Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Seamons

Michael Scott Seamons 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).

  • Publication number: 20150310472
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to managing content sharing and consumption are disclosed. In one embodiment, a consumer may be issued a lifetime license for a content item. In response to issuing the lifetime license to the consumer one or more share credits may be issued to the consumer. A request to consume a requested content item on a temporary basis may be received from the consumer. A temporary digital authorization usable by the consumer to consume the requested content item on a temporary basis may be issued to the consumer in exchange for a share credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Seth Davidson, Christopher L. Wimmer, Alexander John Garden, Naud Frijlink, Michael Scott Seamons, Brian Shobe, John Paddleford, Madlena Blagaila Measelle
  • Publication number: 20140357369
    Abstract: Embodiments that relate to detecting via an image sensor inputs made by a group of users are provided. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method including receiving image information of the play space from a capture device, identifying a body of a user within the play space from the received image information, and identifying a head within the play space from the received image information. The method further includes associating the head with the body of the user, identifying an extremity, and if the extremity meets a predetermined condition relative to one or more of the head and body, then performing an action via the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Adam Callens, Michael Scott Seamons, Roger Kurtz, Marie Elizabeth Whallon, Kim McAuliffe, Louise Mary Smith, Henry C. Sterchi, Soren Hannibal Nielsen, Michael Saxs Persson, David McCarthy, Bruce Heather, David Amor, Tim Aidley, Scott Rowlands