage in deliberate gestures to interact with applications, including the re-launching of killed or otherwise terminated applications. Upon a user command intending such relaunching, the computing environment may present to the user a temporary UI screen associated with the killed application and present a more fully functioning screen upon a commit signal to execute the killed application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Shawn LeVee, Matthew Isaac Worley, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Robert James Jarrett, Tsz Yan Wong
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Publication number: 20130161967Abstract: The present invention relates to a holding device for a mobile electronic device. The holding device may comprise a single member or a plurality of members. For example, the holding device may comprise a first holding member, a second holding member and a handle member. The first holding member and the second holding member interface with a mobile electronic device. The handle member may be held by a user, or may be mounted to a surface. In one example of the present disclosure the holding device comprises at least one joint which allows the first holding member, second holding member and/or the handle member to move in relation to the remaining members, allowing the holding device to fold into a compact configuration. In another example of the present invention, the holding device comprises a single member comprising a device holding mechanism and a handle section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: James Jarrett, Mark James Jarrett
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Patent number: 8327286Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system, and media for intelligently presenting buttons that correspond to running windows as well as a set of application launchers that launch instances of software applications. One version of the method includes receiving an indication that an instance of a software application has been invoked by a launching mechanism, which leads to creating a windowed process in which to present the instance of the software application; determining that at least one of the application launchers was the launching mechanism; automatically removing the launcher(s) from view; and presenting a button that corresponds to the windowed process.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Rebecca Jeanette Deutsch, Benjamin Alexander Betz, Stephan Hoefnagels, Chaitanya D. Sareen, Bret P. Anderson, Robert James Jarrett
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Publication number: 20120274591Abstract: The use of pressure-sensitive controls is disclosed in which controls respond differently to different pressure applied by a stylus on a digitizer. Users interacting with displayed controls may modify the speed, increment, or other property of the control by pressing harder or softer. Devices that allow for the input of location and pressure information may use embodiments of the invention, including computers with pressure sensitive mice or digitizer tablets, PDAs, or tablet computers. Controls that may use pressure to augment their behavior include scrollbars, spinner controls, resize handles, buttons, drop down menus and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Emily Rimas-Ribikauskas, Robert James Jarrett
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Patent number: 8256364Abstract: A tufting machine for forming tufted carpet having means for inserting loops of at least two different yarns into a backing material moving through the tufting machine and means for controlling the deviation of the ratio of different yarns projecting from a top surface of the backing material. It is contemplated that the tufting machine can be used to maintain the color of the tufted carpet at a desired color during the operation of the tufting machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Neil Vaughan, Mark Honeycutt, James Jarrett
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Patent number: 8212790Abstract: The use of pressure-sensitive controls is disclosed in which controls respond differently to different pressure applied by a stylus on a digitizer. Users interacting with displayed controls may modify the speed, increment, or other property of the control by pressing harder or softer. Devices that allow for the input of location and pressure information may use embodiments of the invention, including computers with pressure sensitive mice or digitizer tablets, PDAs, or tablet computers. Controls that may use pressure to augment their behavior include scrollbars, spinner controls, resize handles, buttons, drop down menus and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Emily K. Rimas Ribikauskas, Robert James Jarrett
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Patent number: 8172170Abstract: A portable creel for organizing yarn packages and directing yarn to a tufting machine. A portable creel provides flexibility for carpet manufactures in that operators can pre-load portable creels with yarn packages for future runs and move them into position when needed. In one aspect, the portable creel comprises an outer frame and a movable inner frame. The inner frame is configured to hold a plurality of yarn packages and the outer frame comprises a plurality of tubes configured to direct the yarn from the yarn packages to a header. The header, in turn, directs the yarn from the portable creel to specific portions of a tufting machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Neil Vaughan, Mark Honeycutt, James Jarrett
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Publication number: 20110100277Abstract: A tufting machine for forming tufted carpet having means for inserting loops of at least two different yarns into a backing material moving through the tufting machine and means for controlling the deviation of the ratio of different yarns projecting from a top surface of the backing material. It is contemplated that the tufting machine can be used to maintain the color of the tufted carpet at a desired color during the operation of the tufting machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: NEIL VAUGHAN, Mark Honeycutt, James Jarrett
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Publication number: 20100330288Abstract: Disclosed are methods for reclaiming inorganic material from waste carpeting. The method comprises providing a waste carpeting composition comprising an inorganic filler component and an organic component. The waste carpeting is heat treated under conditions effective to separate at least a portion of the organic component from the waste carpeting composition and to provide a reclaimed inorganic filler composition at least substantially free of the organic component. Also disclosed are carpets comprising the reclaimed inorganic material reclaimed by the methods disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Jeffery Segars, Jeffrey J. Wright, James Jarrett
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Publication number: 20100153879Abstract: The use of pressure-sensitive selection tools in a graphical user interface is disclosed in which the amount of pressure during a selection operation may modify selection behavior. Upon receiving a selection input, the pressure applied is determined and the selection behavior modified. In some embodiments, the number of objects selected is increased when more pressure is applied and decreased when less pressure is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: EMILY RIMAS-RIBIKAUSKAS, ROBERT JAMES JARRETT, DAVID LEININGER ADOLPHSON ANSON
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Publication number: 20100090050Abstract: A portable creel for organizing yarn packages and directing yarn to a tufting machine. A portable creel provides flexibility for carpet manufactures in that operators can pre-load portable creels with yarn packages for future runs and move them into position when needed. In one aspect, the portable creel comprises an outer frame and a movable inner frame. The inner frame is configured to hold a plurality of yarn packages and the outer frame comprises a plurality of tubes configured to direct the yarn from the yarn packages to a header. The header, in turn, directs the yarn from the portable creel to specific portions of a tufting machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Neil Vaughan, Mark Honeycutt, James Jarrett
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Patent number: 7683889Abstract: The use of pressure-sensitive selection tools in a graphical user interface is disclosed in which the amount of pressure during a selection operation may modify selection behavior. Upon receiving a selection input, the pressure applied is determined and the selection behavior modified. In some embodiments, the number of objects selected is increased when more pressure is applied and decreased when less pressure is applied.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Emily K. Rimas Ribikauskas, Robert James Jarrett, David Leininger Adolphson Anson
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Publication number: 20100060605Abstract: The use of pressure-sensitive controls is disclosed in which controls respond differently to different pressure applied by a stylus on a digitizer. Users interacting with displayed controls may modify the speed, increment, or other property of the control by pressing harder or softer. Devices that allow for the input of location and pressure information may use embodiments of the invention, including computers with pressure sensitive mice or digitizer tablets, PDAs, or tablet computers. Controls that may use pressure to augment their behavior include scrollbars, spinner controls, resize handles, buttons, drop down menus and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: EMILY RIMAS-RIBIKAUSKAS, ROBERT JAMES JARRETT