Tanuja S Joshi, Age 66Bellevue, WA

6870545, Mar 22, 2005

Jul 26, 1999

09/361475

Alvy Ray Smith - Seattle WA, US
John Bradstreet - Redmond WA, US
Jonathan Edgar Fay - Woodinville WA, US
Ajai Sehgal - Woodinville WA, US
Tanuja Abhay Joshi - Redmond WA, US
John Fitzgerald Bronskill - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Gwozdz - Issauquah WA, US
Steven Andrew Cover - Redmond WA, US
Nicholas John Clay - Bellevue WA, US
Edward W. Connell - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G005/22
G09G005/30

345619, 345629, 345615, 345630, 345443, 345442

An image processing application employs the concept of integral pre-multiplied alpha channel, and combines the techniques of multi-resolution representation, graph-structured representation, and automatic and intelligent data type conversion in order to permit a computer user to mix and manipulate both raster and vector based images in a single user interface while remaining unaware of the different data types underlying the images.

7148907, Dec 12, 2006

Jul 15, 2004

10/891674

Alvy Ray Smith - Seattle WA, US
John Bradstreet - Redmond WA, US
Jonathan Edgar Fay - Woodinville WA, US
Ajai Sehgal - Woodinville WA, US
Tanuja Abhay Joshi - Redmond WA, US
John Fitzgerald Bronskill - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Gwozdz - Issauquah WA, US
Steven Andrew Cover - Redmond WA, US
Nicholas John Clay - Bellevue WA, US
Edward W. Connell - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G 5/377

345629, 345619

An image processing application employs the concept of integral pre-multiplied alpha channel, and combines the techniques of multi-resolution representation, graph-structured representation, and automatic and intelligent data type conversion in order to permit a computer user to mix and manipulate both raster and vector based images in a single user interface while remaining unaware of the different data types underlying the images.

7380212, May 27, 2008

Mar 18, 2003

10/391127

Brian R. Cody - Seattle WA, US
DeEtte M. Day - Seattle WA, US
Tanuja Abhay Joshi - Redmond WA, US
Christian Fortini - Sammamish WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/00

715752, 715520, 715908

A method and system for execution in a graphical user interface environment are provided to incorporate digital image files in an email message. A template layout gallery is presented that includes a plurality of template layouts for digital image files for possible inclusion in the email message. When an indication is received that at least one digital image file is selected to be included in the email message and that one of the template layouts is to be applied to the at least one selected digital image file, the selected layout is created within the email message body according to the selected template. Prior to sending, the images are compressed.

7631259, Dec 8, 2009

Sep 22, 2006

11/534562

Kevin Neil Kirn - Seattle WA, US
Steven Gary Frank - Sammamish WA, US
Mark A. Nikiel - Redmond WA, US
Tanuja Joshi - Redmond WA, US
Brian Robert Cody - Seattle WA, US
Kurt Alan Weber - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/00

715716

A system and related techniques manage the adding of digital images or other media to email messages using a comparatively straightforward insert-and-send scheme. A user may choose to insert or embed comparatively low-resolution versions of images or other media automatically published to a media server into an email message. The recipient of that media-enabled message may receive and view the email text message along with the low-resolution images in typical fashion using an email or other client. The recipient may choose to view one or more of the embedded images in greater resolution by linking or activating those images, for instance by moving a cursor and clicking into the selected image or other object. Activating the image or other media object from within the email pane may seamlessly transport the user to the media server's Web page to view a larger-resolution version of that image, for instance using a media player. Video, audio and other media may likewise be inserted into messages.

2005012, Jun 9, 2005

Dec 5, 2003

10/728086

Kevin Kirn - Seattle WA, US
Steven Frank - Sammamish WA, US
Mark Nikiel - Redmond WA, US
Tanuja Joshi - Redmond WA, US
Brian Cody - Seattle WA, US
Kurt Weber - Seattle WA, US

G09G005/00

345629000

A system and related techniques manage the adding of digital images or other media to email messages using a comparatively straightforward insert-and-send scheme. A user may choose to insert or embed comparatively low-resolution versions of images or other media automatically published to a media server into an email message. The recipient of that media-enabled message may receive and view the email text message along with the low-resolution images in typical fashion using an email or other client. The recipient may choose to view one or more of the embedded images in greater resolution by linking or activating those images, for instance by moving a cursor and clicking into the selected image or other object. Activating the image or other media object from within the email pane may seamlessly transport the user to the media server's Web page to view a larger-resolution version of that image, for instance using a media player. Video, audio and other media may likewise be inserted into messages. The sender may therefore share a variety of images, audio, video or other media with selected recipients without loading the recipient's email or other client with increased download times or storage requirements.

2013025, Sep 26, 2013

Mar 23, 2012

13/429025

Joseph M. Joy - Redmond WA, US
Narendranath Datha - Bangalore, IN
Tanuja A. Joshi - Redmond WA, US
Sriram K. Rajamani - Bangalore, IN
Eric J. Stollnitz - Kirkland WA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

G06F 15/16

709204

Techniques for propagating user experience state information are described. A user experience can include various types of content that a user may consume, such as video content, images, audio content, text documents, and so on. Further, a “composition” can be created using various combinations of user experiences, such as still images inset to video content, a navigable map presented with images of geographical locations associated with the map, and so on. In implementations, techniques enable user experiences included as part of a composition to interact such that behaviors associated with one user experience can affect another user experience, and vice-versa.

5982381, Nov 9, 1999

Jul 3, 1997

8/887956

Tanuja A. Joshi - Bellevue WA
Daryl T. Lawton - Bellevue WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06T 1500

345435

A method and apparatus for modifying a sprite containing a cutout feature for compositing with a background image modifies colors of pixels in the sprite according to their distances from the edge of the cutout feature to achieve desired visual effects such as edge softening. A distance mask for the sprite is generated which stores distance values representing distances of corresponding pixels in the sprite from the edge of the cutout feature. The distance mask can be efficiently generated by a chamfering technique. A clamping function is applied to the distance mask to determine scaling values for the respective pixels in the sprite. A modified sprite is constructed from the original sprite by modifying the colors of the pixels of the input sprite according to their respective scaling values. The modified sprite is then composited with the backgorund image to form a composite image.