Duoc T Nguyen

US Patent:

7769142, Aug 3, 2010

Filed:

Dec 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/275368

Inventors:

John R. Selbie - Seattle WA, US
Stacia Scott - Redmond WA, US
Leah Pearlman - Seattle WA, US
Raghuveer Simha - Seattle WA, US
Duoc Nguyen - Renton WA, US
Ahmed Azmy Hassan - Bellevue WA, US
John S Holmes - Seattle WA, US
Alexandra Heron - Kirkland WA, US
Ram Aringunrum - Sammamish WA, US
Eric Badger - Issaquah WA, US
Timothy Sharpe - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 1/64

US Classification:

379 68, 709227

Abstract:

Asynchronous voice messaging is employed to enable individuals to send voice clips back and forth over a network. In at least some embodiments, the voice clips reside in the form of discrete, manageable objects that can be easily managed by the user. In addition, some embodiments described provide hand-free/eyes-free functionality that can permit a user to create and send (or receive and play) a voice message without having to physically enter an intended recipient's address or otherwise digitally manipulate the device over which the message is sent or received.

US Patent:

20110028209, Feb 3, 2011

Filed:

Jul 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/512921

Inventors:

Duoc Nguyen - Newcastle WA, US
Ling Tony Chen - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
G06F 21/22

US Classification:

463 29, 726 30, 713176

Abstract:

Embodiments related to controlling access to content are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a computing system comprising an application program further includes a device identification code identifying the computing system. The computing system further includes a content manager configured to control access by the application program to a content package, and the content manager is further configured to update a device audit list of the content package upon allowing the application program to modify the content package. The content manager is further configured to digitally sign the content package with a private key of the computing system after the application program modifies the content package.

US Patent:

7685265, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Nov 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/718305

Inventors:

Duoc Phuc Nguyen - Renton WA, US
Suresh Kannan - Redmond WA, US
Jason Antonelli - Redmond WA, US
Ramu Movva - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

709223, 709206, 709245, 709238

Abstract:

Methods and systems for managing notifications. A web service embodying aspects of the invention is responsive to requests structured according to an extensible messaging framework and extracts request information, including at least a content provider identifier and a topic identifier, from the request to execute a selected notification management function.