Patents by Inventor Mike Albee

Mike Albee 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).

  • Proximity detection for shared computing experiences
    Patent number: 9176214
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting whether or not two devices are proximate to one another in order to provide a shared computing experience are provided. The method includes broadcasting audio from a first computing device; receiving the broadcast audio at a second computing device; and processing the received audio to identify a unique audio signature within the broadcasted/received audio. The unique audio signature uniquely identifying the first computing device. The method may further include determining that the first computing device and the second computing device are proximate to one another based on the broadcast audio; and providing a shared computing experience at one or both of the first computing device and the second computing device, where the shared computing experience is not provided in the event that it is determined that the first and second computing devices are non-proximate to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Doug Berrett, Mike Albee, Cory Cirrincione, Sean Kollenkark, Joseph McClanahan, Michael Patten, Christopher Weare
  • PROXIMITY DETECTION FOR SHARED COMPUTING EXPERIENCES
    Publication number: 20130040572
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting whether or not two devices are proximate to one another in order to provide a shared computing experience are provided. The method includes broadcasting audio from a first computing device; receiving the broadcast audio at a second computing device; and processing the received audio to identify a unique audio signature within the broadcasted/received audio. The unique audio signature uniquely identifying the first computing device. The method may further include determining that the first computing device and the second computing device are proximate to one another based on the broadcast audio; and providing a shared computing experience at one or both of the first computing device and the second computing device, where the shared computing experience is not provided in the event that it is determined that the first and second computing devices are non-proximate to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Doug Berrett, Mike Albee, Cory Cirrincione, Sean Kollenkark, Joseph McClanahan, Michael Patten, Christopher Weare