Patents by Inventor Kirk R. Myhre

Kirk R. Myhre 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: 10901607
    Abstract: A file folder includes files of various different media types. A user's input is detected and a representation of the different files in the folder is displayed in a horizontally scrollable display that can be moved based on the user's input. A user interaction is detected and a file is then displayed in an interactive mode in which interactive, contextual controls are surfaced for user interaction, in order to interact with the displayed file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar A. Banguero, Can M. Comertoglu, Kirk R. Myhre
  • Patent number: 10528244
    Abstract: Techniques and technologies for a details pane of a user interface are described. In at least some embodiments, a system includes a user interface component operable to render a content section at least partially viewable within a details pane, the content section including a section header; when the location of the section header is above an uppermost available position within the details pane, causing an upper sticky header that is a duplicate of the section header to be visible at the uppermost available position; when the location of the section header is below a lowermost available position within the details pane, causing a lower sticky header that is another duplicate of the section header to be visible at the lowermost available position; and when the location of the section header is at or between the uppermost and the lowermost available positions, causing the section header to be visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk R. Myhre, John H. Miller, Thomas B. Michon, Kristen Kamath
  • Publication number: 20170371533
    Abstract: A file folder includes files of various different media types. A user's input is detected and a representation of the different files in the folder is displayed in a horizontally scrollable display that can be moved based on the user's input. A user interaction is detected and a file is then displayed in an interactive mode in which interactive, contextual controls are surfaced for user interaction, in order to interact with the displayed file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Edgar A. Banguero, Can M. Comertoglu, Kirk R. Myhre
  • Publication number: 20170315689
    Abstract: Techniques and technologies for a details pane of a user interface are described. In at least some embodiments, a system includes a user interface component operable to render a content section at least partially viewable within a details pane, the content section including a section header; when the location of the section header is above an uppermost available position within the details pane, causing an upper sticky header that is a duplicate of the section header to be visible at the uppermost available position; when the location of the section header is below a lowermost available position within the details pane, causing a lower sticky header that is another duplicate of the section header to be visible at the lowermost available position; and when the location of the section header is at or between the uppermost and the lowermost available positions, causing the section header to be visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk R. Myhre, John H. Miller, Thomas B. Michon, Kristen Kamath
  • Publication number: 20080133512
    Abstract: User name generation techniques are described. In an implementation, one or more words are received to be used as a user name to access a resource. One or more characters of at least one of the words are modified such that the word having the one or more modified characters is available as a user name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk R. Myhre, Emmanuel Jose Miranda-Steiner, Michael C. Kunz, Jameelah-Dosiah T. Sharrieff-Ayedun