Patents by Inventor Joseph Wai-Yan Woo

Joseph Wai-Yan Woo 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: 9442649
    Abstract: An object is zoomed upon selection. A scaling factor is calculated for zooming the object based on current viewing properties of a document and properties of the object as well as the current size of the application window and device. The scaling factor to zoom the object is calculated such that after the object is zoomed, viewing the object is similar to a viewing experience for the rest of the document. Text of the document may be displayed to increase the readability of the document. For example, the text may be displayed such that each line of displayed text averages out to a predetermined number of characters (e.g. 50-75 characters) per line. A display size and width of an average character are determined and used to calculate how many columns of text to display within the display. When the zoom level of the text changes, the text is redisplayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tristan Davis, Ali Taleghani, Joseph Wai-Yan Woo, Edgar Mark Sunderland, Jessica Arwen Best, Michelle E. Lisse, Israel Amir Garza Santos
  • Patent number: 9292360
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for cross-platform application programming interfaces for applications. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, the cross-platform APIs support interoperability and extensibility with various application programs using a single language and/or set of APIs. Extensions authored for a particular application program may be used with other application programs that expose the same or a similar set of APIs, even if other object models or APIs associated with the application programs differ from one another. Thus, the APIs support cross-platform, cross-device, and cross-version compatibility of extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Juan Gabriel Balmori Labra, Mark Brewster, Zhenyu Tang, Rolando Jimenez-Salgado, Lawrence Fubini Waldman, Joseph Wai-Yan Woo, Shahar Prish, Keyur Patel, Andrew Salamatov, David Claux, Jason Todd Henderson
  • Publication number: 20140344838
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for cross-platform application programming interfaces for applications. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, the cross-platform APIs support interoperability and extensibility with various application programs using a single language and/or set of APIs. Extensions authored for a particular application program may be used with other application programs that expose the same or a similar set of APIs, even if other object models or APIs associated with the application programs differ from one another. Thus, the APIs support cross-platform, cross-device, and cross-version compatibility of extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Juan Gabriel Balmori Labra, Mark Brewster, Zhenyu Tang, Rolando Jimenez-Salgado, Lawrence Fubini Waldman, Joseph Wai-Yan Woo, Shahar Prish, Keyur Patel, Andrew Salamatov, David Claux, Jason Todd Henderson
  • Patent number: 8881179
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for cross-platform application programming interfaces for applications. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, the cross-platform APIs support interoperability and extensibility with various application programs using a single language and/or set of APIs. Extensions authored for a particular application program may be used with other application programs that expose the same or a similar set of APIs, even if other object models or APIs associated with the application programs differ from one another. Thus, the APIs support cross-platform, cross-device, and cross-version compatibility of extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Juan Gabriel Balmori Labra, Mark Brewster, Zhenyu Tang, Rolando Jimenez-Salgado, Lawrence Fubini Waldman, Joseph Wai-Yan Woo, Shahar Prish, Keyur Patel, Andrew Salamatov, David Claux, Jason Todd Henderson
  • Publication number: 20130125145
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for cross-platform application programming interfaces for applications. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, the cross-platform APIs support interoperability and extensibility with various application programs using a single language and/or set of APIs. Extensions authored for a particular application program may be used with other application programs that expose the same or a similar set of APIs, even if other object models or APIs associated with the application programs differ from one another. Thus, the APIs support cross-platform, cross-device, and cross-version compatibility of extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan Gabriel Balmori Labra, Mark Brewster, Zhenyu Tang, Rolando Jimenez-Salgado, Lawrence Fubini Waldman, Joseph Wai-Yan Woo, Shahar Prish, Keyur Patel, Andrew Salamatov, David Claux, Jason Todd Henderson
  • Publication number: 20130111332
    Abstract: An object is zoomed upon selection. A scaling factor is calculated for zooming the object based on current viewing properties of a document and properties of the object as well as the current size of the application window and device. The scaling factor to zoom the object is calculated such that after the object is zoomed, viewing the object is similar to a viewing experience for the rest of the document. Text of the document may be displayed to increase the readability of the document. For example, the text may be displayed such that each line of displayed text averages out to a predetermined number of characters (e.g. 50-75 characters) per line. A display size and width of an average character are determined and used to calculate how many columns of text to display within the display. When the zoom level of the text changes, the text is redisplayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tristan Davis, Ali Taleghani, Joseph Wai-Yan Woo, Edgar Mark Sunderland, Jessica Arwen Best, Michelle E. Lisse, Israel Amir Garza Santos