Curtis Todd Smith

US Patent:

6765592, Jul 20, 2004

Filed:

Apr 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/302476

Inventors:

Richard A. Pletcher - Redmond WA
Curtis D. Smith - Bellevue WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345760, 345781, 345804

Abstract:

A system, method, and medium are disclosed for undocking content from a window into sub-windows. The undocked sub-windows may be redocked to the parent window. The sub-windows may continue to exist after an application providing the window has been closed.

US Patent:

20040237049, Nov 25, 2004

Filed:

Jun 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/878543

Inventors:

Richard Pletcher - Redmond WA, US
Curtis Smith - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

715/760000

Abstract:

A system, method, and medium are disclosed for undocking content from a window into sub-windows. The undocked sub-windows may be redocked to the parent window. The sub-windows may continue to exist after an application providing the window has been closed.

US Patent:

57484686, May 5, 1998

Filed:

May 4, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/434789

Inventors:

Leo A. Notenboom - Woodinville WA
Benjamin A. Mejia - Seattle WA
Curtis D. Smith - Issaquah WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G05B 1500

US Classification:

364132

Abstract:

A co-processor resource manager allocates resources of a co-processor platform to nodes implementing operations requested by applications running on a host processor according to a user-modifiable prioritization of the operations. Lower priority nodes can be evicted by the manager to resolve resource conflicts for newly requested operations. The manager utilizes a query test for the platform driver or client to override eviction or prevent eviction by downgrading an operation's resource usage. A platform driver tracks resource usage of nodes, and classifies resources as singly allocatable or countable types to maintain co-processor resource manager independence from the co-processor platform.