Patents by Inventor Steven Andrew Cover

Steven Andrew Cover 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).

  • System and method for exposing instant messenger presence information on a mobile device
    Patent number: 7317928
    Abstract: A cross-process layer is generally directed to exposing instant messenger (IM) presence information on a mobile device. An application program interface (API) is provided that allows clients to retrieve IM presence information for display regardless of the IM service provider providing the IM presence information. The IM service providers therefore interoperate with any application on the mobile device and enables any application to show presence for any IM contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Edward Stewart, Steven Andrew Cover, William Scott Stauber, Garrett Vargas
  • Mixed but indistinguishable raster and vector image data types
    Patent number: 7148907
    Abstract: An image processing application employs the concept of integral pre-multiplied alpha channel, and combines the techniques of multi-resolution representation, graph-structured representation, and automatic and intelligent data type conversion in order to permit a computer user to mix and manipulate both raster and vector based images in a single user interface while remaining unaware of the different data types underlying the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alvy Ray Smith, John Bradstreet, Jonathan Edgar Fay, Ajai Sehgal, Tanuja Abhay Joshi, John Fitzgerald Bronskill, Daniel Gwozdz, Steven Andrew Cover, Nicholas John Clay, Edward W. Connell
  • Method and system for modifying an image on a web page
    Patent number: 6961905
    Abstract: An editing program establishes communication with a remote computer using an Internet protocol, downloads a web page containing one or more imported images and displays the web page on a user interface. As the user moves a cursor over an imported image, its appearance may change. The user may select an imported image to edit directly from the displayed web page. In response to the user selecting an image, the editing program presents the image in an editing interface for modification by the user. The image may then be saved back to its original location according to write access permissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Cover, Daniel Gwozdz, Susan Pappalardo, Momin Al-Ghosien, Dorothy Al-Ghosien
  • Mixed but indistinguishable raster and vector image data types
    Patent number: 6870545
    Abstract: An image processing application employs the concept of integral pre-multiplied alpha channel, and combines the techniques of multi-resolution representation, graph-structured representation, and automatic and intelligent data type conversion in order to permit a computer user to mix and manipulate both raster and vector based images in a single user interface while remaining unaware of the different data types underlying the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alvy Ray Smith, John Bradstreet, Jonathan Edgar Fay, Ajai Sehgal, Tanuja Abhay Joshi, John Fitzgerald Bronskill, Daniel Gwozdz, Steven Andrew Cover, Nicholas John Clay, Edward W. Connell
  • Mixed but indistinguisable raster and vector image data types
    Publication number: 20040257367
    Abstract: An image processing application employs the concept of integral pre-multiplied alpha channel, and combines the techniques of multi-resolution representation, graph-structured representation, and automatic and intelligent data type conversion in order to permit a computer user to mix and manipulate both raster and vector based images in a single user interface while remaining unaware of the different data types underlying the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alvy Ray Smith, John Bradstreet, Jonathan Edgar Fay, Ajai Sehgal, Tanuja Abhay Joshi, John Fitzgerald Bronskill, Daniel Gwozdz, Steven Andrew Cover, Nicholas John Clay, Edward W. Connell