Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Eddie L Mays

Thomas M Soemo

Rowland Lee Brown

Brian Kramp

Andrew Lawrence Mattingly

Jeffrey S Stone

Eric Benjamin Watson

Jinyu Li

Cyrus Kanga

Tommer Leyvand

Brett David Brewer

Casey Leon Meekhof

Natasa Milic-Frayling

Ralph Sommerer

Simon Stachniak

Richard Henry Irving

Tim Keosababian

Russ Glaser

Ryan Gunn

Toan Huynh

James Waletzky

Ajay Ramjee

Alan Stuart

Charlie Stabb

David E Gardner

Oliver Hurst-Hiller

Ali M Vassigh

Neel Ishwar Murarka

Dane Alexander Glasgow

Antonio Pizzutelli

Erin Pudenz

Tyler Payne

A method and system are disclosed in which a group of people are able to replicate the physical world experience of going with a group of friends to pick a movie, watch the movie together, and provide commentary on the movie itself in the virtual world on a virtual couch while each user is sitting in different physical locations. Additionally, the virtual representation of the destination that the group of people are watching the movie together in can be themed to allow users to watch movies in different locations pivoting on special events or by the users choice.

Avatar integrated shared media experience

A method for biometric identification for use with a computing device is provided herein. The method includes capturing a temporal sequence of images of the face of a user at different locations within a three-dimensional interaction space. The method further includes extracting one or more face descriptors from the images and generating a biometric template compiling the face descriptors.

Biometric recognition

Embodiments of the present invention leverage search query result page thumbnails and search query result link content evaluations to provide user-dependent enhanced search query results. This provides a simplified means to inform a user of the relevancy of search query results based on the user's preferences, environment, and profile, etc. The present invention allows a user to more adequately determine the value of the search query result via search query result indicators within the thumbnail and in the proximity of a displayed result link. In one embodiment of the present invention, a thumbnail of a query result link is automatically displayed when the link is selected. This provides a tool to view an entire search result page, eliminating the necessity of scrolling through each page to find relevant search terms. In another embodiment of the present invention, indicators are utilized to inform a user of the content of a search result link.

Systems and methods for enhancing search query results

Display screen with a user interface

Display screen with an animated avatar

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Renton, WA, United States of America

Eddie L Mays