Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Jeffrey C Fong

Michael I Guss

Jeffery G Arnold

Thamer A Abanami

Mark R Gibson

Kort Danner Sands

Aaron N Woo

John E Elsbree

Thomas Henry Taylor

Jeffrey Neil Margolis

Naud Frijlink

Joseph Alton Schrader

Michael W Van Flandern

Don Barnett

Marc S Oshiro

Frederic Azera

Aaron DeYonker

Todd San Jule

Christen E Coomer

Daniel L Poling, Jr

Chad Michael Roberts

Jonathan Reed Harris

Jae Pum Park

Jason Craig Nelson

Ryan Peter Gagnier

Anton O Andrews

Albert Y S Shum

Sogol Malekzadeh

William Lauby

Anton O A Andrews

Miguel Guerrero

Michael Van Robb Johnson, Jr

D Graham Stinson

Peter John Potrebic

Mark D Schwesinger

Megan Galbraith Donahue

Kathryn L Parker

Jeffrey Gregg Arnold

Bin Lin

Mark Jeffrey Weinberg

Rodger William Benson

William T Flora

Christopher Alan Glein

Tandy Woodson Trower, Ii

Marc S Doll

Nishad Mulye

Mark D Mackenzie

Julian Selman

Zhike Kong

Mark G Young

Christopher D Williams

Ian Hunter Todd

David C Franklin

Xinli Zou

Molly Scoville Rhoten

Stephen G Latta

Adam G Poulos

Jose Alberto Rodriguez

Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda

Peter G Chin

Liang Jeff Chen

Peter Tobias Kinnebrew

Jeremy Monroe Bowen

Eric Jonathan Hull

Shane Jeremy Landry

Tony Ambrus

Bojana Ostojic

Jeffrey Cole

Gregory Alan Howard

Ian Douglas McIntyre

Christopher Raykovich

Ryan T Bickel

Timothy Wantland

Daniel J Hwang

Robert Pengelly

Mansoor Jafry

Jonathan Gass

Andrew Wyman MacDonald

John D Skovron

Aaron Woodman

Jon Arnett

Stephen Speicher

Mark Daniel MacKenzie

Kenji Nakamura

Udiyan I Padmanahan

Olivia M Janik

Michael Van Robb Johnson Jr

Andrew Wyman Macdonald

A programmable effects system for graphical user interfaces is disclosed. One embodiment comprises adjusting a graphical user interface in response to a tilt of a device. In this way, a graphical user interface may display a parallax effect in response to the device tilt.

Tiltable user interface

A mobile media device user interface is described. In one or more implementations, output of a plurality of audio content is monitored by a mobile media device. Each of the audio content was received via a respective one of a plurality of broadcast channels by the mobile media device. A user interface is displayed on a display device of the mobile media device, the user interface describing each of the plurality of audio content and the respective broadcast channel from which the audio content was received.

Mobile media device user interface

Display screen with animated graphical user interface

A mobile device having capabilities to access connections to cellular and Wi-Fi portions of a hybrid telecommunications network is configured to display a variety of different icons that graphically indicate a current connection status for both data usage and voice calling on a graphical user interface (GUI). A user can put the GUI into an expanded state to show additional information about the connection status including textual descriptions of icons to instruct the user as to the specific meaning of a given icon. The textual descriptions enable an association between the iconography and the connection state to be established for the user. The icons can then quickly and effectively convey connection state to the user in a comprehensive manner while efficiently using the available display space on the device.

Hybrid telecommunications network connection indicator

Display screen with transitional graphical user interface

Switching between an arm's length user interface and a distance user interface is provided. A first user interface optimized to operate a computer from an arm's-length distance is presented on a display. A command is received. It is determined whether the command is from a wired device or a wirelessly-connected device. When the command is from a wired device, then the first user interface continues to be presented. When the command is from a wirelessly-connected device, then the display is toggled from the first user interface to the distance user interface. The distance user interface is optimized for operating the computer from a television-viewing distance. The television-viewing distance measured in feet is approximately half of a diagonal measure of the image displayed on the display device measured in inches.

User interface for operating a computer from a distance

Embodiments are disclosed that relate to placing virtual objects in an augmented reality environment. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising receiving sensor data comprising one or more of motion data, location data, and orientation data from one or more sensors located on a head-mounted display device, and based upon the motion data, determining a body-locking direction vector that is based upon an estimated direction in which a body of a user is facing. The method further comprises positioning a displayed virtual object based on the body-locking direction vector.

Body-locked placement of augmented reality objects

A mobile device capable of connecting to a hybrid telecommunications network using different connection types is configured to implement various mitigations to audio disruptions that may occur during the performance of a call handover between connections. Negligible audio disruptions that do not impact the conversation between parties to the call are not mitigated at all, while relatively short audio disruptions are mitigated in a passive manner by playing background white noise or comfort sounds on the mobile device. Relatively longer duration disruptions are dealt with using more active mitigations in which audio tones are played and the mobile device's graphical user interface (GUI) is configured to indicate to the user that a handover is in progress. Audio disruptions which are irrecoverable are handled by disconnecting the call and providing options through the GUI to either call the other party back, send a message, or set a callback reminder.

User experiences during call handovers on a hybrid telecommunications network

Thumbnail images representative of recorded TV programs are generated and presented to aid a user in browsing the recorded TV programs. In one implementation, a temporary thumbnail image is generated when a TV program first starts recording. The temporary thumbnail is used to populate any user interface (UI) screens that reference the recoded TV program. Once the TV program has reached a threshold amount of recording (e.g., a prescribed duration of recording, or completion of the recording), a permanent thumbnail image is generated and associated with the TV program. The permanent thumbnail is then presented in any subsequent UI screens, replacing the temporary thumbnail. In another implementation, display of the thumbnail images in the UI screens may be further controlled by setting preferences, such as parental controls.

Thumbnail generation and presentation for recorded TV programs

Various embodiments enable a user of a mobile media device to select one or more channels to load onto the device. Each channel comprises a collection of media content files, such as video content, audio content, and so on. Each collection of media content files can be associated with a particular genre (or genres) of media content. A channel can be managed such that its collection of media content can be rearranged, augmented, and/or otherwise edited to produce a refreshed version of the channel. A user's interaction with content within a channel can be monitored to produce behavior data about the user. The behavior data can be used to customize the playback of a particular channel to reflect user preferences. The behavior data can also be used to produce channels that are custom tuned for the user and can be used to produce a customized version of a mobile media device.

Media content for a mobile media device

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Jeffrey C Fong