Patents by Inventor Stephen T. Leroux

Stephen T. Leroux 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).

  • Media timeline
    Patent number: 7934159
    Abstract: A media timeline is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving a request from an application at an application programming interface (API) to interact with a plurality of media. Based on the request, a media timeline is generated. The media timeline is for exposure via the API to the application and includes a plurality of nodes. The media timeline defines a presentation of a first media referenced by a first node with respect to a second media referenced by a second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shafiq Ur Rahman, Sohail Baig Mohammed, Michael J. Novak, Adil Sherwani, Alexandre V. Grigorovitch, Xiqiang Zhi, Kirt A. Debique, Stephen T. Leroux, Sumedh N. Barde