Brent M Curtis

US Patent:

7111039, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

May 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/442380

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Alec Dun - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Steven F. Goddard - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 5/00

US Classification:

709203, 709230, 709247

Abstract:

A method of batching multiple sets of responses on a server and sending the responses to a client in a single batch (i. e. , a “chained” or “packed” batch). The sets of responses may be each be obfuscated and/or compressed. Once the batch is received by the client, each set is processed individually. The client may be configured to communicate the size of an uncompressed set of responses that it can handle. The server may use this information to create sets of responses that are the correct size, and may or may not compress the sets of responses. The server may chain the sets of responses and may continue to chain sets, compressed or not, until the server's buffer is full or close to full. The chained set of responses may then be sent to the client, and may process each of the sets of responses individually.

US Patent:

7386590, Jun 10, 2008

Filed:

Feb 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/367273

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207, 379 8822, 707 1, 707 2

Abstract:

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.

US Patent:

7451180, Nov 11, 2008

Filed:

Aug 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/462310

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Alec Dun - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Steven F. Goddard - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709206, 709247

Abstract:

A method of batching multiple sets of responses on a server and sending the responses to a client in a single batch (i. e. , a “chained” or “packed” batch). The sets of responses may be each be obfuscated and/or compressed. Once the batch is received by the client, each set is processed individually. The client may be configured to communicate the size of an uncompressed set of responses that it can handle. The server may use this information to create sets of responses that are the correct size, and may or may not compress the sets of responses. The server may chain the sets of responses and may continue to chain sets, compressed or not, until the server's buffer is full or close to full. The chained set of responses may then be sent to the client, and may process each of the sets of responses individually.

US Patent:

7519720, Apr 14, 2009

Filed:

Sep 18, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/532768

Inventors:

Neil Fishman - Bothell WA, US
Don Kadyk - Bothell WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Marc Seinfeld - Kenmore WA, US
Mark Ledsome - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709230, 709231, 709238, 709246

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products for customizing content based on at least one operating characteristic of a mobile client. A mobile gateway receives content from a content source, such as an email server, a Web server, or some other content server. For example, content may include email, calendar, contact, task, Web, notification, financial, sports data, configuration information, etc. The mobile gateway customizes the content based on transforms assigned to each mobile client. Transforms account for differences in the software, display, processor, memory, communication channel, and the like, of each mobile client, without imposing additional processing burdens on the content server. Processing that is common among several transforms may be shared. Mobile clients may be any type of computer, including telephones, pagers, PDAs, laptops, and other mobile gateways.

US Patent:

7730150, Jun 1, 2010

Filed:

Jan 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/013281

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

709206, 709207

Abstract:

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.

US Patent:

7798905, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

May 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435532

Inventors:

Gary Thompson - Seattle WA, US
Benjamin O. Zotto - Seattle WA, US
Brent E. Curtis - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Caiafa - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 42, 463 40, 463 41, 463 6

Abstract:

A procedure receives a game result from a game console. A rating is determined for the game result. If the rating for the game result meets a predetermined criteria, the recorded game associated with the game result is received from the game console. The recorded game is attached to the rating of the game result such that other players can access the recorded game through an online gaming service.

US Patent:

7899872, Mar 1, 2011

Filed:

Apr 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/109077

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 379 8822, 707 1, 707 2

Abstract:

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.

US Patent:

8423621, Apr 16, 2013

Filed:

Jan 6, 2011

Appl. No.:

12/985945

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709203, 709207

Abstract:

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.