Patents by Inventor Tim Tian Chen

Tim Tian Chen 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).

  • Systems and methods for operating a computing device having image capture capabilities
    Patent number: 7386323
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a portable computing device having a broad set of functionality, such as image or audio/video capture capabilities, are provided. One or more specialized modes are provided in a portable computing device, such as a smart phone, for intelligently disabling any distracting functionality of the portable computing device with respect to a target subset of functionality possessed by the device and invoked during operation of a specialized mode. In various embodiments, the special mode for operation of a portable computing device in accordance with the invention is such that functionality that is likely to interfere with a time capture event of the device is disabled or mitigated during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Tian Chen, Peter Burchhardt, Eric I-Chao Chang