RONALD W MORRIS, JR
Medical Practice at Peninsula Ave, San Francisco, CA

8320746, Nov 27, 2012

Dec 14, 2007

11/956356

Peter T Barrett - San Francisco CA, US
Ronald A Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04N 7/26

386293, 386291, 386296, 386298, 386299, 705 146, 705 1449, 705 1453, 705 1455, 705 267, 705300, 380211, 725 46

Recorded programs ranked based on social networks is described. In embodiment(s), a content distributor maintains recorded on-demand assets that can be requested by client devices to render as television media content for viewing. For a Network Digital Video Recording (nDVR) system, the recorded on-demand assets are recorded when initially distributed to the client devices as scheduled television media content. The content distributor can form a social network of members based on association(s) of viewers that correspond to one or more of the client devices, and can determine recommended on-demand assets from different ones of the recorded on-demand assets for the members of the social network. The content distributor can then communicate a recommended on-demand asset to a client device that corresponds to a member of the social network where the recommended on-demand asset is communicated for viewing without receiving a viewer selection of the recommended on-demand asset.

2009006, Mar 5, 2009

Aug 30, 2007

11/897803

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/048

715765

Nested user interfaces for multiple displays is described. In embodiment(s), user interface panels can be generated for individual display on a small screen device as well as for display together to form a nested user interface on a larger display device. Each user interface panel can be individually displayed to encompass a small display screen on the small screen device. Additionally, a television client device can render a nested user interface that includes a plurality of the user interface panels displayed together to form the nested user interface on a larger display device.

7427941, Sep 23, 2008

Jul 1, 2005

11/173278

Michael A. Cleron - Menlo Park CA, US
Jeffrey D. Yaksick - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G08C 19/12

341176, 345158, 725 52, 715810

Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an application, and then determines the keys of the RC device that are relevant to the determined state. The navigation logic then displays a representation of the relevant keys on a user interface presentation of a presentation device. The representation resembles a physical layout of associated physical keys on the RC device. To assist the user in focusing on the relevant keys, the representation de-emphasizes other input mechanisms of the RC device that do not have a bearing on the user's current interaction with the application. One exemplary way of de-emphasizing these other keys is to entirely omit these keys from the representation.

D556769, Dec 4, 2007

Jun 30, 2006

29/247692

Ronald Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

1404

D14487

7765571, Jul 27, 2010

Jun 14, 2007

11/818490

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04N 5/445, G06F 3/00, G06F 13/00

725 52, 725 44, 725 45

Continuous selection graphs are described. In embodiment(s), a continuous selection graph can be displayed that includes a similarity continuum to indicate media content that is progressively similar. The continuous selection graph can also include an axis of identifying criteria for the media content by which to associate the media content along the similarity continuum. Similar media content that is associated with the identifying criteria can be determined, and selectable indicators of the similar media content can be displayed to indicate a relationship between the identifying criteria and the similar media content along the similarity continuum.

2009006, Mar 5, 2009

Aug 30, 2007

11/897498

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/00

725 46

Recommendations from stochastic analysis is described. In embodiment(s), a media content distributor can receive a request for movie recommendations from a viewer via a television client device. The content distributor can then provide various movie selection choices where each choice includes two movies having disparate identifying criteria. The identifying criteria can include any combination of a category of a movie, an attribute of the movie, or an aspect of the movie. The content distributor can receive viewer selections of one movie from each of the movie selection choices and then generate the movie recommendations for the viewer. The movie recommendation can be generated by stochastic analysis of the identifying criteria associated with the viewer selected movies from each of the movie selection choices.

7548906, Jun 16, 2009

Jun 23, 2006

11/426209

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Charles J. Migos - San Francisco CA, US
Yi Linda Chan - San Jose CA, US
David H. Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 7/00

707 3

An item discovery module (IDM) is described that allows a user to find one or more desired items within a store of candidate items. In operation, the user enters a search selection, upon which the IDM determines a collection of matching items. The IDM groups the matching items into one or more buckets, each bucket including one or more items. The IDM then selects representative items for the respective buckets and presents the representative items to the user. The representative items assist the user in converging on the one or more desired items. Namely, the user may enter another search selection which targets an identified bucket, upon which the above-described procedure is repeated.

7800694, Sep 21, 2010

Aug 31, 2006

11/469399

Ronald Alan Morris - San Francisco CA, US
David Hendler Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Charles J. Migos - San Francisco CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04N 5/46

348556, 348564, 725 43, 725 51

Modular grid display is described. In an embodiment, a modular grid includes grid elements that each have a display ratio which is adaptable to correspond to different aspect ratios of respective display devices via which media content can be displayed. One or more of the grid elements can be selected as a grid segment to position the media content for display via a display device such that the media content displays at the aspect ratio of the display device within the grid segment.

8375405, Feb 12, 2013

Mar 13, 2007

11/717458

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Peter Barrett - San Francisco CA, US
David Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Ted Ludvig - Redwood City CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04N 7/10

725 34

Various technologies for delivering contextual television advertisement are described. A user selection of a media title is received. The media title has an associated set of contextual metadata that includes information regarding the media title. A request for the media title is forwarded to a first server and an advertisement request including the set of contextual metadata is forwarded to a second server. The second server uses the set of contextual metadata to retrieve contextual television advertisement information. The contextual television advertisement information and the media title are received from the second server and the first server respectively. Also, the contextual television advertisement information and the media title are played.

2009008, Mar 26, 2009

Sep 20, 2007

11/858854

Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

H04N 7/025, H04N 7/173

725 32, 725105

A pivotable events timeline is described. In embodiment(s), a pivotable events timeline can include event indicators of events associated with television media content. The event indicators can be displayed to indicate a sequence of the events along the pivotable events timeline. An event on the pivotable events timeline can be expanded when an event indicator corresponding to the event is selected. The selected event can be expanded to display information associated with the event and/or the television media content.