Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Derks

Patrick J. Derks 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: 11989571
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a plurality of display characteristics from a user interface manager, wherein the plurality of display characteristics correspond to a type of a device. The processor can also detect a list of applications being executed by the system and generate a user interface container by applying the plurality of display characteristics to each of the applications from the list of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: William Scott Stauber, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Nathan T. Radebaugh, Kenton A Shipley, Patrick J. Derks, Paul Dykstra
  • Publication number: 20240143350
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a type of the system based on hardware components residing within the system or coupled to the system and determine a user interface manager to execute based on the type of the system. The processor can also execute the user interface manager to generate a user interface for the system, wherein the type of the user interface manager comprises a plurality of rules to indicate a layout of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ramrajprabu BALASUBRAMANIAN, Darren R. DAVIS, Kenton A. SHIPLEY, Nathan T. RADEBAUGH, Paul DYKSTRA, Jan Harold KARACHALE, Brian David CROSS, Patrick J. DERKS, William Scott STAUBER, Nishad MULYE
  • Patent number: 11809217
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a type of the system based on hardware components residing within the system or coupled to the system and determine a user interface manager to execute based on the type of the system. The processor can also execute the user interface manager to generate a user interface for the system, wherein the type of the user interface manager comprises a plurality of rules to indicate a layout of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Darren R. Davis, Kenton A. Shipley, Nathan T. Radebaugh, Paul Dykstra, Jan Harold Karachale, Brian David Cross, Patrick J. Derks, William Scott Stauber, Nishad Mulye
  • Publication number: 20220382566
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a plurality of display characteristics from a user interface manager, wherein the plurality of display characteristics correspond to a type of a device. The processor can also detect a list of applications being executed by the system and generate a user interface container by applying the plurality of display characteristics to each of the applications from the list of applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: William Scott STAUBER, Ramrajprabu BALASUBRAMANIAN, Nathan T. RADEBAUGH, Kenton A. SHIPLEY, Patrick J. DERKS, Paul DYKSTRA
  • Patent number: 11321103
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a plurality of display characteristics from a user interface manager, wherein the plurality of display characteristics correspond to a type of a device. The processor can also detect a list of applications being executed by the system and generate a user interface container by applying the plurality of display characteristics to each of the applications from the list of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: William Scott Stauber, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Nathan T. Radebaugh, Kenton A. Shipley, Patrick J. Derks, Paul Dykstra
  • Publication number: 20210286632
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a type of the system based on hardware components residing within the system or coupled to the system and determine a user interface manager to execute based on the type of the system. The processor can also execute the user interface manager to generate a user interface for the system, wherein the type of the user interface manager comprises a plurality of rules to indicate a layout of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ramrajprabu BALASUBRAMANIAN, Darren R. DAVIS, Kenton A. SHIPLEY, Nathan T. RADEBAUGH, Paul DYKSTRA, Jan Harold KARACHALE, Brian David CROSS, Patrick J. DERKS, William Scott STAUBER, Nishad MULYE
  • Publication number: 20200117485
    Abstract: A system for generating a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a plurality of display characteristics from a user interface manager, wherein the plurality of display characteristics correspond to a type of a device. The processor can also detect a list of applications being executed by the system and generate a user interface container by applying the plurality of display characteristics to each of the applications from the list of applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: William Scott STAUBER, Ramrajprabu BALASUBRAMANIAN, Nathan T. RADEBAUGH, Kenton A. SHIPLEY, Patrick J. DERKS, Paul DYKSTRA
  • Patent number: 9898766
    Abstract: A method of payment using a client device is disclosed. The payment can be made through a payment method service that can control the payment flow and options available to the user of a client device. Using the payment method service, new payment options with new data schemas and/or new process flows can be used by the client device, but without any need to update software stored on the client device. The payment method service can utilize the look and feel of the client device, such that the user views payment options in the native UI of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: J. Sage Schreiner, Sean Nordberg, Jeremy Corley, Nancy Sedora, Steve Lunsman, Matthias Baer, David Manci Gardner, Patrick J. Derks, Rahul Dhar, Matt Pisut, James Oleinik, Tal Goldbloom, Ashish Virmani, Yoav Sion, Gene Michael DeClark, Anubhav Kale
  • Patent number: 8903708
    Abstract: A system and method are described for analyzing a menu. In one embodiment, a mobile device can obtain a digital version of a restaurant menu. A list of food criteria can be stored on the mobile device and tailored to a particular user of the mobile device. The restaurant menu can then be filtered using the stored list of food criteria to display a reduced version of the restaurant menu with items that conflict with the food criteria removed. In another embodiment, the digital version of the menu can be translated. For example, a destination language can be based on a language setting in the mobile device. A source language can either be entered by the user, determined automatically by comparing words in the menu itself against dictionaries in different languages, or by using geographic location of the restaurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Derks, Atulkumar Desai
  • Publication number: 20130297452
    Abstract: A method of payment using a client device is disclosed. The payment can be made through a payment method service that can control the payment flow and options available to the user of a client device. Using the payment method service, new payment options with new data schemas and/or new process flows can be used by the client device, but without any need to update software stored on the client device. The payment method service can utilize the look and feel of the client device, such that the user views payment options in the native UI of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: J. Sage Schreiner, Sean Nordberg, Jeremy Corley, Nancy Sedora, Steve Lunsman, Matthias Baer, David Manci Gardner, Patrick J. Derks, Rahul Dhar, Matt Pisut, James Oleinik, Tal Goldbloom, Ashish Virmani, Yoav Sion, Gene Michael DeClark, Anubhav Kale
  • Publication number: 20130211814
    Abstract: A system and method are described for analyzing a menu. In one embodiment, a mobile device can obtain a digital version of a restaurant menu. A list of food criteria can be stored on the mobile device and tailored to a particular user of the mobile device. The restaurant menu can then be filtered using the stored list of food criteria to display a reduced version of the restaurant menu with items that conflict with the food criteria removed. In another embodiment, the digital version of the menu can be translated. For example, a destination language can be based on a language setting in the mobile device. A source language can either be entered by the user, determined automatically by comparing words in the menu itself against dictionaries in different languages, or by using geographic location of the restaurant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Derks, Atulkumar Desai