Patents by Inventor William Flora

William Flora 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).

  • Media content galleries
    Publication number: 20070055993
    Abstract: The invention discloses a system and method for displaying media content in a user interface. The invention can be configured to identify registered media content providers, and can aggregate media content from the media content providers into a single media gallery. The gallery can include a plurality of types of media content, and the media content can come from a plurality of media content provider types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Braun, Hugh Vidos, Kort Sands, Matthew Goyer, Ryan D'Aurelio, Thomas Alphin, William Flora
  • Media user interface gallery control
    Publication number: 20070028267
    Abstract: Embodiments of a media user interface are presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bojana Ostojic, Christopher Glein, Mark Gibson, William Vong, William Flora, Benjamin Alton, Mark Newell
  • Program portals and methods and systems for finding and viewing programs
    Publication number: 20060026635
    Abstract: Methods and systems that enable users to find and view programs are described. In one embodiment, a program-viewing portal application executes on a client device and is configured to enable a user to access programs within a particular program type, and to view, as part of a program selection process, non-textual images associated with individual programs within the particular program type. In one implementation, the program-viewing portal application comprises a movie portal application that presents, as part of the user's selection process, movie cover art that enables the user to browse movies that are currently playing or will be playing shortly, and to view movies sorted in accordance with their genre and/or rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Potrebic, Todd Jule, Joseph Schrader, William Flora, Waiman Lam
  • Switching between an arm's length user interface and a distance user interface
    Publication number: 20050268252
    Abstract: A new user interface, a distance user interface, in a computer system for operating a computer from a television-viewing distance is provided. A centralized display is provided enabling a user to access streaming video and sound as well as music files, video files, and picture files from a single screen. Collaborative sharing of media content is provided by enabling a computer's operations and feedback to be collectively observed from a distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kathryn Parker, William Flora, Jeffrey Fong, Mark Gibson, Mark MacKenzie, Molly Rhoten, Tandy Trower, Mark Weinberg, Christopher Williams, Rodger Benson
  • System, method and apparatus for a media computing device remote control
    Publication number: 20050068307
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a remote control device for interfacing with a Media Computing Device is provided. Included on the remote control are a plurality of audio/video buttons, numeric keypad buttons, transport buttons, and navigation buttons. In particular, one of the buttons, which is part of the navigation buttons is a START button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Flora, Jeffrey Fong, Mark Weinberg, Mark Mayes, Michelle Niethammer