Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Bui

Timothy L. Bui 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).

  • Alpha character support and translation in dialer
    Patent number: 8923507
    Abstract: The innovation supports the ability to map alpha characters entered directly into the dialer application of a smartphone. These alpha characters can be entered via a smartphone keyboard (e.g., QWERTY keyboard) and converted to the appropriate digits as mapped to a conventional telephone keypad. The resultant numerical digits can be used to prompt a network call. Additionally, the innovation can be used during an active call to respond to prompts that traditionally require 12-key mappings. This innovation allows a user to both dial a number directly via a smartphone keyboard, and filter contacts by name, in a non-modal manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Kai K. Chang, Genevieve Gambardella, Timothy L. Bui, Jason S. Hamilton, Navneet Mehta, Robert P. St. Pierre, Kelly Ann Grantham Gachet, Anil Dhawan
  • Smart filtering with multiple simultaneous keyboard inputs
    Patent number: 7675435
    Abstract: Keyboard entries by users are tracked and filtered to reduce ambiguity in translating the entries to characters and predicting text based on the entries in a multiple keyboard environment. Key tables such as an equivalence table mapping characters to a base character value, a digit mapping table mapping characters to a digit between 0 and 9 are used to determine possible matches in text prediction. A letter accumulator UI is employed along with a number accumulator UI to provide users feedback on tracked letters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ray Sun, Timothy M. Thairu, Kelly Gachet, Juan Jose Mejia, Timothy L. Bui, Peter Deng, Aaron Filner
  • ALPHA CHARACTER SUPPORT AND TRANSLATION IN DIALER
    Publication number: 20080317240
    Abstract: The innovation supports the ability to map alpha characters entered directly into the dialer application of a smartphone. These alpha characters can be entered via a smartphone keyboard (e.g., QWERTY keyboard) and converted to the appropriate digits as mapped to a conventional telephone keypad. The resultant numerical digits can be used to prompt a network call. Additionally, the innovation can be used during an active call to respond to prompts that traditionally require 12-key mappings. This innovation allows a user to both dial a number directly via a smartphone keyboard, and filter contacts by name, in a non-modal manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Kai K. Chang, Genevieve Gambardella, Timothy L. Bui, Jason S. Hamilton, Navneet Mehta, Robert P. St. Pierre, Kelly Ann Grantham Gachet, Anil Dhawan
  • Smart filtering with multiple simultaneous keyboard inputs
    Publication number: 20080068226
    Abstract: Keyboard entries by users are tracked and filtered to reduce ambiguity in translating the entries to characters and predicting text based on the entries in a multiple keyboard environment. Key tables such as an equivalence table mapping characters to a base character value, a digit mapping table mapping characters to a digit between 0 and 9 are used to determine possible matches in text prediction. A letter accumulator UI is employed along with a number accumulator UI to provide users feedback on tracked letters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ray Sun, Timothy M. Thairu, Kelly Gachet, Juan Jose Mejia, Timothy L. Bui, Peter Deng, Aaron Filner