Patents by Inventor Kathleen Demaree

Kathleen Demaree 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).

  • Methods and systems for burning compact discs
    Patent number: 8042121
    Abstract: Various methods and systems provide a media player application that is integrated with CD burning functionality. In some embodiments, the CD burning functionality is accessed via a collection of application program interfaces (APIs) that are called by the media player application. The media player application and APIs can be incorporated within an operating system. Because of the integration between the media player application and the CD burning functionality, the user can be provided with a great deal of feedback during the CD burning process. In one embodiment, a user interface (UI) provides a single pane through which a user can access the media player application and its CD burning functionality. Feedback can be provided to the user via the single pane UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey Harris, Kathleen Demaree, Phillip Lu
  • Methods and systems for burning compact discs
    Publication number: 20030182471
    Abstract: Various methods and systems provide a media player application that is integrated with CD burning functionality. In some embodiments, the CD burning functionality is accessed via a collection of application program interfaces (APIs) that are called by the media player application. The media player application and APIs can be incorporated within an operating system. Because of the integration between the media player application and the CD burning functionality, the user can be provided with a great deal of feedback during the CD burning process. In one embodiment, a user interface (UI) provides a single pane through which a user can access the media player application and its CD burning functionality. Feedback can be provided to the user via the single pane UI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Geoffrey Harris, Kathleen Demaree, Phillip Lu