Patents by Inventor Joseph K. Ollis

Joseph K. Ollis 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: 7239845
    Abstract: A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph K. Ollis, Andrew W. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 7130585
    Abstract: A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph K. Ollis, Andrew W. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 7113747
    Abstract: A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph K. Ollis, Andrew W. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 6999721
    Abstract: A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph K. Ollis, Andrew W. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 6993552
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing asynchronous object transfers over multiple wireless networks. At a device, each received object is detected and parsed to extract identifying information such as sender and object type. Each object is stored in a temporary storage without being processed by any application of the device. The user is prompted to either accept or reject each object, one at a time or all together. Each accepted object is persistently stored on the device and processed by an application that is associated with the type of object. Rejected objects are deleted from the temporary storage and are not persistently stored on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew W. Jacobs, Dominique Fortier, Joseph K. Ollis
  • Publication number: 20030134629
    Abstract: A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph K. Ollis, Andrew W. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20030061397
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing asynchronous object transfers over multiple wireless networks. At a device, each received object is detected and parsed to extract identifying information such as sender and object type. Each object is stored in a temporary storage without being processed by any application of the device. The user is prompted to either accept or reject each object, one at a time or all together. Each accepted object is persistently stored on the device and processed by an application that is associated with the type of object. Rejected objects are deleted from the temporary storage and are not persistently stored on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew W. Jacobs, Dominique Fortier, Joseph K. Ollis