Patents by Inventor Rebecca Xiong

Rebecca Xiong 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: 7600184
    Abstract: High-density computer display visualization formats provide improved visualization of large amounts of threaded information. These visualization formats are suitable for a wide variety of threaded information environments including newsgroups, threaded Web discussions, chats, e-mail inboxes, etc. In one implementation, the threaded message visualization represents each post with a generally one-dimensional or narrow entry line. The entry lines are horizontal and arranged vertically in substantially the same indented threading arrangement as the text of a conventional prior art visualization. In other implementations, the appearance (e.g., color), length, and position of entry lines can represent additional selected information while maintaining the generally one-dimensional character of the entry lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Smith, Steven M. Drucker, Rebecca Xiong
  • Publication number: 20070233736
    Abstract: A method and system for providing online management of social and leisure life activities. The method includes listing one or more events in an events database, listing profiles of one or more users in a users database and linking information from the events database to the users database based upon the users profile information. The method also includes planning and coordinating social or leisure activities for and among the users. The events database and the users database are accessible via a network connection to a website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: HEYLETSGO, INC.
    Inventors: Rebecca Xiong, Roy A. Rodenstein, Geoff Menegay
  • Publication number: 20060117273
    Abstract: High-density computer display visualization formats provide improved visualization of large amounts of threaded information. These visualization formats are suitable for a wide variety of threaded information environments including newsgroups, threaded Web discussions, chats, e-mail inboxes, etc. In one implementation, the threaded message visualization represents each post with a generally one-dimensional or narrow entry line. The entry lines are horizontal and arranged vertically in substantially the same indented threading arrangement as the text of a conventional prior art visualization. In other implementations, the appearance (e.g., color), length, and position of entry lines can represent additional selected information while maintaining the generally one-dimensional character of the entry lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Smith, Steven Drucker, Rebecca Xiong
  • Patent number: 7007226
    Abstract: High-density computer display visualization formats provide improved visualization of large amounts of threaded information. These visualization formats are suitable for a wide variety of threaded information environments including newsgroups, threaded Web discussions, chats, e-mail inboxes, etc. In one implementation, the threaded message visualization represents each post with a generally one-dimensional or narrow entry line. The entry lines are horizontal and arranged vertically in substantially the same indented threading arrangement as the text of a conventional prior art visualization. In other implementations, the appearance (e.g., color), length, and position of entry lines can represent additional selected information while maintaining the generally one-dimensional character of the entry lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Smith, Steven M. Drucker, Rebecca Xiong
  • Patent number: 6594673
    Abstract: An interactive collaborative information visualization system provides improved visualizations of relationships or connections in collaborative information relating to network interaction media such as email and email lists, conferencing systems and bulletin boards, chats, multi-user dungeons (MUDs), multi-user games and graphical virtual worlds, etc. In one implementation, network graphs in various display or visualization formats represent the collaborative information as nodes that are connected together by links. With reference to collaborative information about Usenet newsgroups, one visualization format provides an inter-group visualization in which newsgroup nodes are linked together by links representing messages that are cross-posted between the newsgroups. Other visualization format can be provided. In one implementation, a graphical user interface allows a user to control the database filter to select the selected portion of the collaborative information to be obtained and measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Smith, Steven M. Drucker, Rebecca Xiong