Patents by Inventor Kirt Debique
Kirt Debique 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).
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Patent number: 7256341Abstract: Various systems and methods described above permit a user's content experience (e.g. music playing experience) to be monitored and for metadata describing this experience to be collected. This metadata can be dynamically updated as a user experiences media content and then used to impart to the user a personalized experience that is tailored to that specific user. A user's metadata can, in some instances, provided across a wide variety of computing devices on which the user may experience the media content, thus standardizing the user's personalized media experience. In addition, intelligent or “smart” playlists can be provided which, in some instances, can be dynamically and automatically updated to reflect current user experiences, thus providing a highly personalized and enjoyable content experience.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2004Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Khurshed Mazhar, Scott Colville, James M. Alkove, Kirt A. Debique
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Patent number: 7246318Abstract: A computing system, which is in communication with a multimedia source and that includes at least one application for processing multimedia content from the multimedia source, includes an Application Programming Interface (API) for obtaining basic multimedia information that may be required by applications to process the multimedia content. By doing this, the invention enables multimedia application(s) to easily obtain the basic information from the API in a predetermined and standard manner, without having to obtain the information directly from the multimedia source, thereby reducing the functionality that has to be programmed directly into the application(s) for obtaining the basic information, and thereby reducing the cost, time, and resources that are required for creating the multimedia application(s).Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kirt Debique, Rebecca C. Weiss, Brian D. Crites, Daniel J. Miller, Robin C. B. Speed, Dong Wei, Sohail B. Mohammed, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Geoffrey T. Dunbar
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Publication number: 20070156773Abstract: Meta data associated with multiple pieces of content (e.g., songs, movies, other audio/video clips, etc.) stored on multiple pieces of media (e.g., CDs, DVDs, etc.) is maintained in a meta data store. The meta data store also includes meta data associated with other pieces of content stored elsewhere, such as songs stored in files on a local hard drive that have been ripped from a CD or DVD. These other pieces of content are associated with the content on the pieces of media, such as being ripped versions of the same song tracks. This association is maintained in the meta data store, so that whenever a change is made to meta data for one piece of content (e.g., for a track on a CD), then the meta data for the associated piece(s) is also changed (e.g., the ripped version stored in a file on the hard drive).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2007Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kirt Debique, David Stewart, Gabriel DeBacker, Nosakhare Omoigui
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Patent number: 7220910Abstract: Various systems and methods described above permit a user's content experience (e.g. music playing experience) to be monitored and for metadata describing this experience to be collected. This metadata can be dynamically updated as a user experiences media content and then used to impart to the user a personalized experience that is tailored to that specific user. A user's metadata can, in some instances, provided across a wide variety of computing devices on which the user may experience the media content, thus standardizing the user's personalized media experience. In addition, intelligent or “smart” playlists can be provided which, in some instances, can be dynamically and automatically updated to reflect current user experiences, thus providing a highly personalized and enjoyable content experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2002Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Khurshed Mazhar, Scott Colville, James M. Alkove, Kirt A. Debique
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Publication number: 20070076547Abstract: A method of crossfading a plurality of audio files comprising opening a first process, opening a second process hosting an audio renderer in which a first audio file of the plurality of audio files is cross faded with a second audio file of the plurality of audio files.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2005Publication date: April 5, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Shafiq Rahman, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Adil Sherwani, Sumedh Barde, Sohail Mohammed, Kirt Debique, Kipley Olson, Patrick Nelson
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Patent number: 7191190Abstract: Meta data associated with multiple pieces of content (e.g., songs, movies, other audio/video clips, etc.) stored on multiple pieces of media (e.g., CDs, DVDs, etc.) is maintained in a meta data store. The meta data store also includes meta data associated with other pieces of content stored elsewhere, such as songs stored in files on a local hard drive that have been ripped from a CD or DVD. These other pieces of content are associated with the content on the pieces of media, such as being ripped versions of the same song tracks. This association is maintained in the meta data store, so that whenever a change is made to meta data for one piece of content (e.g., for a track on a CD), then the meta data for the associated piece(s) is also changed (e.g., the ripped version stored in a file on the hard drive).Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2001Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kirt A. Debique, David E. Stewart, Gabriel S. DeBacker, Nosakhare D. Omoigui
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Publication number: 20070035559Abstract: Compositing functionality is provided in the form of an application program interface (API) that applications can utilize to composite images on video data that is to be rendered. In at least some embodiments, this functionality is exposed in a multimedia pipeline towards the end of the multimedia pipeline, such as at or by a renderer component. A set of methods exposed by the API permit an application to create and manage image compositing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2005Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alexandre Grigorovitch, Jay Senior, Jonathan Cain, Gurpratap Virdi, Sohail Mohammed, Kirt Debique, Gareth Howell, Tim Cowley, Miguel Valdez, Stephen Estrop
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Publication number: 20060248594Abstract: A system for processing a media content comprising an application space, a media control mechanism operating in the application space, the media control mechanism controlling the operation of the system, a user interface adapted to provide input to the media control mechanism, a protected space distinct from the application space, and a protected media pipeline operating in the protected space, the protected media pipeline coupled to the media control mechanism, the protected media pipeline adapted to access the media content, process the media content, and output the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2005Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alexandre Grigorovitch, Chadd Knowlton, Kirt Debique, James Alkove, Geoffrey Dunbar, Sumedh Barde
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Publication number: 20060242409Abstract: A method of chip authentication comprising verifying a driver identity, establishing a Diffie Hellman key, hashing the Diffie Hellman key, picking a seed, and performing a hardware functional scan with the seed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth Reneris, David Marsh, David Blythe, Kirt Debique
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Publication number: 20060242406Abstract: A method of establishing a protected environment within a computing device including validating a kernel component loaded into a kernel of the computing device, establishing a security state for the kernel based on the validation, creating a secure process and loading a software component into the secure process, periodically checking the security state of the kernel, and notifying the secure process when the security state of the kernel has changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Sumedh Barde, Jonathan Schwartz, Reid Kuhn, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Kirt Debique, Chadd Knowlton, James Alkove, Geoffrey Dunbar, Michael Grier, Ming Ma, Chaitanya Upadhyay, Adil Sherwani, Arun Kishan
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Publication number: 20060242430Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying the authenticity of a graphics chip or other hardware chips or hardware devices by performing a hardware functionality scan.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Marsh, Kenneth Reneris, David Blythe, Kirt Debique
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Patent number: 7096234Abstract: Various systems and methods described above permit a user's content experience (e.g. music playing experience) to be monitored and for metadata describing this experience to be collected. This metadata can be dynamically updated as a user experiences media content and then used to impart to the user a personalized experience that is tailored to that specific user. A user's metadata can, in some instances, provided across a wide variety of computing devices on which the user may experience the media content, thus standardizing the user's personalized media experience. In addition, intelligent or “smart” playlists can be provided which, in some instances, can be dynamically and automatically updated to reflect current user experiences, thus providing a highly personalized and enjoyable content experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2002Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, James M. Alkove, Kirt A. Debique, Scott Colville, Gabriel S. DeBacker
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Publication number: 20060174110Abstract: A method of indirect license acquisition. A method of indirect license acquisition comprising, requesting a device certificate from a CE device by a PC. Then validating the device certificate sent from the CE device by the PC. Creating a random session ID and a session key by the PC. Generating a sent license response that is sent to the CE device. And processing a license response by the CE device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Clifford Strom, Benjamin Cutter, Brian Evans, Aamer Hydrie, Kirt Debique
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Publication number: 20050262151Abstract: Various systems and methods described above permit a user's content experience (e.g. music playing experience) to be monitored and for metadata describing this experience to be collected. This metadata can be dynamically updated as a user experiences media content and then used to impart to the user a personalized experience that is tailored to that specific user. A user's metadata can, in some instances, provided across a wide variety of computing devices on which the user may experience the media content, thus standardizing the user's personalized media experience. In addition, intelligent or “smart” playlists can be provided which, in some instances, can be dynamically and automatically updated to reflect current user experiences, thus providing a highly personalized and enjoyable content experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Khurshed Mazhar, Scott Colville, James Alkove, Kirt Debique
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Publication number: 20050240985Abstract: The described embodiments relate to data security. One exemplary system includes a first component associated with data on which an action can be performed and a second component configured to perform the action on the data. The system also includes a third component configured to ascertain the action and determine, as a function of the action, at least one policy to be implemented prior to allowing the second component to access the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: James Alkove, Kirt Debique, Alexandre Grigorovitch, William Powell, Jeffrey McKune
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Publication number: 20050234995Abstract: Various systems and methods described above permit a user's content experience (e.g. music playing experience) to be monitored and for metadata describing this experience to be collected. This metadata can be dynamically updated as a user experiences media content and then used to impart to the user a personalized experience that is tailored to that specific user. A user's metadata can, in some instances, provided across a wide variety of computing devices on which the user may experience the media content, thus standardizing the user's personalized media experience. In addition, intelligent or “smart” playlists can be provided which, in some instances, can be dynamically and automatically updated to reflect current user experiences, thus providing a highly personalized and enjoyable content experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, James Alkove, Kirt Debique, Scott Colville, Gabriel DeBacker
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Publication number: 20050228830Abstract: Various systems and methods described above permit a user's content experience (e.g. music playing experience) to be monitored and for metadata describing this experience to be collected. This metadata can be dynamically updated as a user experiences media content and then used to impart to the user a personalized experience that is tailored to that specific user. A user's metadata can, in some instances, provided across a wide variety of computing devices on which the user may experience the media content, thus standardizing the user's personalized media experience. In addition, intelligent or “smart” playlists can be provided which, in some instances, can be dynamically and automatically updated to reflect current user experiences, thus providing a highly personalized and enjoyable content experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, James Alkove, Kirt Debique, Scott Colville, Gabriel DeBacker
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Publication number: 20050204289Abstract: Media processing methods, systems and application program interfaces (APIs) are described. In but one embodiment, a media engine component, also referred to as a media engine, provides a simple and unified way of rendering media from an origin to a destination of choice without requiring intimate knowledge about the underlying components, their connectivity and management. Clients of the media engine need not worry about how to render the particular media, but rather can simply focus on what media to render and where to render the media. In at least one embodiment, a media session is provided and is used by the media engine and provides a mechanism by which additional components are made transparent to the application and, in at least some embodiment, the media engine. In some embodiments, the media engine and media session provide a simple API for building, configuring, and manipulating a pipeline of components (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2003Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Sohail Mohammed, Kirt Debique, Geoffrey Dunbar, Patrick Nelson, Rebecca Weiss, Sumedh Barde, Adil Sherwani, Robin Speed, Alexandre Grigorovitch
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Publication number: 20050195752Abstract: Systems and methods for resolving a partial topology are disclosed. In one embodiment a media engine includes a topology loader module that receives a partial topology from another module associated with the media engine. The topology loader implements logic operations that convert a partial topology into a full topology, which may be returned to the media engine for presentation of the media stream(s) to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Samuel Amin, Brian Crites, Kirt Debique, Sohail Mohammed, Niranjan Nayak, Eric Rudolph, Mei Wilson
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Publication number: 20050198623Abstract: Systems and methods for resolving a partial topology are disclosed. In one embodiment a media engine includes a topology loader module that receives a partial topology from another module associated with the media engine. The topology loader implements logic operations that convert a partial topology into a full topology, which may be returned to the media engine for presentation of the media stream(s) to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Samuel Amin, Brian Crites, Kirt Debique, Sohail Mohammed, Niranjan Nayak, Eric Rudolph, Mei Wilson