Patents by Inventor Rebecca Sundling
Rebecca Sundling 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).
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Patent number: 11543242Abstract: A method of and system for visualizing a sound source is disclosed. The method may include analyzing an audio signal received by a sound transducer to determine a positional direction of the sound source, determining whether the positional direction of the sound source falls outside a field of view of a user, and in response to determining that the positional direction of the sound source falls outside the field of view of the user, rendering on a display unit a visual representation of the sound source. The visual representation of the source is rendered on a virtual surface at a location within the field of view of the user, the location corresponding to at least one of a distance of the source from the user and a positional direction of the source with respect to the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Scott David Petill, Oscar E. Murillo, Rebecca Sundling Haruyama, Melissa Hellmund Vega
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Publication number: 20210364281Abstract: A method of and system for visualizing a sound source is disclosed. The method may include analyzing an audio signal received by a sound transducer to determine a positional direction of the sound source, determining whether the positional direction of the sound source falls outside a field of view of a user, and in response to determining that the positional direction of the sound source falls outside the field of view of the user, rendering on a display unit a visual representation of the sound source. The visual representation of the source is rendered on a virtual surface at a location within the field of view of the user, the location corresponding to at least one of a distance of the source from the user and a positional direction of the source with respect to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Scott David PETILL, Oscar E. MURILLO, Rebecca Sundling HARUYAMA, Melissa HELLMUND VEGA
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Patent number: 8805450Abstract: An intelligent contact management technique that automatically manages contacts on a communication device such as a mobile phone is described. The intelligent management technique can automatically determine and display a user's favorite contacts on a display of a mobile device. The technique can also intelligently group contacts based on their contact frequency. It can provide a contact-oriented event notification that notifies a user when a contact event has occurred. The contact-oriented event notification can be associated with a visual representation of an associated contact.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Microsoft Corp.Inventors: Yandong Wen, Liang Chen, David Vronay, Rebecca Sundling
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Patent number: 8165633Abstract: A universal passive interface for connecting external systems to smart devices such as cell phones and PDAs. The passive system includes a cradle for receiving a compatible smart device that connects the functionality of the smart device to a wide variety of external systems (e.g., printers, large display, input devices, etc.). The passive interface includes a USB hub, network port, and other common connector ports for peripherals and other systems. The smart device can connect to the passive system via the cradle slot, a tether, and/or wirelessly. The external systems to which the passive system serves at the interface to the smart device include, but are not limited to, large displays (e.g., television), external monitors, input devices such as mice and keyboards, external storage devices, and networks (wired and/or wireless). A wizard allows the user to configure the external systems to work with the smart device.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric Chang, David Dehghan, Stanley Sun, Weihun Liew, Kong-Kat Wong, Yongzhi Yang, James Cao, Zhifeng Wang, Rebecca Sundling
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Publication number: 20100062753Abstract: An intelligent contact management technique that automatically manages contacts on a communication device such as a mobile phone is described. The intelligent management technique can automatically determine and display a user's favorite contacts on a display of a mobile device. The technique can also intelligently group contacts based on their contact frequency. It can provide a contact-oriented event notification that notifies a user when a contact event has occurred. The contact-oriented event notification can be associated with a visual representation of an associated contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Yandong Wen, Liang Chen, David Vronay, Rebecca Sundling
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Publication number: 20090100380Abstract: Navigating among content data via a navigation interface includes receiving navigational input including category input and/or page input. The category input and page input each can be selected regardless of what page is currently selected. The selected page fills a substantial portion of the display space. A navigation bar including display elements of available categories also can be displayed. Touch support can be implemented using at least two different systems: Tap and Gesture. Gesture navigation can be inverted to suit the style of a particular user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Grant Christopher Gardner, Jason Robert Tuck, Li Chen Lim, David Wayne Flynt, Jay Ongg, Nisheth Pinakin Joshi, Arthur Ka Tsuen Lam, Alper Selcuk, Malti Raghavan, Aditya Shrivastava, Rebecca Sundling
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Publication number: 20090023395Abstract: A universal passive interface for connecting external systems to smart devices such as cell phones and PDAs. The passive system includes a cradle for receiving a compatible smart device that connects the functionality of the smart device to a wide variety of external systems (e.g., printers, large display, input devices, etc.). The passive interface includes a USB hub, network port, and other common connector ports for peripherals and other systems. The smart device can connect to the passive system via the cradle slot, a tether, and/or wirelessly. The external systems to which the passive system serves at the interface to the smart device include, but are not limited to, large displays (e.g., television), external monitors, input devices such as mice and keyboards, external storage devices, and networks (wired and/or wireless). A wizard allows the user to configure the external systems to work with the smart device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Eric Chang, David Dehghan, Stanley Sun, Weihun Liew, Kong-Kat Wong, Yongzhi Yang, James Cao, Zhifeng Wang, Rebecca Sundling