Patents by Inventor Marcus E. Pina

Marcus E. Pina 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).

  • Persistent media playback
    Patent number: 11176222
    Abstract: Persistent media playback techniques are described. In an implementation, a media player is served via a network for display by a browser of a device. Web pages are served via the network for display by the browser of the device. Each of the web pages is configured for integration with the media player so that the media player is persistently displayed by the browser during navigation among the web pages. The media player may be configured to play media files providing a variety of different media types. The media player may also provide contextual suggestions of media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chad C. Gibson, Sara Tahir, Christopher A. Evans, Marcus E. Pina, Richard L. Mains
  • PERSISTENT MEDIA PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20200183990
    Abstract: Persistent media playback techniques are described. In an implementation, a media player is served via a network for display by a browser of a device. Web pages are served via the network for display by the browser of the device. Each of the web pages is configured for integration with the media player so that the media player is persistently displayed by the browser during navigation among the web pages. The media player may be configured to play media files providing a variety of different media types. The media player may also provide contextual suggestions of media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chad C. Gibson, Sara Tahir, Christopher A. Evans, Marcus E. Pina, Richard L. Mains
  • Persistent media playback
    Patent number: 10572567
    Abstract: Persistent media playback techniques are described. In an implementation, a media player is served via a network for display by a browser of a device. Web pages are served via the network for display by the browser of the device. Each of the web pages is configured for integration with the media player so that the media player is persistently displayed by the browser during navigation among the web pages. The media player may be configured to play media files providing a variety of different media types. The media player may also provide contextual suggestions of media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Chad C. Gibson, Sara Tahir, Christopher A. Evans, Marcus E. Pina, Richard L. Mains
  • PERSISTENT MEDIA PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20170277704
    Abstract: Persistent media playback techniques are described. In an implementation, a media player is served via a network for display by a browser of a device. Web pages are served via the network for display by the browser of the device. Each of the web pages is configured for integration with the media player so that the media player is persistently displayed by the browser during navigation among the web pages. The media player may be configured to play media files providing a variety of different media types. The media player may also provide contextual suggestions of media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chad C. Gibson, Sara Tahir, Christopher A. Evans, Marcus E. Pina, Richard L. Mains
  • Persistent media playback
    Patent number: 9690866
    Abstract: Persistent media playback techniques are described. In an implementation, a media player is served via a network for display by a browser of a device. Web pages are served via the network for display by the browser of the device. Each of the web pages is configured for integration with the media player so that the media player is persistently displayed by the browser during navigation among the web pages. The media player may be configured to play media files providing a variety of different media types. The media player may also provide contextual suggestions of media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Chad C. Gibson, Sara Tahir, Christopher A. Evans, Marcus E. Pina, Richard L. Mains
  • PERSISTENT MEDIA PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20100325549
    Abstract: Persistent media playback techniques are described. In an implementation, a media player is served via a network for display by a browser of a device. Web pages are served via the network for display by the browser of the device. Each of the web pages is configured for integration with the media player so that the media player is persistently displayed by the browser during navigation among the web pages. The media player may be configured to play media files providing a variety of different media types. The media player may also provide contextual suggestions of media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chad C. Gibson, Sara Tahir, Christopher A. Evans, Marcus E. Pina, Richard L. Mains