Patents by Inventor Oliver Colbert

Oliver Colbert 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: 9992628
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating a download of a specific portion of a map onto a computing device based on information received from a location-aware service. Location information, a start date, and an end date associated with travel plans of a user are received from, for example, a location-aware application or service. A download time corresponding to when to download a map portion corresponding to the received location information is determined. At or prior to the download time, it is determined whether the map portion can be downloaded at that particular time based on one or more factors. If the map portion can be downloaded at that time, the map portion is downloaded to a device associated with the user. The map portion is then removed from the device associated with the user on or after the end date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Lopez-Uricoechea, Oliver Colbert, Silvana Moncayo
  • Publication number: 20170311129
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating a download of a specific portion of a map onto a computing device based on information received from a location-aware service. Location information, a start date, and an end date associated with travel plans of a user are received from, for example, a location-aware application or service. A download time corresponding to when to download a map portion corresponding to the received location information is determined. At or prior to the download time, it is determined whether the map portion can be downloaded at that particular time based on one or more factors. If the map portion can be downloaded at that time, the map portion is downloaded to a device associated with the user. The map portion is then removed from the device associated with the user on or after the end date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Rafael Lopez-Uricoechea, Oliver Colbert, Silvana Moncayo
  • Publication number: 20070220421
    Abstract: Adaptive content techniques are described. In an implementation, content for display on a client device is adapted by forming a plurality of panels from a page of the content and forming an identifier for each of the panels. At least one of the panels is configured for output by the client device such that each other panel is accessible via a respective identifier that is displayable concurrently with the at least one panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Sharpe, Oliver Colbert, Melody Litovkin, Rainer Romatka, Milton Wong