Patents by Inventor Ruediger A. Kinast

Ruediger A. Kinast 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: 10650033
    Abstract: Systems and devices for presenting coordinated event search results in a user interface for a calendar are disclosed. In an example, operations include: generating a calendar surface user interface, to display at least one event in a calendar view; receiving a search query for a search of the calendar; generating a search result user interface, to display events from a result of the search query; and updating the calendar surface based on the search result, with the display of the events in the calendar surface being updated based on a match with the search query. As various examples, based on the search results or the search query: the search result portion may indicate that a corresponding event is displayed within the calendar surface portion; graphical emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events; or graphical de-emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ruediger A Kinast, Rachel Sirkin, Christopher C Knestrick, Pankaj S Luthra, Thomas Christopher Laflin, Ashita Khetan
  • Publication number: 20180357305
    Abstract: Systems and devices for presenting coordinated event search results in a user interface for a calendar are disclosed. In an example, operations include: generating a calendar surface user interface, to display at least one event in a calendar view; receiving a search query for a search of the calendar; generating a search result user interface, to display events from a result of the search query; and updating the calendar surface based on the search result, with the display of the events in the calendar surface being updated based on a match with the search query. As various examples, based on the search results or the search query: the search result portion may indicate that a corresponding event is displayed within the calendar surface portion; graphical emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events; or graphical de-emphasis effects may be applied to search results or events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ruediger A. Kinast, Rachel Sirkin, Christopher C. Knestrick, Pankaj S. Luthra, Thomas Christopher Laflin, Ashita Khetan
  • Patent number: 10082931
    Abstract: Transitioning of a command user interface (UI) between a toolbar UI and a full menu UI based on a use context is provided. An application such as a messaging application detects a request to interact with a message. A presentation mode is identified based on the use context associated with the request. The use context includes a reading mode or an authoring mode. A command UI is generated based on the presentation mode. The command UI includes a toolbar UI for the reading mode or a full menu UI for the authoring mode. The command UI is displayed in proximity to the message within a messaging UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Malia Douglas, Qixing Zheng, Rebecca Haruyama, Jason Blackheart, Ruediger Kinast
  • Publication number: 20160364090
    Abstract: Transitioning of a command user interface (UI) between a toolbar UI and a full menu UI based on a use context is provided. An application such as a messaging application detects a request to interact with a message. A presentation mode is identified based on the use context associated with the request. The use context includes a reading mode or an authoring mode. A command UI is generated based on the presentation mode. The command UI includes a toolbar UI for the reading mode or a full menu UI for the authoring mode. The command UI is displayed in proximity to the message within a messaging UI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Malia Douglas, Qixing Zheng, Rebecca Haruyama, Jason Blackheart, Ruediger Kinast
  • Patent number: D803873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kathleen Thompson, Joseph McLaughlin, Hayley Lynn Steplyk, Ruediger A. Kinast, Jason Cook, Samuel T. Cook, Matthew T. McFadden, Misbah Uraizee, Joshua Paul LaMar