Patents by Inventor Sander Martijn Viegers

Sander Martijn Viegers 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: 11340754
    Abstract: Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sander Martijn Viegers, Daniel Rosenstein
  • Publication number: 20210173530
    Abstract: Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Sander Martijn Viegers, Daniel Rosenstein
  • Patent number: 10928972
    Abstract: Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sander Martijn Viegers, Daniel Rosenstein
  • Patent number: 10579723
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for creating a data summary table includes a field pane including a list of a plurality of fields, and a layout pane including a plurality of zones. The zones represent areas of the data summary table, and the layout pane allows a field of the plurality of fields from the field pane to be added to a first zone of the zones. A data summary table is updated upon the field being added to the layout pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Allan Folting, Konrad Tupaj, Brandon Weber, Denise Cathleen Carlevato, Sander Martijn Viegers
  • Publication number: 20180210614
    Abstract: Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Sander Martijn Viegers, Daniel Rosenstein
  • Patent number: 9946429
    Abstract: Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sander Martijn Viegers, Daniel Rosenstein
  • Publication number: 20170075874
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for creating a data summary table includes a field pane including a list of a plurality of fields, and a layout pane including a plurality of zones. The zones represent areas of the data summary table, and the layout pane allows a field of the plurality of fields from the field pane to be added to a first zone of the zones. A data summary table is updated upon the field being added to the layout pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Allan Folting, Konrad Tupaj, Brandon Weber, Denise Cathleen Carlevato, Sander Martijn Viegers
  • Patent number: 9529789
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for creating a data summary table includes a field pane including a list of a plurality of fields, and a layout pane including a plurality of zones. The zones represent areas of the data summary table, and the layout pane allows a field of the plurality of fields from the field pane to be added to a first zone of the zones. A data summary table is updated upon the field being added to the layout pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Allan Folting, Konrad Tupaj, Brandon Weber, Denise Cathleen Carlevato, Sander Martijn Viegers
  • Patent number: 9305330
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing images having zoomspots are provided. In embodiments, an interactive image is provided. Such an interactive image includes a zoomspot that, if selected, results in a magnified portion of the interactive image corresponding with the zoomspot. Subsequently, an indication of a selection of the zoomspot is received. In response thereto, the magnified portion of the interactive image corresponding with the zoomspot is automatically presented. The magnified portion can be presented in accordance with a predetermined location of the interactive image and a predetermined quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar Chand, Faisal Nasim, Andres De Vivanco Castro Mendivil, Sander Martijn Viegers, Shree Lakshmi Jayachandra Rao
  • Publication number: 20140118405
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing images having zoomspots are provided. In embodiments, an interactive image is provided. Such an interactive image includes a zoomspot that, if selected, results in a magnified portion of the interactive image corresponding with the zoomspot. Subsequently, an indication of a selection of the zoomspot is received. In response thereto, the magnified portion of the interactive image corresponding with the zoomspot is automatically presented. The magnified portion can be presented in accordance with a predetermined location of the interactive image and a predetermined quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: RAJEEV KUMAR CHAND, FAISAL NASIM, ANDRES DE VIVANCO CASTRO MENDIVIL, SANDER MARTIJN VIEGERS, SHREE LAKSHMI JAYACHANDRA RAO
  • Patent number: 8667420
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for presenting and browsing hierarchical data. A hierarchical chart is displayed with a primary entity being displayed in a center region of the display. One or more peers to the primary entity are displayed along a horizontal axis in comparison to the primary entity. One or more parents to the primary entity are displayed above the primary entity, and one or more children to the primary entity are displayed beneath the primary entity. A method for performing searches against a hierarchical chart is also described. Input is received for a name to search for in a hierarchical chart. A filter criteria selection is received. A search is performed against the hierarchical chart to find one or more matching records that match the name and the filter criteria. The one or more matching records are displayed, with at least a name and photo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Schmitlin, Sander Martijn Viegers, Chris Edwards
  • Publication number: 20140059412
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for creating a data summary table includes a field pane including a list of a plurality of fields, and a layout pane including a plurality of zones. The zones represent areas of the data summary table, and the layout pane allows a field of the plurality of fields from the field pane to be added to a first zone of the zones. A data summary table is updated upon the field being added to the layout pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Allan Folting, Konrad Tupaj, Brandon Weber, Denise Cathleen Carlevato, Sander Martijn Viegers
  • Patent number: 8601383
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for creating a data summary table includes a field pane including a list of a plurality of fields, and a layout pane including a plurality of zones. The zones represent areas of the data summary table, and the layout pane allows a field of the plurality of fields from the field pane to be added to a first zone of the zones. A data summary table is updated upon the field being added to the layout pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Allan Folting, Konrad Tupaj, Brandon Weber, Denise Cathleen Carlevato, Sander Martijn Viegers
  • Patent number: 8533238
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing an improved interface for interacting with a document within a private computer network. A flag interface, a tag interface, and a comment interface are provided within a document viewer. The flag interface enables a user of the private computer network to flag a document as the document is displayed by the document viewer. The tag interface enables the user to associate a tag with the document as the document is displayed by the document viewer. The comment interface enables the user to share comments about the document with other users of the private computer network as the document is displayed by the document viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Chinwen Yu, Makoto Fukuda, Sander Martijn Viegers, Tsutomu Yanagida, Kevin Michael Morrill, Sean Erik McAteer, Marina Dukhon
  • Publication number: 20120324357
    Abstract: Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sander Martijn Viegers, Daniel Rosenstein
  • Publication number: 20100162173
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for presenting and browsing hierarchical data. A hierarchical chart is displayed with a primary entity being displayed in a center region of the display. One or more peers to the primary entity are displayed along a horizontal axis in comparison to the primary entity. One or more parents to the primary entity are displayed above the primary entity, and one or more children to the primary entity are displayed beneath the primary entity. A method for performing searches against a hierarchical chart is also described. Input is received for a name to search for in a hierarchical chart. A filter criteria selection is received. A search is performed against the hierarchical chart to find one or more matching records that match the name and the filter criteria. The one or more matching records are displayed, with at least a name and photo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benoit Schmitlin, Sander Martijn Viegers, Chris Edwards
  • Publication number: 20090276455
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing an improved interface for interacting with a document within a private computer network. A flag interface, a tag interface, and a comment interface are provided within a document viewer. The flag interface enables a user of the private computer network to flag a document as the document is displayed by the document viewer. The tag interface enables the user to associate a tag with the document as the document is displayed by the document viewer. The comment interface enables the user to share comments about the document with other users of the private computer network as the document is displayed by the document viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Chinwen Yu, Makoto Fukuda, Sander Martijn Viegers, Tsutomu Yanagida, Kevin Michael Morrill, Sean Erik McAteer, Marina Dukhon
  • Patent number: D699731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar Chand, Sander Martijn Viegers, Shree Lakshmi Rao
  • Patent number: D701874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shree Lakshmi Rao, Rajeev Kumar Chand, Sander Martijn Viegers