Stephen David Capps, 59Longview, TX

6711682, Mar 23, 2004

Feb 9, 2000

09/501803

Stephen P. Capps - Seattle WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04K 100

713184, 713202, 705 51

A method for registering a user for an online service includes receiving an initial access to an online service by a prospective user and determining whether the user has provided a valid user identifier (ID). If the prospective user fails to provide a valid user ID, automatically generating a memorable user identifier (ID), without acquiring any personal information regarding the prospective user, to enable the prospective user to anonymously access the online service.

6735691, May 11, 2004

Jan 27, 2000

09/492899

Stephen P. Capps - Seattle WA
David A. Feinleib - Kirkland WA
Jacob D. Swed - Seattle WA
David Scott Johnson - Seattle WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 900

713 1, 713100

A system and method for configuring a computer involves first compiling configuration information from a source computer and populating a migration file with the configuration information. The migration file is kept at a server. Subsequently, upon access to the server, the configuration information from the migration file is retrieved and used to configure a destination computer.

7240296, Jul 3, 2007

Feb 11, 2000

09/502970

Joseph H. Matthews - Woodinville WA, US
Stephen P. Capps - Seattle WA, US
Richard W. Stoakley - Seattle WA, US
Joe D. Belfiore - Seattle WA, US
Walter W. Smith - Normandy Park WA, US
Bradley M. Schick - Seattle WA, US
Samuel J. McKelvie - Seattle WA, US
Robert V. Welland - Seattle WA, US
John P. Cordell - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00

715840, 715700, 715802, 715835, 715838, 715837, 715841

A user interface for navigating among screens on a personal computer. The screens, which include layers of a shell user interface and various locations within applications, are presented as pages. In addition, commands and help information of an application are presented as a web of command pages. To this end, a unit of measure, called a “place” is defined. In general, an application is a place, and separate documents within an application may also define a place. Separate command windows and dialog boxes within an application or a document typically do not define a place. Backwards navigation takes the user to the previous place, and forward navigation (if possible) takes the user to the next place. Because the underlying data for a page may change between an initial visit to a page and navigation back to the page, data objects and page code are maintained separately, and are combined only when a request for a page is made.

7454706, Nov 18, 2008

Feb 11, 2000

09/503137

Joseph H. Matthews - Woodinville WA, US
Joseph D. Belfiore - Seattle WA, US
Stephen P. Capps - Seattle WA, US
Hillel N. Cooperman - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/00

715713, 715712, 715738, 715804

A shell navigation tool for a personal computer having a multiple page shell user interface and a shell component. The shell user interface utilizes navigation between multiple layers of pages to organize and display links to local and remote documents, programs, web links, tasks, services, devices, and the like. At the top level of the multiple-page shell user interface, a start page provides access via hyperlinks to lower order pages, as well as links to system settings, and a limited number of local and remote documents, web links, and programs. Lower pages in the hierarchy, referred to as “Activity Centers” may be scoped to define activity types or groups (e. g. , games, web, photography, personal finance). An Activity Center page provides links to local and remote programs documents, and web links, that are related to the defined activity.

2005021, Sep 22, 2005

May 9, 2005

11/124740

Joseph Matthews - Woodinville WA, US
Stephen Capps - Seattle WA, US
Richard Stoakley - Seattle WA, US
Joseph Belfiore - Seattle WA, US
Walter Smith - Seattle WA, US
Bradley Schick - Seattle WA, US
Samuel McKelvie - Seattle WA, US
Robert Welland - Seattle WA, US
John Cordell - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F003/00

715835000, 715836000, 715837000, 715838000, 715700000, 715802000

A user interface for navigating among screens on a personal computer. The screens, which include layers of a shell user interface and various locations within applications, are presented as pages. In addition, commands and help information of an application are presented as a web of command pages. To this end, a unit of measure, called a “place” is defined. In general, an application is a place, and separate documents within an application may also define a place. Separate command windows and dialog boxes within an application or a document typically do not define a place. Backwards navigation takes the user to the previous place, and forward navigation (if possible) takes the user to the next place. Because the underlying data for a page may change between an initial visit to a page and navigation back to the page, data objects and page code are maintained separately, and are combined only when a request for a page is made.

6326947, Dec 4, 2001

Mar 2, 1999

9/260924

Stephen P. Capps - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G 500

345156

A character entry device in accordance with the invention has a character entry surface. The character entry surface has raised character segment guides upon which characters can be traced by a human user. Sensors are associated with the segment guides to indicate when particular segment guides are traced. Decoding logic is responsive to the sensors to detect actually traced segment sequences and to determine characters that correspond to the actually traced segment sequences. In one embodiment, the character entry surface and segment guides are part of a remote control. An additional key face pivots to either cover or expose the segment guides. When the key face is covering the segment guides, keys in the key face rest against the segment guides and can be depressed to depress the segment guides. Decoding logic in the remote control interprets segment guide depressions as individual keystrokes when the key face is in this position.