Patents by Inventor Thaddeus A. Scott

Thaddeus A. Scott 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: 10884575
    Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein provide a contextual toolset for use in canvases of collaboration applications. The techniques also provide smart hooks for pinning tools to specific locations on content opened in a canvas. The contextual toolset may include tools specific to an application opened in a canvas and/or tools for implementing the functionality of external applications. The smart hooks maintain linkages between an instance of tool usage and an object in a file or other content. The linkages maintain the tool in the same location relative to the object even if the object is moved. Instances of external applications opened in a canvas may be presented in a dedicated user interface region that passes data to and from the external application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mark I. Rubinstein, Mark Robert Swift, Xiaoyue Wang, Michael Brasket, Thaddeus A. Scott
  • Patent number: 10863227
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a teleconference session are described. Teleconference data including display streams is transmitted to a number of client computers. Each of the streams may include at least a video and an audio component. A user interface includes a first display area rendering a first stream and a second display area rendering a second stream. An event may occur that removes a video component from the first stream. In response to the event, the rendering of the first stream may be removed from the first display area, and one or more streams of the plurality of streams may be displayed in at least a portion of the first display area. Such techniques for modifying user interface displays based on the actions of select users that have transitioned to an audio-only mode can optimize the use of a display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Ekaterina Bassova, Thaddeus A. Scott, Marcelo Daniel Truffat, Mansoor Malik, Matthew Benjamin Blank, Kevin D. Morrison, Timothy Michael Cleary
  • Publication number: 20200371663
    Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein provide a contextual toolset for use in canvases of collaboration applications. The techniques also provide smart hooks for pinning tools to specific locations on content opened in a canvas. The contextual toolset may include tools specific to an application opened in a canvas and/or tools for implementing the functionality of external applications. The smart hooks maintain linkages between an instance of tool usage and an object in a file or other content. The linkages maintain the tool in the same location relative to the object even if the object is moved. Instances of external applications opened in a canvas may be presented in a dedicated user interface region that passes data to and from the external application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Mark I. RUBINSTEIN, Mark Robert SWIFT, Xiaoyue WANG, Michael BRASKET, Thaddeus A. SCOTT
  • Publication number: 20180367757
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a teleconference session are described. Teleconference data including display streams is transmitted to a number of client computers. Each of the streams may include at least a video and an audio component. A user interface includes a first display area rendering a first stream and a second display area rendering a second stream. An event may occur that removes a video component from the first stream. In response to the event, the rendering of the first stream may be removed from the first display area, and one or more streams of the plurality of streams may be displayed in at least a portion of the first display area. Such techniques for modifying user interface displays based on the actions of select users that have transitioned to an audio-only mode can optimize the use of a display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Ekaterina Bassova, Thaddeus A. Scott, Marcelo Daniel Truffat, Mansoor Malik, Matthew Benjamin Blank, Kevin D. Morrison, Timothy Michael Cleary
  • Publication number: 20180232920
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing contextually aware location selections for teleconference monitor views are presented. A system can be configured to provide different user interfaces with each user interface associated with a category of functionality. For instance, one user interface may provide document editing functionality for editing a document, and another user interface may provide instant messaging functionality. When a user is engaged in a teleconference session, techniques presented herein enable a system to dynamically select a location for rendering of the teleconference session depending on the category of functionality being utilized by the user. A size and display properties of a display are of the teleconference session can also be determined based on a selected category of functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Catherine Bassova, Thaddeus A. Scott, Marcelo Daniel Truffat, Mansoor Malik, Amey Parandekar, Kevin D. Morrison
  • Patent number: 10038877
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a teleconference session are described. Teleconference data including display streams is transmitted to a number of client computers. Each of the streams may include at least a video and an audio component. A user interface includes a first display area rendering a first stream and a second display area rendering a second stream. An event may occur that removes a video component from the first stream. In response to the event, the rendering of the first stream may be removed from the first display area, and one or more streams of the plurality of streams may be displayed in at least a portion of the first display area. Such techniques for modifying user interface displays based on the actions of select users that have transitioned to an audio-only mode can optimize the use of a display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Ekaterina Bassova, Thaddeus A. Scott, Marcelo Daniel Truffat, Mansoor Malik, Matthew Benjamin Blank, Kevin D. Morrison, Timothy Michael Cleary
  • Patent number: D1055091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Diego D. Baca Del Rosario, Thaddeus A. Scott, Yash Misra, Michael H. Hill