Patents by Inventor Justin S. Denney

Justin S. Denney 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: 8989356
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and user interface for displaying an inquiry indication related to an inquiring user's inquiry are described. An inquiring user prepares and submits an inquiry in an inquiry application. Upon preparing and submitting an inquiry, a notice of the inquiry is generated and routed to the inquiring user's network contacts. An inquiry indication is generated to notify network contacts that an inquiry has been submitted by the inquiring user. A network contact may select the inquiry indication to display an inquiry feature and may select an inquiry feature to view the inquiry and respond to the inquiry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Justin S. Denney, Nils H. Pohlmann, Edward D. Harris, Jason C. Fluegel, Stephen P. Rosato, Michael L. Torres
  • Publication number: 20110219314
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and user interface for displaying an inquiry indication related to an inquiring user's inquiry are described. An inquiring user prepares and submits an inquiry in an inquiry application. Upon preparing and submitting an inquiry, a notice of the inquiry is generated and routed to the inquiring user's network contacts. An inquiry indication is generated to notify network contacts that an inquiry has been submitted by the inquiring user. A network contact may select the inquiry indication to display an inquiry feature and may select an inquiry feature to view the inquiry and respond to the inquiry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: JUSTIN S. DENNEY, NILS H. POHLMANN, EDWARD D. HARRIS, JASON C. FLUEGEL, STEPHEN P. ROSATO, MICHAEL L. TORRES
  • Patent number: 7957510
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and user interface for displaying an inquiry indication related to an inquiring user's inquiry are described. An inquiring user prepares and submits an inquiry in an inquiry application. Upon preparing and submitting an inquiry, a notice of the inquiry is generated and routed to the inquiring user's network contacts. An inquiry indication is generated to notify network contacts that an inquiry has been submitted by the inquiring user. A network contact may select the inquiry indication to display an inquiry feature and may select an inquiry feature to view the inquiry and respond to the inquiry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Justin S. Denney, Nils H. Pohlmann, Edward D. Harris, Jason C. Fluegel, Stephen P. Rosato, Michael L. Torres
  • Publication number: 20090150784
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and user interfaces for presenting video search results are provided. Representations of video search results are presented to the user. Each representation may include a video preview of the video item. If desired, the preview may be dynamically executed in response to a user action, for instance, in response to a user hovering over a portion of the associated video representation for at least a predetermined period of time. Another embodiment in accordance with the present invention relates to a user interface for presenting video search results in response to an input query. The user interface includes a video item representation display area and a video item display area. The video item representation display area displays a representation of each of the video items, and if desired, the representation is dynamically executed in response to a user action. The video item display area may display the one or more video items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: JUSTIN S. DENNEY, TIMOTHY C. HOAD, HUGH E. WILLIAMS, RICHARD J. QIAN
  • Publication number: 20080177875
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and user interface for displaying an inquiry indication related to an inquiring user's inquiry are described. An inquiring user prepares and submits an inquiry in an inquiry application. Upon preparing and submitting an inquiry, a notice of the inquiry is generated and routed to the inquiring user's network contacts. An inquiry indication is generated to notify network contacts that an inquiry has been submitted by the inquiring user. A network contact may select the inquiry indication to display an inquiry feature and may select an inquiry feature to view the inquiry and respond to the inquiry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: JUSTIN S. DENNEY, Nils H. Pohlmann, Edward D. Harris, Jason C. Fluegel, Stephen P. Rosato, Michael I. Torres