Patents by Inventor John Eric Elsbree

John Eric Elsbree 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).

  • Interface for determining the source of user input
    Patent number: 7325238
    Abstract: A method, interface, and medium are provided for causing a computer to respond to input based on the source of the input. The computer responds to identical input according to a device that generated the input. The method includes determining information about a receiving component that received the data and using that information to determine the source of input. The source of data input is coupled with the input to initiate a response by the computer. The response can be tailored to how the data was received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan James D'Aurelio, John Eric Elsbree, Jay Senior
  • Interface for determining the source of user input
    Publication number: 20040187139
    Abstract: A method, interface, and medium are provided for causing a computer to respond to input based on the source of the input. The computer responds to identical input according to a device that generated the input. The method includes determining information about a receiving component that received the data and using that information to determine the source of input. The source of data input is coupled with the input to initiate a response by the computer. The response can be tailored to how the data was received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Ryan James D'Aurelio, John Eric Elsbree, Jay Senior