Patents by Inventor Madhuvan Gupta
Madhuvan Gupta 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: 10545636Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Publication number: 20190286285Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 10261665Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Publication number: 20160313871Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 9275673Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 8453056Abstract: A system and method for switching presentation of media between two or more processes without interruption is described. This system and method can enable a user to enjoy media presented in a process and then switch the presentation of that media to another process without interruption in the media. Further, this system and method can enable a user to switch back and forth between media presentation within one application and another application without interruption.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Madhuvan Gupta, Myron Clifford Thomas, Richard William Saunders
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Publication number: 20130067329Abstract: In one embodiment, a media device 102 may share a selected media element 108 based on minimal user input. A user input 260 may receive a generic action input 110 from a user. A processor 220 may execute an implicit media selection of a selected media element 108 from a multimedia layout 106 having multiple media element candidates displayed by a source media display application 104.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Prashant Patali, Madhuvan Gupta, Joe Chauvin, Zane Salim, Matthieu Maitre, Jason Roberts, Ramees Khan Rahumathulla
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Publication number: 20120254756Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 8214759Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Publication number: 20100269043Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 7801847Abstract: A media player for use with any file format is provided. The system receives a file and provides it to a plug-in to generate a corresponding file having a native file format if the file is not already in a native file format. The system stores both the original file and the converted file, or the original file if no converted file is generated. When synchronizing media content to a media device, the system provides the file having a file format corresponding to a file format preferred by the media device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Dennis A. Kiilerich, Kipley J. Olson, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 7757182Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 7738766Abstract: Described herein are one or more implementations for transferring formatted digital media content (“formatted-media-content”) from a source device (e.g., a desktop computer) to a target media-playback device (e.g., a MP3 player). The formatted-media-content may need to be converted from a source format to a target format before it is transferred. An implementation seeks permission from a source-format-agent associated with the source format of the formatted-media-content, to perform a format-conversion (“transcoding”).Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew L. Silverman, Dennis A Kiilerich, Kipley J. Olson, Madhuvan Gupta
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Patent number: 7676590Abstract: A system and methods are described for transcoding media content in the background on a source computer device prior to such time as a target media playback device is connected to the source computer for synchronization of the media content. The system and methods anticipate which media content to background-transcode based on user input rules and media status data that are maintained in a transcode database. Pre-transcoding media content provides advantages that include a significant reduction in the time needed to synchronize media content between a source computer and a target media playback device, and an efficient use of CPU power for transcoding media content at times when the CPU might otherwise stand idle.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2004Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew L. Silverman, Madhuvan Gupta, Kipley J. Olson, Myron C. Thomas
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Publication number: 20090119688Abstract: A system and method for switching presentation of media between two or more processes without interruption is described. This system and method can enable a user to enjoy media presented in a process and then switch the presentation of that media to another process without interruption in the media. Further, this system and method can enable a user to switch back and forth between media presentation within one application and another application without interruption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Madhuvan Gupta, Myron Clifford Thomas, Richard William Saunders
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Patent number: 7512884Abstract: A system and method for switching presentation of media between two or more processes without interruption is described. This system and method can enable a user to enjoy media presented in a process and then switch the presentation of that media to another process without interruption in the media. Further, this system and method can enable a user to switch back and forth between media presentation within one application and another application without interruption.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Madhuvan Gupta, Myron Clifford Thomas, Richard William Saunders
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Publication number: 20070226238Abstract: A media player for use with any file format is provided. The system receives a file and provides it to a plug-in to generate a corresponding file having a native file format if the file is not already in a native file format. The system stores both the original file and the converted file, or the original file if no converted file is generated. When synchronizing media content to a media device, the system provides the file having a file format corresponding to a file format preferred by the media device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Dennis Kiilerich, Kipley Olson, Madhuvan Gupta
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Publication number: 20060232448Abstract: Described herein are one or more implementations for transferring formatted digital media content (“formatted-media-content”) from a source device (e.g., a desktop computer) to a target media-playback device (e.g., a MP3 player). The formatted-media-content may need to be converted from a source format to a target format before it is transferred. An implementation seeks permission from a source-format-agent associated with the source format of the formatted-media-content, to perform a format-conversion (“transcoding”).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew Silverman, Dennis Kiilerich, Kipley Olson, Madhuvan Gupta
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Publication number: 20050246451Abstract: A system and methods are described for transcoding media content in the background on a source computer device prior to such time as a target media playback device is connected to the source computer for synchronization of the media content. The system and methods anticipate which media content to background-transcode based on user input rules and media status data that are maintained in a transcode database. Pre-transcoding media content provides advantages that include a significant reduction in the time needed to synchronize media content between a source computer and a target media playback device, and an efficient use of CPU power for transcoding media content at times when the CPU might otherwise stand idle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2004Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew Silverman, Madhuvan Gupta, Kipley Olson, Myron Thomas
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Publication number: 20040268261Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Geoffrey John Elliott, Richard William Saunders, Myron Clifford Thomas, Madhuvan Gupta