Patents by Inventor Robin Counts

Robin Counts 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: 10073579
    Abstract: Techniques to share media files through messaging are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store a message application that when executed by the processor is operative to communicate a message and a message attachment comprising a media file at different time intervals using different transports. The message may have a link comprising a reference to a discoverable storage location for the media file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: John Thornton, Ojiakonobi Udezue, Rodger Benson, Jennifer Shen, Dave Citron, Tatjana Fournier, Bradley Weed, Wilhelmina Dietrich, Becky Pezely, Jason Moore, Alan Urdan, Robin Counts
  • Patent number: 8495057
    Abstract: Image management applications allow users to upload, modify, organize, search, and/or share images. Unfortunately, current image management applications may have separate search modes and tagging modes. Accordingly, one or more systems and/or techniques for providing a user with a seamlessly integrated search, view, and/or tag experience are disclosed herein. Search results comprising tagged images and untagged images may be provided in response to a user search query. The untagged images may be contextually relevant to features of the tagged images and/or the user search query. Tagging suggestions for untagged images may be presented that allow a user to confirm or deny a tagging suggestion for an untagged image. Additionally, confirmable thumbnails corresponding to the untagged images may be presented. A confirmable thumbnail may allow a user to confirm or deny tagging a corresponding untagged image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Palermiti, II, William Yang, Bryan Ferguson, Robin Counts
  • Patent number: 8359361
    Abstract: Techniques to share media files through messaging are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store a message application that when executed by the processor is operative to communicate a message and a message attachment comprising a media file at different time intervals using different transports. The message may have a link comprising a reference to a discoverable storage location for the media file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Thornton, Ojiakonobi Udezue, Rodger Benson, Jennifer Shen, Dave Citron, Tatjana Fournier, Bradley Weed, Wilhelmina Dietrich, Becky Pezely, Jason Moore, Alan Urdan, Robin Counts
  • Publication number: 20110282867
    Abstract: Image management applications allow users to upload, modify, organize, search, and/or share images. Unfortunately, current image management applications may have separate search modes and tagging modes. Accordingly, one or more systems and/or techniques for providing a user with a seamlessly integrated search, view, and/or tag experience are disclosed herein. Search results comprising tagged images and untagged images may be provided in response to a user search query. The untagged images may be contextually relevant to features of the tagged images and/or the user search query. Tagging suggestions for untagged images may be presented that allow a user to confirm or deny a tagging suggestion for an untagged image. Additionally, confirmable thumbnails corresponding to the untagged images may be presented. A confirmable thumbnail may allow a user to confirm or deny tagging a corresponding untagged image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Palermiti, II, William Yang, Bryan Ferguson, Robin Counts
  • Publication number: 20110276637
    Abstract: Techniques to share media files through messaging are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store a message application that when executed by the processor is operative to communicate a message and a message attachment comprising a media file at different time intervals using different transports. The message may have a link comprising a reference to a discoverable storage location for the media file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Thornton, Ojiakonobi Udezue, Rodger Benson, Jennifer Shen, Dave Citron, Tatjana Fournier, Bradley Weed, Wilhelmina Dietrich, Becky Pezely, Jason Moore, Alan Urdan, Robin Counts