Patents by Inventor Robert E. Moyer

Robert E. Moyer 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).

  • Presenting video content within a web page
    Patent number: 8046428
    Abstract: A system, a method and computer-readable media for presenting video content within a web page. A client computer receives a web page over a network. The web page includes an item of script for use in presenting requested video content within the web page. Executing this item of script establishes a connection with a video player provider. Using this connection, video player code is loaded from the video player provider. This code is utilized to present the video player within the web page. The video player may present the requested video to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Moyer, Christopher J. Harig, Curtis N. Von Veh, James S. Hansen, Kamesh C. Tumsi Dayakar, Marc C. Williams
  • CREATING CONTENT EXPERIENCE WITH VIDEO WIDGETS
    Publication number: 20110016000
    Abstract: Widgets on a web page may interact with each other in order to provide a rich, responsive content experience. In one example, the widgets that are provided may include a video player, a video gallery, a metadata pane, or any other components. The gallery may allow a user to select a video to be played, and the gallery may communicate the user's choice to the video player. The video player may then play the video that the user has selected. A container may be provided that allows widgets in the container to interoperate with each other. For example, the container may provide an interface that facilitates communication between a widget and the container, and between plural widgets. A tool may be provided that allows a designer to configure the widgets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Brian David Cronshaw, Kamesh Chander Tumsi Dayakar, Daniel C. Lemon, Darris A. Hupp, Russell M. Eames, Patrick J. Neill, Christopher P. Macey-Cushman, Robert E. Moyer
  • Presenting video content within a web page
    Publication number: 20080028037
    Abstract: A system, a method and computer-readable media for presenting video content within a web page. A client computer receives a web page over a network. The web page includes an item of script for use in presenting requested video content within the web page. Executing this item of script establishes a connection with a video player provider. Using this connection, video player code is loaded from the video player provider. This code is utilized to present the video player within the web page. The video player may present the requested video to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Moyer, Christopher J. Harig, Curtis N. Von Veh, James S. Hansen, Kamesh C. Tumsi Dayakar, Marc C. Williams