Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Future Wei Technologies, Inc.

Nintendo of America Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Kenneth Alan Lobb

Joseph Wheeler

Theodore Aaron Haberman

Aron Richard Chavez

Yi-An Chien

Clinton Chi-Wen Woon

Alex Aben-Athar Kipman

Arnold Neil Blinn

Szymon Piotr Stachniak

Zhengyou Zhang

Cyrus Kanga

John Raymond Justice

Donald Marcus Gillett

Mario Esposito

Shiraz Jitendra Cupala

Omar Aftab

Christopher Michael Novak

Tyler Paul Esselstrom

John Darren Elliott

Adam Paul Isgreen

Howard Benjamin Nager

Todd Garnet Wagner

Bernhard Kotzenberg

Andrew John Nuttall

Kathleen Patricia Mulcahy

Zhangwei Xu

John Clavin

Frank R Morrison, Iii

Jason Robert Tuck

Neil Warren Black

Krassimir Emilov Karamfilov

Enrique De La Garza

Alexei Pineda

Russell P Songco

William F Schiefelbein

Joshua C Zana

Diana Finster

Jonathan Winslow Anderson

Joseph Reginald Scott Molnar

Donald Keller

Justin Michael Harrison

Heather Grantham Brodie

Alexander D Tudor

Alex Liu

Sebastian Grinke

Robert Chase Jones

James Yarrow

Matthew Alan Medak

Ray Wayne Davis

Paul Mithra

Mike Berro

Pedro Emilio Gutierrez, Jr

Cyrus R Kanga

Eric Christopher Voreis

Alexander James Soule

Marc Victor Haddah

Ronald Oswin Pessner Jr

Justin Harrison

Howard B Nager

Jr Pessner Ronald Oswin

Embodiments of the present invention analyze a context in which a user interacts with a computer interface and automatically optimizes the interface for the context. The controller or control mode the user selects for interaction may define the context, in part. Examples of control modes include gesturing, audio control, use of companion devices, and use of dedicated control devices, such as game controllers and remote controls. The different input devices are designed for different tasks. Nevertheless, a user will frequently attempt to perform a task using a control input that is not adapted for the task. Embodiments of the present invention change the characteristics of the user interface to make it easier for the user to complete an intended task using the input device of the user's choice.

Contextual user interface

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A display mount for connecting electronic devices includes a body, a display support, and a movable arm connected to the body and the display support. The body has a lower surface and an upper surface. The body further includes a controller connection mechanism. The arm is positioned above the upper surface to hold the display support above the body and opposite the lower surface.

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A system and method for facilitating social interactions between different individuals. Information available about each of the individuals engaged in a social interaction is used to provide a 'social accelerator' for an interaction between the individuals. Social interactions are improved or accelerated by aggregating available information about individuals participating in an information system. When an interaction event trigger is received, the context of context for possible social interaction between the users around the trigger event is determined. A social accelerator is selected from available interest information common to the participating user and the target user, and the social accelerator is provided to one of the individuals.

Acceleration of social interactions

Display screen with animated graphical user interface

Display screen with graphical user interface

A function intelligence engine receives input regarding application program content, including functions or capabilities of the application program that can be separately purchasable, and can further receive information regarding advertisements that can be displayed to users within the context of the application program. User-specific information is also received, including a user's current status and context within the application program, as well as a user's history, both within the application program, as well as in other application programs. Based on such information, the function intelligence engine determines and compares the probability of a user purchasing, versus the probability of the user consuming advertising, to acquire the separately purchasable function. The function intelligence engine then generates, and presents to the user, options that increase the chances of the user obtaining the separately purchasable function and maximize the benefit received by an application program author for providing the separately purchasable function.

Usability of supplemental application functions through dynamic modification of user-presented options

Technologies are described herein for providing intelligent delivery of actionable content. Metadata that describes user activities at a computer system is analyzed to determine a need for actionable content. Actionable content is dynamically delivered to one or more client consoles when need for actionable content is presented. The actionable content may be presented in a number of forms, including links to, or the delivery of, video, text and/or image content. Actionable content may also include links or deliverable environments for enabling automatic engagement of a specific application scenario. The discovery and delivery of the actionable content may be improved by the use of one or more feedback mechanisms.

Intelligent delivery of actionable content

One or more persistent customized social media environments are created allowing users to share content or an activity. The content or activity may comprise a shared media experience or shared participatory experience. Each user accessing the environment utilizes a device alone or in conjunction with other devices to complete a sharing experience. A persistent customized social media environment definition establishes a user environment which provides social networking services as well as content sharing and allows users who are connected to the persistent customized social media environment definition to experience instant messages, while those users who connect to the persistent customized social media environment at a later time will receive messages once they enter the environment.

Persistent customized social media environment

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Sammamish, WA, United States of America

Kenneth Alan Lobb