Patents by Inventor Robert K. Mickle

Robert K. Mickle 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).

  • APIs to test a device
    Patent number: 8806280
    Abstract: APIs to test a device are described. In one or more implementations, a device includes a housing, one or more sensors supported by the housing, and one or more modules disposed within the housing that are implemented at least partially in hardware. The one or more modules are configured to process inputs detected using the one or more sensors and expose one or more application programming interfaces to a robot to cause the robot to perform one or more operations that are detectable by the one or more sensors, the one or more operations usable to test detection performed by the one or more sensors and the processing of the inputs performed by the one or more modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alan W. Stephenson, Xiao Tu, Scott S. Sheehan, Robert K. Mickle, Changsin Lee
  • APIs TO TEST A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130227348
    Abstract: APIs to test a device are described. In one or more implementations, a device includes a housing, one or more sensors supported by the housing, and one or more modules disposed within the housing that are implemented at least partially in hardware. The one or more modules are configured to process inputs detected using the one or more sensors and expose one or more application programming interfaces to a robot to cause the robot to perform one or more operations that are detectable by the one or more sensors, the one or more operations usable to test detection performed by the one or more sensors and the processing of the inputs performed by the one or more modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan W. Stephenson, Xiao Tu, Scott S. Sheehan, Robert K. Mickle, Changsin Lee