Patents by Inventor Travis J. Muhlestein

Travis J. Muhlestein 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).

  • Positioning a camera video overlay on gameplay video
    Patent number: 10561932
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Steven P. Trombetta, Travis J. Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Saswata Mandal, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu, Jesse D. Kaplan, Adam M. Smith
  • POSITIONING A CAMERA VIDEO OVERLAY ON GAMEPLAY VIDEO
    Publication number: 20180093174
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Steven P. TROMBETTA, Travis J. MUHLESTEIN, Joanna MASON, Saswata MANDAL, Corey E. ROGERS, Ryan Y. KIM, Sudhakar V. PRABHU, Jesse D. KAPLAN, Adam M. SMITH
  • Securing communications with enhanced media platforms
    Patent number: 9813403
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for securing communications with enhanced media platforms, are provided. In particular, an enhanced media platform is authenticated using a trusted location. The authenticated enhanced media platform establishes a bidirectional trust with an enhanced remote location, the enhanced media platform being stored in the enhanced remote location. Upon authentication and establishing the bidirectional trust, the enhanced media platform may securely communicate media content in a media content distribution service infrastructure while supporting custom functionality. The method for securing communications with enhanced media platforms includes communicating authentication credentials to an internal security component at the trusted location. The method further includes receiving validation credentials from the internal security component. The method also includes authenticating the enhanced remote location based on at least a portion of the validation credentials received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Emile Elien, Daniel Collins Balma, Rocco Crea, III, Michael Brendan Frei, Paul Stephen Hellyar, Victor Tan, Kye Hyun Kim, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert S. Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer, Wes Wahlin
  • Positioning a camera video overlay on gameplay video
    Patent number: 9795871
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Steven P. Trombetta, Travis J. Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Saswata Mandal, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu, Jesse D. Kaplan, Adam M. Smith
  • SECURING COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENHANCED MEDIA PLATFORMS
    Publication number: 20160330188
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for securing communications with enhanced media platforms, are provided. In particular, an enhanced media platform is authenticated using a trusted location. The authenticated enhanced media platform establishes a bidirectional trust with an enhanced remote location, the enhanced media platform being stored in the enhanced remote location. Upon authentication and establishing the bidirectional trust, the enhanced media platform may securely communicate media content in a media content distribution service infrastructure while supporting custom functionality. The method for securing communications with enhanced media platforms includes communicating authentication credentials to an internal security component at the trusted location. The method further includes receiving validation credentials from the internal security component. The method also includes authenticating the enhanced remote location based on at least a portion of the validation credentials received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Emile Elien, Daniel Collins Balma, Rocco Crea, III, Michael Brendan Frei, Paul Stephen Hellyar, Victor Tan, Kye Hyun Kim, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert S. Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer, Wes Wahlin
  • Network communication using intermediation processor
    Patent number: 9467526
    Abstract: Cooperative interaction of a message processor and an intermediation processor. The message processor processes messages received from a network and to be sent over a network. The intermediation processor intermediates between the message processor and the network using a shared memory that includes a memory portion that is within the address space of the message processor. The message processor writes messages into the memory portion over a physical channel and reads message from the memory portion over the physical channel. The intermediation processor provides messages received from a network into the memory portion so that the received messages can be read by the message processor over the physical channel. The intermediation processor dispatches messages written to the memory portion by the message processor over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Stephen Hellyar, Kye Hyun Kim, Anthony Vincent Discolo, Andres Vega-Garcia, Chad Wesley Wahlin, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer
  • Game progression using retrieved partial user data
    Patent number: 9421465
    Abstract: A system that contains multiple game servers that have a non-user specific unused state, and a user-specific game state. When the game server is providing a game service on the other hand, the game server first obtains the user data for the user and game that is to be initiated. Accordingly, the game servers may be thought of as a bank of game servers, any one of which being potentially utilizable for incoming game requests. Once the game session is completed, the user data for the gamer may be deleted, and the game server goes back into the pool of available generic game servers. The user data is downloaded from a user data store, and may be quite limited to perhaps just that portion of the user data that relates to the game to be played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Russell Alexander, Daniel Kyle Taylor, Justin Layne Nordin, Daniel Ryan Mitchell, Malia Rebecca Guerrero, Kurt Mar, Roger Arthur Roach, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer, Paul Stephen Hellyar
  • Securing communications with enhanced media platforms
    Patent number: 9413738
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for securing communications with enhanced media platforms, are provided. In particular, an enhanced media platform is authenticated using a trusted location. The authenticated enhanced media platform establishes a bidirectional trust with an enhanced remote location, the enhanced media platform being stored in the enhanced remote location. Upon authentication and establishing the bidirectional trust, the enhanced media platform may securely communicate media content in a media content distribution service infrastructure while supporting custom functionality. The method for securing communications with enhanced media platforms includes communicating authentication credentials to an internal security component at the trusted location. The method further includes receiving validation credentials from the internal security component. The method also includes authenticating the enhanced remote location based on at least a portion of the validation credentials received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Emile Elien, Daniel Collins Balma, Rocco Crea, III, Michael Brendan Frei, Paul Stephen Hellyar, Victor Tan, Kye Hyun Kim, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert S. Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer, Wes Wahlin
  • SECURING COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENHANCED MEDIA PLATFORMS
    Publication number: 20150372998
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for securing communications with enhanced media platforms, are provided. In particular, an enhanced media platform is authenticated using a trusted location. The authenticated enhanced media platform establishes a bidirectional trust with an enhanced remote location, the enhanced media platform being stored in the enhanced remote location. Upon authentication and establishing the bidirectional trust, the enhanced media platform may securely communicate media content in a media content distribution service infrastructure while supporting custom functionality. The method for securing communications with enhanced media platforms includes communicating authentication credentials to an internal security component at the trusted location. The method further includes receiving validation credentials from the internal security component. The method also includes authenticating the enhanced remote location based on at least a portion of the validation credentials received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: JEAN-EMILE ELIEN, DANIEL COLLINS BALMA, ROCCO CREA, III, MICHAEL BRENDAN FREI, PAUL STEPHEN HELLYAR, VICTOR TAN, KYE HYUN KIM, TRAVIS J. MUHLESTEIN, ROBERT S. UNOKI, KENNETH MICHAEL BAYER, WES WAHLIN
  • MANAGEMENT OF HEADLESS HARDWARE IN DATA CENTER
    Publication number: 20150350340
    Abstract: A data center controller that maintains operation of at least one of its constituent headless hardware devices. An example of a headless hardware device may be server, or a server blade. The data center controller identifies that a particular headless hardware device has an unmanaged state, which means the headless hardware device is non-bootable without further code. In response, the data center controller decides which of one or more operational supplements are to be installed on the headless hardware device. The one or more operational supplements are sufficient at least to transition the headless hardware device from an unmanaged state to a managed state, thus allowing the headless hardware device to complete the boot process. The operational supplement(s) might include a management interface through which the data center controller might provide further management instructions to the headless hardware device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Stephen Hellyar, Chad Wesley Wahlin, Kye Hyun Kim, Anthony Vincent Discolo, John Paul Lynker, JR., Russell Alexander, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer
  • GAME PROGRESSION USING RETRIEVED PARTIAL USER DATA
    Publication number: 20150297999
    Abstract: A system that contains multiple game servers that have a non-user specific unused state, and a user-specific game state. When the game server is providing a game service on the other hand, the game server first obtains the user data for the user and game that is to be initiated. Accordingly, the game servers may be thought of as a bank of game servers, any one of which being potentially utilizable for incoming game requests. Once the game session is completed, the user data for the gamer may be deleted, and the game server goes back into the pool of available generic game servers. The user data is downloaded from a user data store, and may be quite limited to perhaps just that portion of the user data that relates to the game to be played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Alexander, Daniel Kyle Taylor, Justin Layne Nordin, Daniel Ryan Mitchell, Malia Rebecca Guerrero, Kurt Mar, Roger Arthur Roach, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer, Paul Stephen Hellyar
  • POSITIONING A CAMERA VIDEO OVERLAY ON GAMEPLAY VIDEO
    Publication number: 20150290540
    Abstract: A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven P. Trombetta, Travis J. Muhlestein, Joanna Mason, Saswata Mandal, Corey E. Rogers, Ryan Y. Kim, Sudhakar V. Prabhu, Jesse D. Kaplan, Adam M. Smith
  • NETWORK COMMUNICATION USING INTERMEDIATION PROCESSOR
    Publication number: 20150201034
    Abstract: Cooperative interaction of a message processor and an intermediation processor. The message processor processes messages received from a network and to be sent over a network. The intermediation processor intermediates between the message processor and the network using a shared memory that includes a memory portion that is within the address space of the message processor. The message processor writes messages into the memory portion over a physical channel and reads message from the memory portion over the physical channel. The intermediation processor provides messages received from a network into the memory portion so that the received messages can be read by the message processor over the physical channel. The intermediation processor dispatches messages written to the memory portion by the message processor over the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Stephen Hellyar, Kye Hyun Kim, Anthony Vincent Discolo, Andres Vega-Garcia, Chad Wesley Wahlin, Travis J. Muhlestein, Robert Unoki, Kenneth Michael Bayer
  • System and related methods for accessing management functionality through a command line utility
    Patent number: 7676815
    Abstract: A command line utility is described that overlays the management infrastructure of an enterprise to provide easier command options for administrators to effectively manage the enterprise. The primary intent of the command line utility is to facilitate management of the environment without requiring administrators to write scripts or navigate a vast schematized enterprise exposed through the management infrastructure. The command line utility provides command options through class aliases that enable the mapping of management queries and operations to a common term or friendly name that can be extended both in an alias file or at run time in the command line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Travis J. Muhlestein, Jeffrey P. Snover, John P. Thompson, Arieh A. Retik
  • GEOGRAPHICALLY TARGETED ADVERTISING
    Publication number: 20100049609
    Abstract: Methods and computer storage media for geographically targeting online advertisements. A search query is received from a searcher. A geographic location that is associated with the search query is identified and converted to a geographic identifier. A geographic tolerance associated with the search query is determined. An advertisement is matched to the search query based, in part, on the geographic identifier and the geographic tolerance of the search query. The matched advertisement is presented to the searcher. In some embodiments, the advertisement includes an associated geographic tolerance that is utilized for ranking the advertisement. In some embodiments, the direction of travel associated with the searcher is utilized, in part, to rank the advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: WEIHUA (WAYNE) ZHAO, OMPRAKASH R. MANIYAR, XIANZU SONG, TRAVIS J. MUHLESTEIN, HONGHUA (KATHY) DAI
  • Providing instrumentation data to an instrumentation data source from within a managed code
    Patent number: 7631300
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for exposing instrumentation data available from within a managed code environment to an instrumentation data source executing outside of said managed code environment is presented. The method comprises each of the following. An indication is received that said instrumentation data should be exposed to said instrumentation data source. In response to receiving said indication, a decoupled provider is loaded. The decoupled provider facilitates communication between said managed code environment and said instrumentation data source. A determination is made as to whether schema describing said instrumentation data has been previously registered with said instrumentation data source. In response to determining that said schema has not been previously registered with said instrumentation data source, said schema is registered with said instrumentation data source through said decoupled provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Travis J Muhlestein, Corina E Feuerstein, Jeffrey M Cooperstein
  • Method and apparatus for accessing instrumentation data from within a managed code environment
    Patent number: 7627865
    Abstract: An instrumentation client API is provided within a managed code runtime environment for accessing instrumentation data that resides outside of the managed code runtime environment. The instrumentation client API provides access to instrumentation data in a manner that is consistent with the classes and models provided by the runtime environment, raises exceptions in a manner that is compatible with the runtime environment, and is secure. The instrumentation client API wraps, or translates, calls to and from an instrumentation data source external to the runtime environment. The API interacts with an interface provided by the instrumentation data source to provide functionality and connectivity that is not otherwise provided by the instrumentation data source. The API also provides access to instrumentation data in a manner that is consistent with the models and classes provided by the runtime platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Travis J. Muhlestein, Corina E. Feuerstein, Justin Grant, Markus Horstmann, Radu Rares Palanca, Alan G. Boshier
  • Computing system and method for allowing plurality of applications written in different programming languages to communicate and request resources or services via a common language runtime layer
    Patent number: 7581231
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian A. LaMacchia, Blaine J. Dockter, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Brian K. Pepin, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Chad W. Royal, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Giovanni M. Della-Libera, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Jun Fang, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Keith W. Ballinger, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Luca Bolognese, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark P. Ashton, Mark A. Boulter, Mark W. Fussell, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Neetu Rajpal, Nikhil Kothari, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Nicholas M. Kramer, Omri Gazitt, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Robert M. Howard, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Scott D. Guthrie, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Subhag P. Oak, Sreeram Nivarthi, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Stephen J. Millet, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, Henry L. Sanders, David Bau
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Patent number: 7555757
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Brian A. LaMacchia, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David O. Driver, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, George D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Henry L. Sanders, II, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, David Bau
  • EXTENDING CONFIGURATION SECTIONS IN CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20070288893
    Abstract: Extending managed code framework configurations. A data structure may be implemented in a computing system implementing a managed code framework. A computer readable medium includes a number of data fields stored on the medium and representing a data structure facilitating the extension of configuration parameters used in configuring class types instantiations of class types in the managed code framework. The data structure includes a first data field including data representing an extensions section. The extensions section includes elements including name/class type pairs, the name describing a tagged element in a mark-up document correlated with an application class type. The data structure also includes a second data field containing configuration elements for configuring class types for instantiating class types in a managed code framework. The second data field consumes one or more name/class type pairs from the first data field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel W. Roth, John F. Noss, Mark E. Gabarra, Scott C. Seely, Stephen J. Millet, Travis J. Muhlestein, Vadim Meleshuk