Patents by Inventor Roderick M. Toll
Roderick M. Toll 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: 10549191Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Publication number: 20170206094Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 9610498Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 8734259Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 8661508Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A. Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
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Patent number: 8475281Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 8465370Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston
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Patent number: 8409002Abstract: A common game controller is compatible with multiple platforms including game devices and general purpose processors. The common controller can be utilized by both developers and users. Game software can easily be implemented on multiple platforms. Common source code can be developed and compiled to run on multiple systems, for example XBOX 360®, WINDOWS XP®, and WINDOWS® VISTA. Users only have to learn and get familiar with a single game controller. The common controller includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) compatible interface allowing the controller to be coupled to multiple types of platforms. The common controller can also include a wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Khanh Tan Le, Mathew L. Coill, Peter M. Wiest, Roderick M. Toll, Aaron L. Culbreth, Tyson Storey
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Publication number: 20120254807Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Publication number: 20120254854Abstract: Various application-cent c user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 8245534Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 8230451Abstract: A compliance interface is disclosed that takes in queries from applications which may want to know if they are compliant with associated polices stored on a computing system. The interface can then interpret these queries and provide notifications and instructions to the applications. Notifications may give notice of how a policy may impact an application, and instructions may tell an application how to behave in order to stay compliant with the policies. In one aspect, the interface exposes policies set forth by parents. Via a management control panel, parents can set or alter various policies, stored in a settings store, to protect children from contact with undesirable content. The interface interprets these policies to ensure that applications, such as those provided by third party vendors, are compliant with the wishes set forth in the parents' policies.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron Culbreth, Keumars A. Ahdieh, II, Peter M. Wiest, Roderick M. Toll, Roger H. Wynn, Stan Dale Pennington, Timothy Arthur Gill
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Publication number: 20120054789Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A. Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
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Patent number: 8091141Abstract: Parental controls for entertainment digital media are provided that allow a parent to restrict multiple user's access to entertainment content. One or more updatable rating definition files with dynamic data are used to define rating levels and content descriptors for a regional rating system. Entertainment content definition files define the rating level and content descriptors for entertainment content. User permission settings define a particular user's access rating level and content descriptors. The rating definition file can be used to compare the entertainment content definition file and user permission settings in determining if a user is allowed access to particular entertainment content.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Kareem A Choudhry, Roderick M. Toll, Jonathan D. Hildebrandt
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Publication number: 20110237328Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston
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Publication number: 20110237329Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 7972215Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Publication number: 20100333117Abstract: A compliance interface is disclosed that takes in queries from applications which may want to know if they are compliant with associated polices stored on a computing system. The interface can then interpret these queries and provide notifications and instructions to the applications. Notifications may give notice of how a policy may impact an application, and instructions may tell an application how to behave in order to stay compliant with the policies. In one aspect, the interface exposes policies set forth by parents. Via a management control panel, parents can set or alter various policies, stored in a settings store, to protect children from contact with undesirable content. The interface interprets these policies to ensure that applications, such as those provided by third party vendors, are compliant with the wishes set forth in the parents' policies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Aaron Culbreth, Keumars A. Ahdieh, II, Peter M. Wiest, Roderick M. Toll, Roger H. Wynn, Stan Dale Pennington, Timothy Arthur Gill
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Patent number: 7846023Abstract: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2003Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: C. Shane Evans, Roderick M. Toll, G. Andrew Johnston, II
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Patent number: 7802267Abstract: A compliance interface is disclosed that takes in queries from applications which may want to know if they are compliant with associated polices stored on a computing system. The interface can then interpret these queries and provide notifications and instructions to the applications. Notifications may give notice of how a policy may impact an application, and instructions may tell an application how to behave in order to stay compliant with the policies. In one aspect, the interface exposes policies set forth by parents. Via a management control panel, parents can set or alter various policies, stored in a settings store, to protect children from contact with undesirable content. The interface interprets these policies to ensure that applications, such as those provided by third party vendors, are compliant with the wishes set forth in the parents' policies.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron Culbreth, Keumars A. Ahdieh, II, Peter M. Wiest, Roderick M. Toll, Roger H. Wynn, Stan Dale Pennington, Timothy Arthur Gill