Patents by Inventor Scott D. Stacey

Scott D. Stacey 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: 8291045
    Abstract: Configuration of an application module to utilize branded content is described. In an implementation, a method includes identifying one of a plurality of business relationships which correspond to a request sent by a client over a network. A configuration file is the formed for communication to the client and for configuration of an application module of the client to utilize branded content which corresponds to the identified business relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brion G. Stone, Eric W Hebenstreit, Emmanuel Miranda-Steiner, Lucius B. C. A. Fleuchaus, Oliver I. Wallace, Scott D. Stacey, Arnold Neil Blinn
  • Publication number: 20120011014
    Abstract: Media purchase techniques are described. In an implementation, an indication is received that an item of media was successfully purchased through a single transaction that includes rights for access to the item of media in different forms that are optimized, respectively, for different classes of computing devices. Responsive to the receipt of the indication, the item of media is permitted to be streamed to at least one of the computing devices to enable output of the item of media for playback as the item of media is streamed and storage of the item of media to local storage of the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott D. Stacey, Praveen Kumar Vemparala, Geir O. Martinsen, Robert N. Pulliam, JR., Uchechukwu U. Adegbite, Mark D. Schwesinger, August W. Hill, Zachariah G. Johnson