Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Loughry

Michael Patrick Loughry 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: 11107258
    Abstract: A method for improving visibility of contents displayed on a GUI by providing a dark viewing mode that preserves user-generated formatting and/or style contained in the contents is disclosed. The method includes receiving content for displaying on the display, parsing the received content into one or more objects, based on at least a formatting characteristic of the objects, and comparing for each object a first color characteristic of the object with a second color characteristic to determine if a contrast between the first color characteristic and the second color characteristic satisfies a threshold requirement. Upon determining that the threshold requirement is not satisfied, the method includes adjusting the first characteristic, and displaying the objects with the adjusted first characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Loughry, Stauffer Alexander Taylor, Caleb Whitmore, Philip Zhian Loh
  • Publication number: 20200027249
    Abstract: A method for improving visibility of contents displayed on a GUI by providing a dark viewing mode that preserves user-generated formatting and/or style contained in the contents is disclosed. The method includes receiving content for displaying on the display, parsing the received content into one or more objects, based on at least a formatting characteristic of the objects, and comparing for each object a first color characteristic of the object with a second color characteristic to determine if a contrast between the first color characteristic and the second color characteristic satisfies a threshold requirement. Upon determining that the threshold requirement is not satisfied, the method includes adjusting the first characteristic, and displaying the objects with the adjusted first characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick LOUGHRY, Stauffer Alexander TAYLOR, Caleb WHITMORE, Philip Zhian LOH
  • Publication number: 20180115431
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating collaboration within message environments. In an implementation, a message system receives a request to send on behalf of a sender a message having an attachment. In response to the request, the message system generates a collaborative version of the attachment within a location associated with the sender. The collaborative version of the attachment may be modified to reflect updates initiated on behalf of recipients of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Philip Yue-Leung Chan, Nathan F. Waddoups, Michael Patrick Loughry, Maxim A. Ivanov
  • Patent number: 9935780
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating collaboration within message environments. In an implementation, a message system receives a request to send on behalf of a sender a message having an attachment. In response to the request, the message system generates a collaborative version of the attachment within a location associated with the sender. The collaborative version of the attachment may be modified to reflect updates initiated on behalf of recipients of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Yue-Leung Chan, Nathan F. Waddoups, Michael Patrick Loughry
  • Publication number: 20160373266
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating collaboration within message environments. In an implementation, a message system receives a request to send on behalf of a sender a message having an attachment. In response to the request, the message system generates a collaborative version of the attachment within a location associated with the sender. The collaborative version of the attachment may be modified to reflect updates initiated on behalf of recipients of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Philip Yue-Leung Chan, Nathan F. Waddoups, Michael Patrick Loughry
  • Patent number: 9438546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating collaboration within message environments. In an implementation, a message system receives a request to send on behalf of a sender a message having an attachment. In response to the request, the message system generates a collaborative version of the attachment within a location associated with the sender. The collaborative version of the attachment may be modified to reflect updates initiated on behalf of recipients of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Yue-Leung Chan, Nathan F. Waddoups, Michael Patrick Loughry, Maxim A. Ivanov
  • Publication number: 20140172997
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating collaboration within message environments. In an implementation, a message system receives a request to send on behalf of a sender a message having an attachment. In response to the request, the message system generates a collaborative version of the attachment within a location associated with the sender. The collaborative version of the attachment may be modified to reflect updates initiated on behalf of recipients of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philip Yue-Leung Chan, Nathan F. Waddoups, Michael Patrick Loughry, Maxim A. Ivanov