Patents by Inventor Kevin Tao

Kevin Tao 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079784
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an antenna having a resonating element and a light source module mounted to a flexible printed circuit and a metal cowling. The module may emit light through a rear housing wall. The printed circuit may be interposed between the metal cowling and a conductive support plate in the rear housing wall. The printed circuit may include a ground trace coupled to the resonating element. A dimpled pad may couple the ground trace to the support plate. Compressive foam may be used to exert a force against the flexible printed circuit that presses the dimpled pad against the conductive support plate. The ground trace and the dimpled pad may form a return path to ground for the resonating element. The dimpled pad may occupy less height within the device than other structures such as metal springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Han Wang, Victor C. Lee, Jingni Zhong, Ming Chen, Bhaskara R. Rupakula, Yiren Wang, Yuan Tao, Christopher Q. Ma, Zhiheng Zhou, Sherry Cao, Kevin M. Froese, Hao Xu, Hongfei Hu, Mattia Pascolini
  • Publication number: 20060242235
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for facilitiating collaboration and/or communication in a peer-to-peer serverless system. The system may transmit to other computing systems associated with other entities information regarding presence information associated with a user entity. Also, the system may request of other computing systems associated with other entities information regarding presence information associated with the other entities. Presence information may generally indicate the willingness and/or ability of an entity to communicate and/or collaborate with other entities, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andre Classen, Anirudh Anirudh, David Thaler, Kevin Tao, Radu Simionescu, Ravi Rao, Rohit Gupta, Tomer Weisberg, Upshur Parks, Todd Manion
  • Publication number: 20060239279
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that facilitate the management of contact information, at least some of the contact information related to entities in a serverless, peer-to-peer system. A contact store may store information regarding which other entities of a plurality of other entities are authorized to monitor presence of a user entity. Presence of an entity may generally indicate the willingness and/or ability of the entity to communicate and/or collaborate with other entities, for example. The contact store may also store information regarding which other entities of the plurality of other entities the presence of which should be monitored by the system. A user entity may be able to add contacts to and/or delete contacts from the contact store, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andre Classen, Anirudh Anirudh, David Thaler, Kevin Tao, Ravi Rao, Rohit Gupta, Tomer Weisberg, Upshur Parks
  • Publication number: 20060239295
    Abstract: Methods and computer readable mediums are described that facilitate inviting user entities on a network. The method may include initiating a first application for sending an invitation by a first user entity on a first endpoint, selecting a second user entity to receive the invitation, and selecting an activity. The method may also include sending from the first endpoint to the second user entity the invitation to participate in the activity if the first endpoint determines the activity is supported by a computing application on the first endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ravi Rao, Eliot Flannery, Tomer Weisberg, Upshur Parks, Rohit Gupta, Kevin Tao, Anirudh Anirudh, David Thaler, Andre Classen, Todd Manion
  • Publication number: 20060239234
    Abstract: Methods are described that facilitate presence publication which may include authorizing publication of presence at a first endpoint, if the publication is authorized, assembling a presence data structure, and broadcasting the presence data structure from the first endpoint. The method may also include the presence structure including a friendly name, contact information, and endpoint information. The method further including contact information in at least one of XML format, vCard format, and the endpoint information obtained from a peer name resolution protocol. The method may additionally include the presence data structure encoded as at least one of a generic discovery protocol message, a simple service discovery protocol message, and associating a globally unique identifier with the discovery protocol messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ravi Rao, Eliot Flannery, Tomer Weisberg, Upshur Parks, Rohit Gupta, Kevin Tao, Anirudh Anirudh, David Thaler, Andre Classen