Patents by Inventor JOHN C. WYSS

JOHN C. WYSS 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: 9646313
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices for enabling a user to view content related to an item within media content is provided. In one embodiment, a tagging gesture that indicates a user interest in an item presented within media content displayed to the user is detected. Such a tagging gesture can define a region of displayed content having the item. In response to detecting the tagging gesture, an advertisement provided by a third party that is related to the item is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eun Hyung Kim, Neal Osotio, John C. Wyss
  • Publication number: 20130239026
    Abstract: A content delivery mechanism as a single object (also referred to as object bar) in a user interface. The object bar is a dynamic, context sensitive, adaptive multi-dimensional content delivery vehicle. The polymorphic nature of the object bar and the dynamic mechanism of delivering assistance content and controls (e.g., chat, videos, etc.) make it suitable for use in different application and customer scenarios. The object bar can be packed with N icons, in any order for any given context, with each icon designed to denote a specific dimension of information (a specific information type or intent type). The object bar can be docked on any side of the application view port and the user can chose to minimize it. When employed in an assistance environment for assistance content delivery and controls, a set of icons provides 360-degree perspective of the page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Farooque, Amalachandran Susainathan, Eric J. Hansen, John C. Wyss, Amitava Majumdar, Jeniffer Lewis
  • Publication number: 20130151339
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices for enabling a user to view content related to an item within media content is provided. In one embodiment, a tagging gesture that indicates a user interest in an item presented within media content displayed to the user is detected. Such a tagging gesture can define a region of displayed content having the item. In response to detecting the tagging gesture, an advertisement provided by a third party that is related to the item is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: EUN HYUNG KIM, NEAL OSOTIO, JOHN C. WYSS