Patents by Inventor Tom Millett

Tom Millett 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).

  • Publication number: 20140149560
    Abstract: Various techniques of time zone conversion are disclosed in this application. For example, in one embodiment, a computing device can include a synchronizer configured to receive a set of time zone rules from a server. The set of time zone rules individually including a time zone identifier, a start date, and a time offset from a standard time beginning from the start date. The computing device can also include a converter operatively coupled to the synchronizer. The converter is configured to selectively convert time zone sensitive data received at or stored on the computing device to a target time zone based on the set of time zone rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sina Hakami, Patrick Tousignant, Juan Esteve Balducci, Fabio Pintos, Tom Millett
  • Patent number: 8300775
    Abstract: A computing device includes a processing unit and a system memory. The processing unit creates a normalization module programmed to modify a plurality of telephone numbers so that the telephone numbers conform to a specified format, creates a calling line manipulation module programmed to manipulate a calling line identification number to form a number for querying one or more databases including contact information, and creates a resource query module programmed to query the databases including the contacting information using the number, receive one or more query results from the databases, and select one of the query results for inclusion in a notification of a telephonic message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Millett, David Notario
  • Publication number: 20110255678
    Abstract: A computing device includes a processing unit and a system memory. The processing unit creates a normalization module programmed to modify a plurality of telephone numbers so that the telephone numbers conform to a specified format, creates a calling line manipulation module programmed to manipulate a calling line identification number to form a number for querying one or more databases including contact information, and creates a resource query module programmed to query the databases including the contacting information using the number, receive one or more query results from the databases, and select one of the query results for inclusion in a notification of a telephonic message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tom Millett, David Notario
  • Publication number: 20100177877
    Abstract: Textual preview of a voicemail is generated and provided through email or similar media to users along with the audio version. Transcription of the textual version, as well as additional capabilities such as actionable terms, playback-jump, switching between text and audio versions, direct or metadata based searchability, and enhanced response capabilities are provided based on contextual data obtained from voicemail metadata and user associated data stores such as contact list, email history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Hamaker, Keith Herold, Michael Wilson, David Notario, Tom Millett