Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Ockene

Lawrence M. Ockene 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: 20150030144
    Abstract: Communications between users of different modalities are enabled by a single integrated platform that allows both the input of voice (from a telephone, for example) to be realized as text (such as an interactive text message) and allows the input of text (from the interactive text messaging application, for example) to be realized as voice (on the telephone). Real-time communication may be enabled between any permutation of any number of text devices (desktop, PDA, mobile telephone) and voice devices (mobile telephone, regular telephone, etc.). A call to a text device user may be initiated by a voice device user or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: William F. Barton, Francisco M. Galanes, Lawrence M. Ockene, Anand Ramakrishna, Tal Saraf
  • Patent number: 8805688
    Abstract: Communications between users of different modalities are enabled by a single integrated platform that allows both the input of voice (from a telephone, for example) to be realized as text (such as an interactive text message) and allows the input of text (from the interactive text messaging application, for example) to be realized as voice (on the telephone). Real-time communication may be enabled between any permutation of any number of text devices (desktop, PDA, mobile telephone) and voice devices (mobile telephone, regular telephone, etc.). A call to a text device user may be initiated by a voice device user or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Barton, Francisco M. Galanes, Lawrence M. Ockene, Anand Ramakrishna, Tal Saraf
  • Publication number: 20120170722
    Abstract: Communications between users of different modalities are enabled by a single integrated platform that allows both the input of voice (from a telephone, for example) to be realized as text (such as an interactive text message) and allows the input of text (from the interactive text messaging application, for example) to be realized as voice (on the telephone). Real-time communication may be enabled between any permutation of any number of text devices (desktop, PDA, mobile telephone) and voice devices (mobile telephone, regular telephone, etc.). A call to a text device user may be initiated by a voice device user or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Barton, Francisco M. Galanes, Lawrence M. Ockene, Anand Ramakrishna, Tal Saraf
  • Patent number: 8131556
    Abstract: Communications between users of different modalities are enabled by a single integrated platform that allows both the input of voice (from a telephone, for example) to be realized as text (such as an interactive text message) and allows the input of text (from the interactive text messaging application, for example) to be realized as voice (on the telephone). Real-time communication may be enabled between any permutation of any number of text devices (desktop, PDA, mobile telephone) and voice devices (mobile telephone, regular telephone, etc.). A call to a text device user may be initiated by a voice device user or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Barton, Francisco M. Galanes, Lawrence M. Ockene, Anand Ramakrishna, Tal Saraf
  • Publication number: 20100107125
    Abstract: A processing device and a machine-implemented method may be provided for assisting users of photographic applications to organize large numbers of digital images. A light box may be a conceptual workspace having a number of digital images positioned on a surface thereof. A user may select one of a number of light boxes and a portion of a surface of the selected one of the light boxes may be displayed along with a navigation panel. The navigation panel may provide an indication of where the displayed portion of the surface of the selected one of the light boxes is located with respect to a complete surface of the light box. Digital images may be automatically grouped or manually grouped. A filtering capability may be provided to filter digital images on a surface of a light box based on one or more specified criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Ockene, Craig Anthony Osborne
  • Publication number: 20080249778
    Abstract: Communications between users of different modalities are enabled by a single integrated platform that allows both the input of voice (from a telephone, for example) to be realized as text (such as an interactive text message) and allows the input of text (from the interactive text messaging application, for example) to be realized as voice (on the telephone). Real-time communication may be enabled between any permutation of any number of text devices (desktop, PDA, mobile telephone) and voice devices (mobile telephone, regular telephone, etc.). A call to a text device user may be initiated by a voice device user or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Barton, Francisco M. Galanes, Lawrence M. Ockene, Anand Ramakrishna, Tal Saraf