Patents by Inventor Nancy Phan

Nancy Phan 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: 8140974
    Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for presenting secondary media objects are provided. A primary media presenting module presents primary media. Upon detecting an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object, the primary media object may be delayed and the secondary media object may be initiated. In embodiments, an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object may comprise a selector hovered over a song title associated with the secondary media object. At a later instance, the primary media object may resume such that it resumes at the point at which the primary media object was delayed. In embodiments, a user may initiate the resuming of the primary media object by removing the selector from the song title.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kjersten Hayter, Jonathan M. Cain, William Frederick Kiefer, III, Nancy Phan, Seung Yang
  • Publication number: 20090158198
    Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for presenting secondary media objects are provided. A primary media presenting module presents primary media. Upon detecting an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object, the primary media object may be delayed and the secondary media object may be initiated. In embodiments, an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object may comprise a selector hovered over a song title associated with the secondary media object. At a later instance, the primary media object may resume such that it resumes at the point at which the primary media object was delayed. In embodiments, a user may initiate the resuming of the primary media object by removing the selector from the song title.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: KJERSTEN HAYTER, JONATHAN M. CAIN, WILLIAM FREDERICK KIEFER, III, NANCY PHAN, SEUNG YANG
  • Patent number: D664550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Maverick Velasco, Holger Kühnle, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman
  • Patent number: D664967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Maverick Velasco, Holger Kühnle, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman
  • Patent number: D664968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Maverick Velasco, Holger Kühnle, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman
  • Patent number: D664971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Daryl Tanghe, Maverick Velasco, Nancy Phan, Steven Philip Benario
  • Patent number: D664984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Daryl Tanghe, Nancy Phan, Steven Philip Benario
  • Patent number: D664986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman
  • Patent number: D665395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Maverick Velasco, Holger Kühnle, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman
  • Patent number: D665414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Maverick Velasco, Holger Kühnle, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman
  • Patent number: D667424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman
  • Patent number: D675224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Maverick Velasco, Holger Kühnle, Nancy Phan, Jonathan Eric Gleasman