Patents by Inventor Michael James Lu

Michael James Lu 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: 11074397
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for adding adaptive annotations to an electronic content item. For example, a user may insert an annotation by hand drawing the annotation over the content of the content item, in white space around the content, or within an annotation window. The user may also anchor, associate, or link annotations to particular portion of the content item, such that when the content is displayed or rendered on a display of an electronic device, the annotation appears in-line with the content and adjacent to the associated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael James Lu, Allison Bhang, Andrew Scott Craft, Andrew Olcott
  • Patent number: 9430141
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for adding adaptive annotations to an electronic content item. For example, a user may insert an annotation by hand drawing the annotation over the content of the content item, in white space around the content, or within an annotation window. The user may also anchor, associate, or link annotations to particular portion of the content item, such that when the content is displayed or rendered on a display of an electronic device, the annotation appears in-line with the content and adjacent to the associated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael James Lu, Allison Bhang, Andrew Scott Craft, Andrew Olcott
  • Publication number: 20090007250
    Abstract: The claimed method and system provides a client authentication distributor component (CAD) that handles multiple client application requests for authentication to a common authentication provider. In one embodiment, only a single user sign on process may be required after which the CAD manages future authentication processes on behalf of the user without the user requiring to provide credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dominic J. Pouzin, Michael James Lu