DENNIS ROBERT AUSTIN
Pilots at Marvin Ave, Los Altos, CA

5898819, Apr 27, 1999

Jun 5, 1996

8/658699

Dennis Robert Austin - Los Altos CA
Anders Kierulf - San Carlos CA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04N 140, H04N 1387, G06K 1500, G09G 510

395109

A system for converting a colored page to a black and white page for black and white printing. A colored page is selected for conversion to black and white. The colored page contains at least one graphical item, such as text, a frame, a line, a closed shape, or a picture. One of the graphical items is then selected for conversion to black and white. After a graphical item is selected, a mode is selected for converting the selected graphical item to black and white. The modes can include a gray scale mode, a light gray scale mode, an inverse gray scale mode, a black with white fill mode, a gray with white fill mode, a black with gray fill mode, a black mode, a white mode, a don't show mode, and an automatic mode. These modes each describe a different method for converting colors in the selected graphical item to black, white, and shades of gray. The selected graphical item is then converted to black and white based on the selected mode.

6008807, Dec 28, 1999

Jul 14, 1997

8/892361

Richard Bretschneider - San Jose CA
Dennis Robert Austin - Los Altos CA
Hannes Helmut Ruescher - Palo Alto CA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 300

345339

A computer-based system and method of viewing an electronic slide show presentation providing three modes for viewing an electronic slide show: a speaker presentation mode, an individual browser mode, and a kiosk browser mode. For each mode, a user interface having features desirable in the corresponding mode is provided. The speaker presentation mode user interface displays slides sized to fill a computer display screen. The individual browser mode user interface displays slides within an application window and provides a navigation scrollbar for navigating the slides. The navigation scrollbar having advance and reverse buttons for controlling the display of builds in the slide, and previous and next slide buttons for controlling the display of slides. The kiosk browser mode user interface displays full screen slides and restricts a viewer's navigational functions. The method also provides a user with the ability to customize the user interface corresponding to a slide presentation.

6072480, Jun 6, 2000

Nov 5, 1997

8/964940

David Paul Harris Gorbet - San Francisco CA
Annette Marie Crowley - Bellevue WA
Vincent Teng-Wei Chun - San Bruno CA
Dennis Robert Austin - Los Altos CA
Bakul Vinodchandra Patel - Santa Clara CA
Paul O. Warrin - Sunnyvale CA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1730

345302

A computer-based system and method of creating and performing a soundtrack to accompany an electronic slide show presentation is disclosed. The method includes receiving input from a slide presentation author, the input specifying when the soundtrack is to begin, end, or change. The input also includes a specification of elements that control the soundtrack content. During an electronic slide show, when each slide (212) is displayed, the soundtrack specifications associated with the displayed slide (212) are retrieved. Based on the specifications, a music engine (230) is invoked with commands to control the composition and performance of a soundtrack that accompanies the currently displayed slide. The method also includes receiving specifications of motifs that are triggered to accompany predetermined events occurring during the electronic slide show.