Patents by Inventor Michimune Kono

Michimune Kono 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: 9021522
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for processing iTV. A request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device is received. A first virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal is instantiated at the first electronic device. A first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device is accessed from non-volatile storage on the first electronic device. A request to play a second interactive television signal at a second electronic device that is communicatively coupled to the first electronic device is received. A second virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal is instantiated at the first device. A second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the second electronic device is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shigeru Aoki, Azmee Carlton Lane, Kenichiro Tanaka, Michimune Kono
  • Publication number: 20100146544
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for processing iTV. A request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device is received. A first virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal is instantiated at the first electronic device. A first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device is accessed from non-volatile storage on the first electronic device. A request to play a second interactive television signal at a second electronic device that is communicatively coupled to the first electronic device is received. A second virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal is instantiated at the first device. A second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the second electronic device is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Aoki, Azmee Carlton Lane, Kenichiro Tanaka, Michimune Kono
  • Publication number: 20090249426
    Abstract: A broadcast interactive television service provides broadcast content received through a broadcast and supplemental content retrieved over a network. The broadcast content may include a broadcast markup language (BML) file which is parsed to provide an interface to the user. If the BML file contains information regarding the location or other information for supplemental content, the supplemental content can be retrieved from over a network and provide through the interface. Once presentation of the supplemental content has completed, the state of the interface may return to that associated with the BML file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Aoki, Carlton Lane, Alex Magzoumov, Michimune Kono