Shannon C Hegg

US Patent:

7836473, Nov 16, 2010

Filed:

Feb 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/779450

Inventors:

Edward M. Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shannon C. Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Laurie J. Vertelney - Palo Alto CA, US
Michael J. Darnell - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00
H04N 5/91
H04N 7/00
H04N 5/00

US Classification:

725 78, 725 38, 386 95, 386125, 386 46

Abstract:

Strategies are described for adding a mark to media content at a source location in response to the activation of a marking mechanism, and then resuming the presentation of the media content at a second location based on the mark. The source location may be the same as the destination location, or the source location may differ from the destination location. In the latter case, the source location can correspond to a first room in a home that provides a first media processing mechanism, and the destination location can correspond to a second room in the home that provides a second media processing mechanism. The marking mechanism can correspond to a mark button provided by a remote control. Various user interface displays facilitate the adding of the mark and the resuming of the presentation, including various timelines displays, mark panel displays, thumbnail displays, etc.

US Patent:

8122474, Feb 21, 2012

Filed:

Apr 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/098782

Inventors:

Edward M. Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shannon C. Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Martine Habib - Woodside WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/18
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

725 80, 725 37, 725 92

Abstract:

With at least one implementation described herein, one or more viewers are able to watch the same source multimedia content at multiple locations within an environment (e. g. , a household). With at least one implementation described herein, a viewer is able to resume watching such content at a new location (or “locus”) from the point that she bookmarked the content at an original location. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.

US Patent:

8336073, Dec 18, 2012

Filed:

Oct 29, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/916243

Inventors:

Edward M. Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Michael J. Darnell - San Jose CA, US
Laurie June Vertelney - Palo Alto CA, US
Shannon C. Hegg - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00
H04N 5/445
H04N 5/931
H04N 5/932
H04N 5/783

US Classification:

725 78, 725 38, 386206, 386350

Abstract:

Strategies are described for adding a mark to media content at a source location in response to the activation of a marking mechanism, and then resuming the presentation of the media content at a second location based on the mark. The source location may be the same as the destination location, or the source location may differ from the destination location. In the latter case, the source location can correspond to a first room in a home that provides a first media processing mechanism, and the destination location can correspond to a second room in the home that provides a second media processing mechanism. The marking mechanism can correspond to a mark button provided by a remote control. Various user interface displays facilitate the adding of the mark and the resuming of the presentation, including various timelines displays, mark panel displays, thumbnail displays, etc.

US Patent:

8429696, Apr 23, 2013

Filed:

Oct 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/698349

Inventors:

Edward M. Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shannon C. Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Martine Habib - Woodside CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/18
H04N 7/173
H04N 7/16
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725 80, 725 37, 725 92, 725146

Abstract:

With at least one implementation described herein, one or more viewers are able to watch the same source multimedia content at multiple locations within an environment (e. g. , a household). With at least one implementation described herein, a viewer is able to resume watching such content at a new location (or “locus”) from the point that she bookmarked the content at an original location. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.

US Patent:

20060150214, Jul 6, 2006

Filed:

Jan 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/029907

Inventors:

Amit Ramraz - Cupertino CA, US
Edward Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shannon Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Pradip Fatehpuria - Cupertino CA, US
Sanjay Sahgal - Fremont CA, US
Gabriel Gottlieb - Seattle WA, US
Anand Muthurajan - Sammamish WA, US
Joerg Brown - Livermore CA, US
Deepa Rajagopal - San Jose CA, US
Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Stacy Yust - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
H04N 5/445
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725044000, 725047000

Abstract:

Various embodiments pertain to methods and systems for providing multi-source content in electronic program guides (EPGs). In at least some embodiments, various techniques can present the viewer with a user interface, such as a grid, that is efficiently and intelligently assembled and managed to foster a desirable user experience.

US Patent:

20060150225, Jul 6, 2006

Filed:

Jan 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/029874

Inventors:

Shannon Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Joerg Brown - Livermore CA, US
Deepa Rajagopal - San Jose CA, US
Judy Edighoffer - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725089000, 725088000, 725102000

Abstract:

Methods and systems permit a pause buffer to retain its content across one or more channel changes. In addition, various embodiments provide the viewer with a robust browsing experiencing when navigating through content that resides in the pause buffer. For example, in at least some embodiments, the viewer can navigate through pause buffer content, via a status bar, and have displayed for them information associated with a program that corresponds to their current position in the pause buffer. Further, in at least some embodiments, a status bar can be displayed and can contain visually discernible indicia which provide information associated with the content in the pause buffer.

US Patent:

20080235752, Sep 25, 2008

Filed:

Jun 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/133549

Inventors:

Edward M. Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shannon C. Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Martine Habib - Woodside CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725136

Abstract:

With at least one implementation described herein, one or more viewers are able to watch the same source multimedia content at multiple locations within an environment (e.g., a household). With at least one implementation described herein, a viewer is able to resume watching such content at a new location (or “locus”) from the point that she bookmarked the content at an original location. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.

US Patent:

20090106793, Apr 23, 2009

Filed:

Apr 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/098971

Inventors:

Edward M. Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shannon C. Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Martine Habib - Woodside CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 38

Abstract:

With at least one implementation described herein, one or more viewers are able to watch the same source multimedia content at multiple locations within an environment (e.g., a household). With at least one implementation described herein, a viewer is able to resume watching such content at a new location (or “locus”) from the point that she bookmarked the content at an original location. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.