Thomas Kyle Forsythe

US Patent:

20100115037, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Nov 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/264476

Inventors:

Eric Hull - Seattle WA, US
Thomas Forsythe - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Bruce Weare - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

Digital content items are shared using content-recommendation messages by recognizing an indication of a digital content item to be recommended and recognizing an indication of an intended recipient of the digital content item. A content-recommendation message for that digital content item is then built. The content-recommendation message includes first instructions for displaying, with a first visual appearance and a first feature set, information relating to the digital content item if the intended recipient belongs to a first class. The content-recommendation message includes second instructions for displaying, with a second visual appearance and a second feature set, information relating to the digital content item if the intended recipient belongs to a second class.

US Patent:

20100145978, Jun 10, 2010

Filed:

Dec 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/330076

Inventors:

Oleg N. Anashkin - Redmond WA, US
Phillip I. Beish - Duvall WA, US
Shaun P. Eagan - Redmond WA, US
Thomas K. Forsythe - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707769, 707E17044

Abstract:

Techniques to provide unified logging services are described. An apparatus may comprise a memory to store a diagnostic manager component. A processor may be coupled to the memory, the processor operative to execute instructions for the diagnostic manager component. The diagnostic manager component may be operative to receive diagnostic messages for a diagnostic activity spanning multiple threads within a process, multiple processes or multiple devices, annotate the diagnostic messages with context information to form annotated diagnostic messages, and store the annotated diagnostic messages in a diagnostic log data file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

US Patent:

20180137879, May 17, 2018

Filed:

Jan 12, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/869914

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Dave Hill - Bellevue WA, US
Jonathan Paulovich - Redmond WA, US
Evan Michael Keibler - Bellevue WA, US
Jason Scott - Redmond WA, US
Cameron G. Brown - Bellevue WA, US
Thomas Forsythe - Seattle WA, US
Jeffrey A. Kohler - Redmond WA, US
Brian Murphy - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G10L 25/78
G10L 25/48
G06K 9/00
G10L 17/00
G10L 21/0216

Abstract:

Various embodiments relating to detecting at least one of conversation, the presence and the identity of others during presentation of digital content on a computing device. When another person is detected, one or more actions may be taken with respect to the digital content. For example, the digital content may be minimized, moved, resized or otherwise modified.

US Patent:

20150302869, Oct 22, 2015

Filed:

Jan 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/598578

Inventors:

Arthur Charles Tomlin - Kirkland WA, US
Dave Hill - Bellevue WA, US
Jonathan Paulovich - Redmond WA, US
Evan Michael Keibler - Bellevue WA, US
Jason Scott - Redmond WA, US
Cameron G. Brown - Bellevue WA, US
Thomas Forsythe - Seattle WA, US
Jeffrey A. Kohler - Redmond WA, US
Brian Murphy - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G10L 25/78
G10L 17/00

Abstract:

Various embodiments relating to detecting at least one of conversation, the presence and the identity of others during presentation of digital content on a computing device. When another person is detected, one or more actions may be taken with respect to the digital content. For example, the digital content may be minimized, moved, resized or otherwise modified.