Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Katherine Bailey

Hua Wang

Jan Raken

James Alec Ishihara

Ralf Groene

Anthony Reed

Karsten Aagaard

Kaitlyn Schoeck

Christopher H Kujawski

Ketan R Shah

Anthony James Hewett

Scott Jeffrey Korn

Todd David Pleake

Jay Michael Fassett

Jazmine Ama Hoyle

Patrick Thomas Gaule

Woo Ram Lee

Ibrahim Iskender Kushan

Yauhen Radzikevich

J David Schultz

Wenzhao Zhang

Nicolas Jean-Claude Schmitt

Young Soo Kim

Daniel Clark Park

Russell Irvin Sanchez

Flavio Protasio Ribeiro

Brett Andrew Tomky

Bryan Kim Mamaril

Nicholas Benjamin Wendt

Woo Suk Lee

David Ian Rosen

Minh Cao Nguyen

Cesar Ambriz Rios

Christopher Alan Schafer

Rachael Sara Bell

David Justin Rappaport

Yajing Liu

Alex Sai Cheong Cheng

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an audio communication device with novel visual indications and adjustable muting. In examples, an audio communication device is provided. The audio communication device includes at least one processor, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the audio communication device to perform a set of operations. The set of operations include generating a first visual indicator. The first visual indicator corresponds to audio of one or more users. The set of operations further include receiving a user-input, muting a microphone region of the audio communication device, based on the user-input, and generating a second visual indicator. The second visual indicator replaces at least a portion of the first visual indicator. The second visual indicator corresponds to the muted region. The first visual indicator is indicative of a quality of the audio.

Audio communication device with novel visual indications and adjustable muting

A charging system for a peripheral device, such as a stylus, including orientation control. The charging system includes charging circuitry and magnets. The magnets are configured so that they attract the peripheral device to an engagement surface when it is in a first orientation relative to the engagement surface so that charging circuitry in a peripheral device portion couples with charging circuitry in a charger portion. The magnets are configured so that they also repel and rotate the peripheral device when it is in a second orientation relative to the engagement surface.

Charging system including orientation control

Keyboard

A computing device is movable into an airplane mode. A spine on a hinge connects a display to a keyboard. The back surface of the keyboard includes keyboard magnetic material and the spine include spine magnetic material. The spine magnetic material is magnetically attracted to the keyboard. In the airplane mode, the spine is magnetically connected to the keyboard such that the display is secured relative to the keyboard.

Magnetic hinge connection

Aspects of the present disclosure include connection mechanisms for a peripheral computing device to connect with a mobile computing device. The peripheral computing device may include a device interface component that defines part of the connection mechanisms, and an electrical connection protrusion extending from the device interface component and configured to insert in a corresponding electrical receptacle of a computing device. The device interface component may also include a magnetically connectable docking member configured to magnetically attract or to be magnetically attracted to a corresponding docking component on the computing device. The device interface component may further include a support rail configured to support the electrical connection protrusion and the magnetically connectable docking member. The support rail may comprise a shoulder configured to define a pivot point to guide connecting the peripheral computing device with the computing device.

Computing device connection mechanism

The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a first portion and a second portion that are rotatably coupled by a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly can include a hinge frame secured to the first portion and a hinge arm secured to the second portion. The hinge frame can be rotatably secured to the hinge arm by a band extending between a guide pin retained in the hinge frame and a friction pin secured to the hinge arm.

Low profile device hinge assembly

A method of covering a device includes splitting a sheet of non-woven material between a cosmetic surface of the non-woven material and a non-cosmetic surface of the non-woven material. This produces two sheets&#x2014;a cosmetic sheet of the non-woven material including the cosmetic surface and a first split surface opposite the cosmetic surface, and a non-cosmetic sheet of the non-woven material including the non-cosmetic surface and a second split surface opposite the non-cosmetic surface. The method further includes applying an at least partially transparent coating to the non-cosmetic surface of the non-cosmetic sheet. The first split surface of the cosmetic sheet is affixed to a first portion of the device, and the second split surface of the non-cosmetic sheet is affixed to a second portion of the device.

Non-woven material device covering

Electronic mouse

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Katherine Bailey