Patents by Inventor Stephen Fisher

Stephen Fisher 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: 7167585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Robert L. Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Arin J. Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette E. Krantz, Todd A. Torset, Jerome J. Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Patent number: 7158675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Robert L. Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Arin J. Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette E. Krantz, Todd A. Torset, Jerome J. Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Publication number: 20060274057
    Abstract: A system and method for performing ink related operations in a tree-based presentation system is described. Ink-related programmatical interfaces may relate to interactions with a stroke object, a stroke collection object, and ink input elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shawn Van Ness, Sam George, Stefan Wick, Brian Ewanchuk, Todd Torset, Wayne Zeng, Xiao Tu, Koji Kato, Alexander Kolmykov-Zotov, Timothy Kannapel, Manoj Biswas, Kevin Welton, Richmond Lough, Chandramouli Kompella, Hongan Wang, Steven Dodge, Todd Landstad, Shiraz Somji, Vladimir Smirnov, Stephen Fisher, Rudolph Balaz, Michael Russell
  • Publication number: 20060247512
    Abstract: A portable, wireless patient monitor may be placed with the patient in the bore of an MRI machine eliminating the need for separate cabling between the MRI machine and an external monitoring unit. In one embodiment, the patient monitor may be attached to the patient's shoulder by a harness or the like which may also serve to corral leads between the patient monitor and the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Harwell, Arthur Weeks, Stephen Fisher, Jorgen Kilden-Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20060241384
    Abstract: A portable, wireless patient monitor may operate in an MRI machine to monitor the patient during the scan and provides an optical display allowing the connection of the patient to the monitor when the monitor is remote from its receiving base station, for example, in the hospital room, or to provide clinical information as a freestanding monitor before and after the scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Fisher, Arthur Weeks, Jorgen Kilden-Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20060206024
    Abstract: A wireless in bore sensor for magnet resonance imaging provides radio frequency communication of physiological and other data signals from a battery powered unit held adjacent to the patient within the bore by using multiple diversity techniques to overcome the interfering environment of the MRI imaging system and to prevent interference with the MRI system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Arthur Weeks, Stephen Fisher, Jorgen Kilden-Pedersen, Robert Harwell, Scott Nolan, John Moore
  • Publication number: 20060190602
    Abstract: A platform that may be used to dynamically reallocation resources to support an Internet application is disclosed. In an embodiment, the platform may include two layers of distribution, one at the DNS layer and one at an Internet data center layer. The platform may include a dynamic resource allocation manager that causes instances of applications to be initiated in Internet data centers in response to dynamic conditions and characteristics of the application. A monitoring system module may be provided to keep the dynamic resource allocation manager informed as the health and utilization of instances of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Claudia Canali, Alexandre Gerber, Stephen Fisher, Michael Rabinovich, Oliver Spatscheck, Zhen Xiao
  • Publication number: 20060093218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj Biswas, Robert Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen Fisher, Arin Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette Krantz, Todd Torset, Jerome Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz Somji
  • Publication number: 20060093219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj Biswas, Robert Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen Fisher, Arin Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette Krantz, Todd Torset, Jerome Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz Somji
  • Publication number: 20060070301
    Abstract: A window or door structural member includes an extruded structural member having at least a thermoplastic and filaments disposed within the thermoplastic. The extruded structural member has a thermal coefficient of expansion of 3×10?5 in/in ° F. or less and a heat deflection temperature of 210° F. or more. An acrylic cap is coextruded with the extruded structural member and coupled with the extruded structural member. In one option, the extruded structural member includes at least one of a frame member, sash, or panel, and cladding. In another option, a window or door assembly includes a frame and a cladding coupled along the frame. At least one of the frame, sash, or panel, and the cladding includes one or more extruded structural members including at least a thermoplastic and filaments disposed within the thermoplastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Fisher, Michael Marsh
  • Publication number: 20040218748
    Abstract: A method and system for providing and using telephone call routing rules provides customer premises equipment adapted to intelligently and automatically identify a routing path associated with a telephone call and to route the telephone call to the identified routing path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Stephen Fisher
  • Publication number: 20030215140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Robert L. Chambers, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Arin J. Goldberg, Gregory Hullender, Brigette E. Krantz, Todd A. Torset, Jerome J. Turner, Andrew Silverman, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Publication number: 20030217336
    Abstract: Overlaying electronic ink over a document. A typical scenario may be where one it would be useful to mark up a document with electronic ink, such as by making handwritten comments, drawings, and the like over the underlying document. In some embodiments, a developer may easily define an inking surface, such as a transparent or opaque window, over a document. The inking surface may act as an input interface such that a user may write onto the inking surface such that is appears that the document itself is being marked up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gounares, Steve Dodge, Tobiasz A. Zielinski, Arin J. Goldberg, Eugene A. Tsimberg, Todd A. Torset, Robert L. Chambers, Timothy H. Kannapel, Rudolph Balaz, Subha Bhattacharyay, Manoj K. Biswas, Bodin Dresevic, Stephen A. Fisher, Brigette E. Krantz, Shiraz M. Somji
  • Patent number: 6626744
    Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously polishing wafers including at least a first and a second web of polishing media. At least two polishing heads are provided on a carrier coupled to a drive system such that one polishing head positions a wafer against the first web and a second polishing head positions a second wafer against the second web. The drive system imparts a programmed polishing motion or pattern to the polishing heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. White, Phillip R. Sommer, Stephen Fisher
  • Patent number: 6344855
    Abstract: A network-oriented component system efficiently accesses information from a network resource located on a computer network by creating an encapsulated network entity that contains a reference to that resource. The encapsulated entity is preferably implemented as a network component stored on a computer remotely displaced from the referenced resource. In addition, the encapsulated entity may be manifested as a visual object on a graphical user interface of a computer screen. Such visual manifestation allows a user to easily manipulate the entity in order to display the contents of the resource on the screen or to electronically forward the entity over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Fisher, Michael A. Cleron, Timo Bruck
  • Patent number: 6212575
    Abstract: An extensible and replaceable network-oriented component system provides a platform for developing network navigation components that operate on a variety of hardware and software computer systems. These navigation components include key integrating components along with components configured to deliver conventional services directed to computer networks, such as Gopher-specific and Web-specific components. Communication among these components is achieved through novel application programming interfaces (APIs) to facilitate integration with an underlying software component architecture. Such a highly-modular cooperating layered-arrangement between the network component system and the component architecture allows any existing component to be replaced, and allows new components to be added, without affecting operation of the network component system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Cleron, Stephen Fisher, Timo Bruck
  • Patent number: 6122675
    Abstract: A log component of an extensible and replaceable network-oriented component system maintains a list of locations explored by a user when navigating a computer network, in addition to organizing various "views" of the list to provide a mental "routing map" relationship between the explored locations. The network-oriented system includes a novel application programming interface for the log component that facilitates integration with an underlying software component architecture. Such a highly-modular cooperating layered-arrangement between the network component system and the component architecture allows the log component to be replaced, extended or modified by other log-type components, while ensuring that these latter components "seamlessly" interact with existing components and component editors of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Fisher, Michael A. Cleron, Timo Bruck
  • Patent number: 5969705
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for a first process operative in a computer system controlling a user interface on a computer system display under control of a second process operative in the computer system. An event handler is installed for the second process, the event handler servicing events generated for controlling the user interface display under control of the second process. The first process may then perform a first set of functions in the computer system. The first process generates events for controlling the user interface display, the events related to the functions performed by the first process. The event handler receives the events generated by the first process and updates the user interface on the computer system display according to the events generated by the first process and received by the event handler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Fisher, Eric Mathew Trehus
  • Patent number: 5929852
    Abstract: A network-oriented component system efficiently accesses information from a network resource located on a computer network by creating an encapsulated network entity that contains a reference to that resource. The encapsulated entity is preferably implemented as a network component stored on a computer remotely displaced from the referenced resource. In addition, the encapsulated entity may be manifested as a visual object on a graphical user interface of a computer screen. Such visual manifestation allows a user to easily manipulate the entity in order to display the contents of the resource on the screen or to electronically forward the entity over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Fisher, Michael A. Cleron, Timo Bruck
  • Patent number: 5911067
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring control between application programs. A messaging means is provided which allows a first application program to indicate to the messaging means that a second application program should assume control. The messaging means receives the message and performs an orderly shutdown of the first application program and messages the second application program that it should commence operation. Upon valid and proper operation of the second application program, the first application program is caused to be suspended, and the second application program is invoked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Owens, Stephen Fisher