Patents by Inventor William Mak
William Mak 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).
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Publication number: 20240055064Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for detecting leaky word lines in a non-volatile storage system. The exact leaky word line may be located very rapidly using a divide and conquer approach. First a determination may be made whether at least one word line in a group such as any of the word lines in a block is leaky. This initial determination can be made very quickly. If no word line in the group is leaky, the search can end. However, responsive to a determination that at least one word line in the group is leaky, a divide and conquer search may be performed in which the group of the word lines is repeatedly divided into smaller sub-groups with selected smaller sub-groups tested for a short circuit until the leaky word line is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Xingyan Zhou, Liang Li, Zhen Qin, William Mak, Yan Li
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Patent number: 9665384Abstract: Aggregation of computing device settings is disclosed. In embodiments, at least one tile is generated for display. The tile represents a system setting and a status of the system setting. The tile also includes one or more user-selectable elements that are selectable to adjust an aspect of the system setting. In addition, the tile is displayed and is presentable in different user interfaces with one or more aspects of the tile differing between two or more of the different user interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Tobiasz A. Zielinski, Ravipal S. Soin, Kamesh C. Tumsi Dayakar, William Mak, Guy Barker, Jennifer R. Stallard, Ryan E. Cukierman, Christopher M. Hahn
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Patent number: 9483453Abstract: System and process for handling clips with annotations. A user annotates a document that is displayed in an access session. Information is gathered regarding the annotation, which is associated with active content included in the document. The annotation is stored with a static image of the active content. A link to the content is stored. An image is rendered that has a clip including the stored annotation and the image of the content, and is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Matthew Lerner, William Mak, Kevin Paulson, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Emily Rimas, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Judy Tandog, William H. Vong
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Publication number: 20120290962Abstract: Aggregation of computing device settings is disclosed. In embodiments, at least one tile is generated for display. The tile represents a system setting and a status of the system setting. The tile also includes one or more user-selectable elements that are selectable to adjust an aspect of the system setting. In addition, the tile is displayed and is presentable in different user interfaces with one or more aspects of the tile differing between two or more of the different user interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tobiasz A. Zielinski, Ravipal S. Soin, Kamesh C. Tumsi Dayakar, William Mak, Guy Barker, Jennifer R. Stallard, Ryan E. Cukierman, Christopher M. Hahn
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Patent number: 8225231Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling users to roam between networking environments are disclosed. In one embodiment, different machine settings may be stored in a memory for different network locations under separate network profiles. In another embodiment, these and other settings may be automatically adjusted upon entering a different location. In one such embodiment, a logical network may be employed to determine which settings are adjusted. Another aspect relates to a graphical user interface to implement the above and other methods of adapting a computing device to different network locations. In one embodiment, a graphical use interface may allow the use to modify which application and which aspects of those applications are displayed on the menu. In still yet another embodiments, a memory can update a network profile as the changes occur. In still yet further embodiments, the user may derive or otherwise create new network profiles from existing network profiles.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tobiasz A. Zielinski, Ravipal S. Soin, Kamesh C. Tumsi Dayakar, William Mak, Guy Barker, Jennifer R. Stallard, Ryan E. Cukierman, Christopher M. Hahn
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Publication number: 20110289400Abstract: System and process for handling clips with annotations. A user annotates a document that is displayed in an access session. Information is gathered regarding the annotation, which is associated with active content included in the document. The annotation is stored with a static image of the active content. A link to the content is stored. An image is rendered that has a clip including the stored annotation and the image of the content, and is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: MATTHEW LERNER, WILLIAM MAK, KEVIN PAULSON, JEFFREY W. PETTIROSS, EMILY RIMAS, GERHARD A. SCHOBBE, JUDY TANDOG, WILLIAM H. VONG
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Patent number: 7962846Abstract: A system and process for handling clips with annotations is provided. A user annotates a document. The system gathers context information regarding the clip and displays the clip or clips with annotations to the user. A system for showing clips of content and annotations may include an input for receiving content and annotations, a processor creating a renderable image having the clips with at least one of the clips being a combination of two or more annotations, and an output for outputting the renderable image. A method of displaying clips may include receiving at least two sets of an annotation and related content, filtering the received, combining the filtered output, and displaying a combination of the filtered output.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2004Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Lerner, William Mak, Kevin Paulson, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Emily Rimas, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Judy Tandog, William H. Vong
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Patent number: 7788474Abstract: A user interface and scheme is provided for facilitating shutting down an operating system. Aspects include the operating system receiving a command to initiate shut down, and automatically terminating graphical user interface (GUI) applications that delay shut down which do not have top level windows. Also, aspects provide a user, through a graphical user interface, the ability to automatically terminate all running applications in response to determining that a running GUI application has a top level window.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Switzer, Huat Chye Lim, Lisa A. Osse, William Mak, HyunSuk Kim
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Patent number: 7484106Abstract: A system and process for interacting with a system in an insecure state is described. Before logging into a secure state of a computer system, a user is able to access limited information including calendar information regarding meetings for that day and the like. In some aspects of the invention, a user may interact with a displayed note pad for receiving handwritten or typed notes. Aspects of the described system and method permit a user to quickly review or interact with a computer prior to logging into a secured state of the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2003Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Paul Rhoten, Suresh Velagapudi, Ravipal Soin, Sterling Reasor, John Stephens, William Mak, Jerry R. Hughson, Jr., Krishna Kotipalli, Piero Sierra
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Patent number: 7336828Abstract: A system and method for switching between handwriting recognizers is described. A user may select between various recognizers to associate received handwritten ink with the recognizers. Accordingly, a user is able to write in a first language, switch and write in a second language, then switch again and write in the first language using aspects of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jeffrey W. Pettiross, William H. Vong, William Mak, Joshua Clow
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Publication number: 20070266335Abstract: A system and method for providing a standard user interface (UI) across disparate display interfaces is disclosed. The technology initially determines a scaling factor for a UI containing a plurality of elements. The technology also establishes a reflow characteristic of the plurality of elements within the UI. The technology additionally provides a scrollbar characteristic for the UI. In so doing, the reflow characteristic is utilized when the scaling factor results in a UI that does not fit on a display interface. Moreover, the scrollbar characteristic is utilized when the reflow characteristic also results in a UI that does not fit on a display interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tobiasz Zielinski, Jennifer Stallard, William Mak
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Publication number: 20070110315Abstract: A system and method for switching between handwriting recognizers is described. A user may select between various recognizers to associate received handwritten ink with the recognizers. Accordingly, a user is able to write in a first language, switch and write in a second language, then switch again and write in the first language using aspects of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Jeffrey Pettiross, William Vong, William Mak, Joshua Clow
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Publication number: 20070067737Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling users to roam between networking environments are disclosed. In one embodiment, different machine settings may be stored in a memory for different network locations under se network profiles. In another embodiment, these and other settings may be automatically adjusted upon entering a different location. In one such embodiment, a logical network may be employed to determine which settings are adjusted. Another aspect relates to a graphical user interface to implement the above and other methods of adapting a computing device to different network locations. In one embodiment, a graphical use interface may allow the use to modify which application and which aspects of those applications are displayed on the menu. In still yet another embodiments, a memory can update a network profile as the changes occur. In still yet further embodiments, the user may derive or otherwise create new network profiles from existing network profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tobiasz Zielinski, Ravipal Soin, Kamesh Tumsi Dayakar, William Mak, Guy Barker, Jennifer Stallard, Ryan Cukierman, Christopher Hahn
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Patent number: 7187801Abstract: A system and method for switching between handwriting recognizers is described. A user may select between various recognizers to associate received handwritten ink with the recognizers. Accordingly, a user is able to write in a first language, switch and write in a second language, then switch again and write in the first language using aspects of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2003Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jeffrey W. Pettiross, William H. Vong, William Mak, Joshua Clow
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Publication number: 20070050769Abstract: A user interface and scheme is provided for facilitating shutting down an operating system. Aspects include the operating system receiving a command to initiate shut down, and automatically terminating graphical user interface (GUI) applications that delay shut down which do not have top level windows. Also, aspects provide a user, through a graphical user interface, the ability to automatically terminate all running applications in response to determining that a running GUI application has a top level window.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2005Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Switzer, Huat Lim, Lisa Osse, William Mak, HyunSuk Kim
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Publication number: 20060242651Abstract: A method and system for adapting system behavior based on activities. An activities engine determines or is informed of the current activity and instructs a notification component to notify registered programs (also known as notification consumers) about the current activity. Upon receipt of the notification, the notification consumers modify their behavior if appropriate. When an activity ceases, the activities engine may instruct the notification component to notify the registered programs so that they may resume their normal behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tobiasz Zielinski, Kamesh Dayakar, Ravipal Soin, Vikram Madan, William Mak, Ryan Cukierman
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Publication number: 20050183004Abstract: A system and process for handling clips with annotations is described. A user annotates a document. The system gathers context information regarding the clip and displays the clip or clips with annotations to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2004Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Lerner, William Mak, Kevin Paulson, Jeffrey Pettiross, Emily Rimas, Gerhard Schobbe, Judy Tandog, William Vong
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Publication number: 20050091673Abstract: A system and process for interacting with a system in an insecure state is described. Before logging into a secure state of a computer system, a user is able to access limited information including calendar information regarding meetings for that day and the like. In some aspects of the invention, a user may interact with a displayed note pad for receiving handwritten or typed notes. Aspects of the described system and method permit a user to quickly review or interact with a computer prior to logging into a secured state of the computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2003Publication date: April 28, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Rhoten, Suresh Velagapudi, Ravipal Soin, Sterling Reasor, John Stephens, William Mak, Jerry Hughson, Krishna Kotipalli, Piero Sierra
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Publication number: 20050091359Abstract: Systems and methods are provided hat enable an alternate display device to wirelessly receive content from a computing device, freeing users from the burden of physically connecting the computing device via a cable. The content sent to the display device can also be simultaneously or separately viewed on the computing devices of other nearby computing devices. Generic mechanism(s) and corresponding user interfaces are provided for computing devices to engage in discovery of devices to which content may be delivered, for accepting delivery and for initiating transmission of content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Inventors: Ravipal Soin, William Mak, Andrew Fuller, Todd Manion, Ronald Zink
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Patent number: D533872Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mark R. Ligameri, Jenny T. Lam, Greg S. Melander, Robert Kenneth Stein, III, Charles Cummins, William Mak