Patents by Inventor JANICE VON ITTER

JANICE VON ITTER 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).

  • Creating connections and shared spaces
    Patent number: 9893903
    Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media are provided for connecting devices. Shared spaces may be created among one or more users and/or devices. Based on various factors including locations, histories among users, time of day, etc., spaces may be created among users such that content may be shared within the shared space. The spaces may be created using multiple technologies such that one user may connect to the space via a first identifier format while a second user may connect to the space via a second identifier format. Once created, content may be shared with one or more users of the space. Depending on privacy and/or security settings of the space, any user may invite other users to join the space. The content may be available to any participant once the space has terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Ickman, Lars Liden, Hai Liu, William Portnoy, Shahin Shayandeh, Janice Von Itter
  • CREATING CONNECTIONS AND SHARED SPACES
    Publication number: 20150244539
    Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media are provided for connecting devices. Shared spaces may be created among one or more users and/or devices. Based on various factors including locations, histories among users, time of day, etc., spaces may be created among users such that content may be shared within the shared space. The spaces may be created using multiple technologies such that one user may connect to the space via a first identifier format while a second user may connect to the space via a second identifier format. Once created, content may be shared with one or more users of the space. Depending on privacy and/or security settings of the space, any user may invite other users to join the space. The content may be available to any participant once the space has terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: STEVEN ICKMAN, LARS LIDEN, HAI LIU, WILLIAM PORTNOY, SHAHIN SHAYANDEH, JANICE VON ITTER
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D742896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Emily Denise Comfort, Janice Von Itter