Patents by Inventor Sharon K. Cunnington

Sharon K. Cunnington 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).

  • Adaptive meeting management
    Patent number: 9111263
    Abstract: A template and/or knowledge associated with a synchronous meeting are obtained by a computing device. The computing device then adaptively manages the synchronous meeting based at least in part on the template and/or knowledge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jin Li, James E. Oker, Rajesh K. Hegde, Dinei Afonso Ferreira Florencio, Michel Pahud, Sharon K. Cunnington, Philip A. Chou, Zhengyou Zhang
  • Detecting reactions and providing feedback to an interaction
    Patent number: 8670018
    Abstract: Reaction information of participants to an interaction may be sensed and analyzed to determine one or more reactions or dispositions of the participants. Feedback may be provided based on the determined reactions. The participants may be given an opportunity to opt in to having their reaction information collected, and may be provided complete control over how their reaction information is shared or used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sharon K. Cunnington, Rajesh K. Hegde, Kori Quinn, Jin Li, Philip A. Chou, Zhengyou Zhang, Desney S. Tan
  • DETECTING REACTIONS AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO AN INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20110295392
    Abstract: Reaction information of participants to an interaction may be sensed and analyzed to determine one or more reactions or dispositions of the participants. Feedback may be provided based on the determined reactions. The participants may be given an opportunity to opt in to having their reaction information collected, and may be provided complete control over how their reaction information is shared or used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sharon K. Cunnington, Rajesh K. Hegde, Kori Quinn, Jin Li, Philip A. Chou, Zhengyou Zhang, Desney S. Tan
  • Adaptive Meeting Management
    Publication number: 20100318399
    Abstract: A template and/or knowledge associated with a synchronous meeting are obtained by a computing device. The computing device then adaptively manages the synchronous meeting based at least in part on the template and/or knowledge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Li, James E. Oker, Rajesh K. Hegde, Dinei Afonso Ferreira Florencio, Michel Pahud, Sharon K. Cunnington, Philip A. Chou, Zhengyou Zhang