Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Other

Webtv Networks, Inc.

Chris M White

Timo A Bruck

William J Bickel, Jr

Reggie Ayers

Jonathan Vandenfontyne

Phillip York Goldman

Lee S Mighdoll

Zheng Wang

David R Anderson

Sean Olin Blagsvedt

Darren Keith Edge

Ilan Berker

Michal Krzysztof Piaseczny

Jonathan Karl Larson

Daniel E Kogan

Vladimir Sisolak

Kris N Iverson

Mitika Gupta

Karel Blaha

Robin A Smith

Todd Blocksom

Gabe Hall

Joseph Benoit, Iii

Chris Lawson

Chris Trevino

A paintless dent removal system, tool and method is disclosed. The handle assembly includes an ergonomic grip having a top, a bottom and an exterior profile. The handle assembly includes a detachable tool connector for detachably connecting a paintless dent removal tool to the handle assembly. The detachable tool connector detachably connected to the exterior profile of the ergonomic grip. The handle assembly further includes an adjustable paddle detachably connected to the bottom of the ergonomic grip. The adjustable paddle having a blade, a shaft and a tip. The blade configured to support a user's forearm during use and the tip detachably connected to the bottom of the ergonomic grip.

Paintless dent removal tool, system and method

The disclosed implementations can provide a state-based history based on capture, representation, and navigation of a user's exploratory interactions with a user interface of an application. States may be represented in a history board, and one or more states may form a path. As a user explores an application's user interface, the user may branch from a given path and/or return to a prior state. Displaying a visual indication of states and a relationship of those states within a given path to states in other paths, provides a much improved user experience.

History aware interfaces

A paintless dent removal tool for removing a dent from a vehicle is disclosed. In some embodiments, the paintless dent removal tool includes a stabilizer assembly having a first leg, a second leg and a body therebetween. The body having an opening therethrough, the stabilizer assembly for stabilizing the paintless dent removal tool on a surface of a vehicle. The paintless dent removal tool including a pull bar having a first end and a second end. The first end of the pull bar positioned partially through the opening of the body of the stabilizer assembly and adjustably connected thereto. The paintless dent removal tool including a handle assembly having a first end, a middle portion and a second end. The middle portion of the handle assembly is adjustably connected to the second end of the pull bar. The paintless dent removal tool including a tip member detachably connected to the second end of the handle assembly. The tip member positioned substantially perpendicular to the position of the second end of the handle assembly.

A paintless dent removal tool, method and system for automatically removing a dent from a vehicle. The paintless dent removal tool includes a stabilizer assembly, a sleeve, a threaded chamber and a threaded rod positioned within the threaded chamber of the sleeve. Wherein, upon a rotational force being applied to the top end of the threaded rod, the threaded rod is configured to rotate within the threaded chamber raising the sleeve upwards towards the top of the stabilizer assembly, such that when a glue tab is connected to the tab connector the paintless dent removal tool automatically pulls the glue tab upward to substantially pull out the dent in the surface of the vehicle.

A paintless dent repair glue tab tool, system and method. The paintless dent repair glue tab tool, includes a pull member detachably connected to a support member. The pull member having a top, a threaded neck, and a bottom. The support member having a thick rigid center having an opening extending at least partially therethrough and a thin semi-flexible outer edge extending around the thick rigid center. The opening having a threaded metal insert molded therein and configured to receive a portion of the threaded neck of the pull member. The diameter of the pull member and the diameter of the support member transfer lifting power to a center portion of the paintless dent repair glue tab tool so as to pull up the dent at a peak thereby more efficiently removing dents from the surface of a vehicle.

The claimed subject matter includes techniques for scanning and processing three-dimensional (3D) objects. An example method includes scanning the 3D object to produce depth data. The method also includes generating, via a processor, a 3D progressive mesh from the depth data. The method further includes displaying the generation of the 3D progressive mesh in real-time.

Scanning and processing objects into three-dimensional mesh models

Methods and systems provide for aggregating person-centric data from one or more data sources and for providing the aggregated data to a user via a computer-displayed user interface that is keyed on or otherwise associated with an identified name in electronically presented text or data. A name in the text or data of an electronic document is identified and is associated with a unique identification, such as an electronic mail address. The unique identification is used by a persona menu application to obtain person-centric data from a variety of data sources. Example data sources include electronic mail contact files, electronic mail and calendaring system free/busy status files, directories of person-centric data related to persons associated with a distributed computing network, and instant messaging files. A data structure is populated with the returned data. Upon user selection, a user interface containing aggregated data associated with the identified name is displayed to the user to provide the user helpful information and actions associated with the identified name.

Persona menu

A computing device includes an operating system that manages an application and maintains threads relating thereto, where each thread has assigned attributes and the operating system executes each thread according to each attribute thereof. An interface process of the application receives a thread with a request for the application, sets an attribute of the request/thread to enforce a limitation within the application, and forwards the request/thread to the application for further processing in accordance with the limitation to produce a result. The interface process thereafter receives the same thread with the result from the application, resets the attribute of the result/thread to remove the limitation outside of the application, and forwards the result/thread for delivery to the requester. Thus, the interface process ensures by way of setting and resetting the attribute on the thread that the limitation on the application is satisfied.

Thread-based limitation on computer application

An entertainment head-end provides broadcast programming, video-on-demand services, and HTML-based interactive programming through a distribution network to client terminals in subscribers' homes. A number of different features are provided, including novel user interfaces, enhanced video-on-demand controls, a variety of interactive services (personalized news, jukebox, games, celebrity chat), and techniques that combine to provide user experiences evocative of conventional television.

Interactive video programming methods

Video on demand methods and systems

An entertainment head-end provides broadcast programming, video-on demand services, and HTML-based interactive programming through a distribution network to client terminals in subscribers' homes. A number of different features are provided, including novel user interfaces, enhanced video-on-demand controls, a variety of interactive services (personalized news, jukebox, games, celebrity chat), and techniques that combine to provide user experiences evocative of conventional television.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Chris M White