Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Paff

Jonathan E. Paff 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: 9521364
    Abstract: A system facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes a first user and one or more second users. In response to determining a temporary absence of the first user from the telepresence session, a recordation of the telepresence session is initialized to enable a playback of a portion or a summary of the telepresence session that the first user has missed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Huitema, William A. S. Buxton, Jonathan E. Paff, Zicheng Liu, Rajesh Kutpadi Hegde, Zhengyou Zhang, Kori Marie Quinn, Jin Li, Michel Pahud
  • Publication number: 20150124046
    Abstract: A system facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes a first user and one or more second users. In response to determining a temporary absence of the first user from the telepresence session, a recordation of the telepresence session is initialized to enable a playback of a portion or a summary of the telepresence session that the first user has missed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Huitema, William A.S. Buxton, Jonathan E. Paff, Zicheng Liu, Rajesh Kutpadi Hegde, Zhengyou Zhang, Kori Marie Quinn, Jin Li, Michel Pahud
  • Patent number: 8941710
    Abstract: A system facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes a first user and one or more second users. In response to determining a temporary absence of the first user from the telepresence session, a recordation of the telepresence session is initialized to enable a playback of a portion or a summary of the telepresence session that the first user has missed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Huitema, William A. S. Buxton, Jonathan E. Paff, Zicheng Liu, Rajesh Kutpadi Hegde, Zhengyou Zhang, Kori Marie Quinn, Jin Li, Michel Pahud
  • Publication number: 20120306995
    Abstract: A system facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes a first user and one or more second users. In response to determining a temporary absence of the first user from the telepresence session, a recordation of the telepresence session is initialized to enable a playback of a portion or a summary of the telepresence session that the first user has missed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Huitema, William A.S. Buxton, Jonathan E. Paff, Zicheng Liu, Rajesh Kutpadi Hegde, Zhengyou Zhang, Kori Marie Quinn, Jin Li, Michel Pahud
  • Publication number: 20100245536
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes two or more virtually represented users that communicate therein. A device can be utilized by at least one virtually represented user that enables communication within the telepresence session, the device includes at least one of an input to transmit a portion of a communication to the telepresence session or an output to receive a portion of a communication from the telepresence session. A detection component can adjust at least one of the input related to the device or the output related to the device based upon the identification of a cue, the cue is at least one of a movement detected, an event detected, or an ambient variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Huitema, William A.S. Buxton, Jonathan E. Paff, Zicheng Liu, Rajesh Kutpadi Hegde, Zhengyou Zhang, Kori Marie Quinn, Jin Li, Michel Pahud