Patents by Inventor Steve C. Glenner

Steve C. Glenner 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: 9106759
    Abstract: The presently described subject matter allows the user to interactively browse a collection of electronic files, such as a digital photo collection, remotely using a mobile telephone. Files from the collection of electronic files can be directed from the mobile telephone to be sent to a remote display device, where the file can be displayed. Also, a user can record voice and text annotations from the mobile phone to preserve with an electronic file, and which is transported along with the file when it is displayed on a remote display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis G. Wong, Steve C. Glenner
  • Publication number: 20120271915
    Abstract: The presently described subject matter allows the user to interactively browse a collection of electronic files, such as a digital photo collection, remotely using a mobile telephone. Files from the collection of electronic files can be directed from the mobile telephone to be sent to a remote display device, where the file can be displayed. Also, a user can record voice and text annotations from the mobile phone to preserve with an electronic file, and which is transported along with the file when it is displayed on a remote display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steve C. Glenner, Curtis G. Wong
  • Patent number: 8238696
    Abstract: In an Item-based system, Images (e.g., JPEG, TIFF, bitmap, and so on) are treated as core platform objects (“Image Items” or, more simply, “Images”) and exist in an “Image Schema” that provides an extensible representation of an Image in the system—that is, the characteristics of an Image and how that Image relates to other Items (including but not limited to other Images) in the system. To this end, the Image Schema defines the properties, behaviors, and relationships for Images in the system, and the Schema also enforces rules about Images, for example, what data specific Images must contain, what data specific Images may optionally contain, how specific Images can be extended, and so on and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Dart, Bradley P. Gibson, Christopher A. Evans, Paul S. Hellyar, Alexander Vaschillo, John C. Platt, Steve C. Glenner, Nathaniel H. Ballou
  • Patent number: 8225335
    Abstract: The presently described subject matter allows the user to interactively browse a collection of electronic files, such as a digital photo collection, remotely using a mobile telephone. Files from the collection of electronic files can be directed from the mobile telephone to be sent to a remote display device, where the file can be displayed. Also, a user can record voice and text annotations from the mobile phone to preserve with an electronic file, and which is transported along with the file when it is displayed on a remote display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steve C. Glenner, Curtis G. Wong
  • Patent number: 8205172
    Abstract: The present subject matter describes a graphical web browser toolbar the stores visual representations of user-selected web pages. A saved page is included in the toolbar as a tile that shows a thumbnail image of at least a portion of the page. A user may customize the thumbnail image by zooming onto an area of the page. The user selects a tile from the toolbar to show an enlarged version of the thumbnail image with data from the web page, such as a link to the web page. A comments section allows a user to enter comments related to the web page into the tile. Tiles may be arranged according to groups as configured by the user. The toolbar may be stored and transmitted to a remote location. Using the described techniques, a web shopper can save images in a graphical toolbar and send items saved therein to an acquaintance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis G. Wong, Steve C. Glenner, Steven M. Drucker
  • Patent number: 7933612
    Abstract: The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for determining locations of mobile devices. In particular, a set of regions is defined based upon the relative strength of signals received from one or more base stations within the region. Each region has associated location information (e.g., latitude and longitude). The location of a mobile device can be determined by analyzing the strength of received signals, identifying base stations and generating an ordered list of base stations based upon signal strength. The ordered list can be compared to the set of regions to determine the region in which the mobile device is located. The location information for the retrieved region can be used to estimate the location of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Counts, John C. Krumm, Jordan L. K. Schwartz, Steve C. Glenner
  • Patent number: 7788144
    Abstract: A system and method for presenting images and related items to a user. A digital image from a data store is assessed, and a portion of the image is defined as a region of interest. Properties are associated with this defined region, and these properties are utilized to infer relationships between the region of interest and related items in the data store. Optionally, a user input indicating a desire to view related content may be received and such content may be presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Vaschillo, Bradley P. Gibson, Christopher A. Evans, John C. Platt, Nathaniel H. Ballou, Paul S. Hellyar, Scott E. Dart, Steve C. Glenner