Patents by Inventor Lawrence W. Olson

Lawrence W. Olson 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: 9250713
    Abstract: Control exposure techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a determination is made by a computing device as to which of a plurality of controls correspond to one or more inputs detected using one or more magnetometers, cameras, or microphones. A result of the determination is exposed by the computing device to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Ewanchuk, Lawrence W. Olson, Michael J. Hillberg, Akhilesh Kaza, Jeremy B. Gup, Austin M. Lamb
  • Patent number: 8640097
    Abstract: A media interaction system is described herein that allows hosted applications to consume and/or produce rich media content independent of the format of the media content, while still maintaining the security of the host. The media interaction system accepts raw, uncompressed media data from a hosted application, and allows the hosted application to provide its own codec through a sandboxed API that restricts the actions the codec can perform to a set of trusted actions. Then, the application provides the uncompressed data to the system for playback. Thus, the media interaction system provides rich media content in any format that the application developer supports, and maintains the security of the user's computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gilles Khouzam, Sam J. George, Brian J. Ewanchuk, Lawrence W. Olson, Michael R. Harsh
  • Publication number: 20130145380
    Abstract: Control exposure techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a determination is made by a computing device as to which of a plurality of controls correspond to one or more inputs detected using one or more magnetometers, cameras, or microphones. A result of the determination is exposed by the computing device to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian J. Ewanchuk, Lawrence W. Olson, Michael J. Hillberg, Akhilesh Kaza, Jeremy B. Gup, Austin M. Lamb
  • Publication number: 20100235820
    Abstract: A media interaction system is described herein that allows hosted applications to consume and/or produce rich media content independent of the format of the media content, while still maintaining the security of the host. The media interaction system accepts raw, uncompressed media data from a hosted application, and allows the hosted application to provide its own codec through a sandboxed API that restricts the actions the codec can perform to a set of trusted actions. Then, the application provides the uncompressed data to the system for playback. Thus, the media interaction system provides rich media content in any format that the application developer supports, and maintains the security of the user's computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gilles Khouzam, Sam J. George, Brian J. Ewanchuk, Lawrence W. Olson, Michael R. Harsh