Patents by Inventor Thomas Charles Underhill
Thomas Charles Underhill 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).
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Publication number: 20230328011Abstract: Systems and methods for initiating an instant messaging chat session from an email thread are described. In examples, an email thread including at least one email is received and user identifiers form the at least one email are extracted. Presence information associated with each user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers is obtained and then ordered. The ordered plurality of user identifiers together with their presence information are displayed in a user interface window. A determination to display a user control associated with an instant messaging capability is based on the presence information associated with at least one user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers. Upon receiving an indication that the user control associated with the instant messaging chat capability is selected, an instant messaging chat session is initiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Afraz A. SIDDIQUI, John J. LOTITO, Joshua BOUCKENOOGHE, Thomas Charles UNDERHILL, Erin WOO, Allison Bellew SOUSA, Peter NAGY, Arnaud VALLAT
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Patent number: 11677694Abstract: Systems and methods for initiating an instant messaging chat session from an email thread are described. In examples, an email thread including at least one email is received and user identifiers form the at least one email are extracted. Presence information associated with each user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers is obtained and then ordered. The ordered plurality of user identifiers together with their presence information are displayed in a user interface window. A determination to display a user control associated with an instant messaging capability is based on the presence information associated with at least one user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers. Upon receiving an indication that the user control associated with the instant messaging chat capability is selected, an instant messaging chat session is initiated.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Afraz A. Siddiqui, John J. Lotito, Joshua Bouckenooghe, Thomas Charles Underhill, Erin Woo, Allison Bellew Sousa, Peter Nagy, Arnaud Vallat
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Publication number: 20220393996Abstract: Systems and methods for initiating an instant messaging chat session from an email thread are described. In examples, an email thread including at least one email is received and user identifiers form the at least one email are extracted. Presence information associated with each user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers is obtained and then ordered. The ordered plurality of user identifiers together with their presence information are displayed in a user interface window. A determination to display a user control associated with an instant messaging capability is based on the presence information associated with at least one user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers. Upon receiving an indication that the user control associated with the instant messaging chat capability is selected, an instant messaging chat session is initiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Afraz A. SIDDIQUI, John J. LOTITO, Joshua BOUCKENOOGHE, Thomas Charles UNDERHILL, Erin WOO, Allison Bellew SOUSA, Peter NAGY, Arnaud VALLAT
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Publication number: 20150227494Abstract: Technologies are described herein for creating and editing dynamic graphics via a World Wide Web (“Web”) interface. A Web service is provided for generating dynamic graphics in response to requests received from client computers. In response to requests from client computers, the Web service generates requested dynamic graphics and returns the generated dynamic graphics to the client computers in response to the requests. Parameters may be provided to the Web service indicating a list of text items, a layout type, a visual style, a color, and other aspects of a dynamic graphic. A user interface is also provided for creating and editing a dynamic graphic within a Web browser application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Lawrence Waldman, Thomas Charles Underhill, Scott Harrison Douglas, Robert Emmett Kolba
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Patent number: 9037974Abstract: Technologies are described herein for creating and editing dynamic graphics via a World Wide Web (“Web”) interface. A Web service is provided for generating dynamic graphics in response to requests received from client computers. In response to requests from client computers, the Web service generates requested dynamic graphics and returns the generated dynamic graphics to the client computers in response to the requests. Parameters may be provided to the Web service indicating a list of text items, a layout type, a visual style, a color, and other aspects of a dynamic graphic. A user interface is also provided for creating and editing a dynamic graphic within a Web browser application.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Lawrence Waldman, Thomas Charles Underhill, Scott Harrison Douglas, Robert Emmett Kolba, Jr.
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Patent number: 8516365Abstract: Technologies are described herein for dynamically laying out images and associated text using pre-defined layouts. The pre-defined layouts are created and data defining the layouts is stored in a layout definition file. An application program provides a user interface for dynamically laying out the images and associated text using the contents of the layout definition file. The user interface includes a canvas onto which a user may place one or more images and a layout gallery through which a user may select a pre-defined layout to be applied to images placed on the canvas. The layout gallery includes selectable visual representations corresponding to each of the available pre-defined layouts. When one of the visual representations is selected, the corresponding pre-defined layout is dynamically applied to images on the canvas. The visual representations displayed in the layout gallery may also be utilized to generate a preview of the layout.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Crystal Lynn Hoyer, Lawrence Waldman, Jason Stuart Schneekloth, Thomas Charles Underhill, Christopher Michael Becker
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Publication number: 20100171754Abstract: A shape expressed using digital ink is recognized and a beautified shape is inserted into a document in a native document format. A user interface (“UI”) control is displayed adjacent to the beautified shape which, when selected, will display selectable items for modifying the beautified shape. Insertion of the beautified shape may be undone, the beautified shape may be deleted, and the format of the beautified shape may be modified. Digital ink may also be received that corresponds to text. The digital ink is inserted into a document, displayed, and the text represented by the digital ink is recognized. A UI control is displayed adjacent to the digital ink that will display one or more selectable UI items corresponding to recognition alternates. When selected, the selectable items will cause the text of the corresponding recognition alternate to be inserted into the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Larry Tucker Hatfield, Thomas Peter Russo, Sashi Raghupathy, Manoj Kumar Biswas, Crystal Lynn Hoyer, Ming Ye, Ivan Stojiljkovic, Thomas Charles Underhill
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Publication number: 20090172559Abstract: Technologies are described herein for creating and editing dynamic graphics via a World Wide Web (“Web”) interface. A Web service is provided for generating dynamic graphics in response to requests received from client computers. In response to requests from client computers, the Web service generates requested dynamic graphics and returns the generated dynamic graphics to the client computers in response to the requests. Parameters may be provided to the Web service indicating a list of text items, a layout type, a visual style, a color, and other aspects of a dynamic graphic. A user interface is also provided for creating and editing a dynamic graphic within a Web browser application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Lawrence Waldman, Thomas Charles Underhill, Scott Harrison Douglas, Robert Emmett Kolba, JR.
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Publication number: 20080313533Abstract: Technologies are described herein for dynamically laying out images and associated text using pre-defined layouts. The pre-defined layouts are created and data defining the layouts is stored in a layout definition file. An application program provides a user interface for dynamically laying out the images and associated text using the contents of the layout definition file. The user interface includes a canvas onto which a user may place one or more images and a layout gallery through which a user may select a pre-defined layout to be applied to images placed on the canvas. The layout gallery includes selectable visual representations corresponding to each of the available pre-defined layouts. When one of the visual representations is selected, the corresponding pre-defined layout is dynamically applied to images on the canvas. The visual representations displayed in the layout gallery may also be utilized to generate a preview of the layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Crystal Lynn Hoyer, Lawrence Waldman, Jason Stuart Schneekloth, Thomas Charles Underhill, Christopher Michael Becker