Lisa G Post

US Patent:

7346857, Mar 18, 2008

Filed:

Oct 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/968485

Inventors:

David A. Sobeski - Redmond WA, US
Jules S. Cohen - Seattle WA, US
Lisa G. Post - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 6/00
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

715848, 715853

Abstract:

A system and process for providing adaptable controls to computing applications to facilitate interaction by an operator with computing application content is provided. The present invention provides a system to update the control parameters remote to the computing application to reflect changes in operator's preferences. In an illustrative implementation, these dynamic controls may take the form of an add-on toolbar having drop down menus that have the form of panes. In operation, the computing application launches and retrieves the parameters of these controls through messaging from a remote server computer. When launched, the computing application will display the add-on toolbar, maintaining Web-in-Web panes, having the latest updated parameters (i. e. content, look, and feel of the toolbar and panes) as found on the remote server computer. These parameters may be changed by the operator to reflect changes in their content or feature preference.

US Patent:

7370287, May 6, 2008

Filed:

Oct 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/968669

Inventors:

David A. Sobeski - Redmond WA, US
Jules S. Cohen - Seattle WA, US
Lisa G. Post - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 6/00
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

715848, 715762

Abstract:

A system and process for providing adaptable controls to computing applications to facilitate interaction by an operator with computing application content is provided. The present invention provides a system to update the control parameters remote to the computing application to reflect changes in operator's preferences. In an illustrative implementation, these dynamic controls may take the form of an add-on toolbar having drop down menus that have the form of panes. In operation, the computing application launches and retrieves the parameters of these controls through messaging from a remote server computer. When launched, the computing application will display the add-on toolbar, maintaining Web-in-Web panes, having the latest updated parameters (i. e. content, look, and feel of the toolbar and panes) as found on the remote server computer. These parameters may be changed by the operator to reflect changes in their content or feature preference.

US Patent:

7698364, Apr 13, 2010

Filed:

Feb 5, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/068816

Inventors:

Felix G. T. I. Andrew - Seattle WA, US
David A. Sobeski - Redmond WA, US
Michael D. Smith - Kirkland WA, US
Lisa G. Post - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 3/00
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

709204, 709208, 715751, 715753, 715759

Abstract:

Systems and methods for enabling users at a plurality of client computers to share a common browsing experience are provided. A server computer according to the invention includes an interface to a communications network for establishing a first link between the server and the host client computer and a second link between the server and the slave client computer. The server has a shared view engine for receiving from the host client computer, an identifier that identifies the slave client computer and a locator corresponding to content on the server. The shared view engine causes the server to deliver the content corresponding to the locator to both the host client computer and the slave client computer. Thus, the host client computer and the slave client computer are enabled to share browsing of the content received from the server. To enable the slave clients to share in the browsing experience, the host client can send information such as URL and cookie data to the slave clients.

US Patent:

20060123356, Jun 8, 2006

Filed:

Jan 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/338286

Inventors:

David Sobeski - Redmond WA, US
Jules Cohen - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Linnett - Seattle WA, US
Lisa Post - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715781000

Abstract:

A system and process for providing adaptable controls to computing applications to facilitate interaction by an operator with displayable content. In a computer system running a computing application, it is advantageous to provide adaptable controls that have the ability to reflect content or feature preferences of operators of computing applications. These dynamic computing application controls cooperate with computing applications to provide additional features to the operator.

US Patent:

6819343, Nov 16, 2004

Filed:

May 5, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/565313

Inventors:

David A. Sobeski - Redmond WA
Jules S. Cohen - Seattle WA
Lisa G. Post - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 600

US Classification:

345848, 345762

Abstract:

A system and process for providing adaptable controls to computing applications to facilitate interaction by an operator with computing application content is provided. The present invention provides a system to update the control parameters remote to the computing application to reflect changes in operators preferences. In an illustrative implementation, these dynamic controls may take the form of an add-on toolbar having drop down menus that have the form of panes. In operation, the computing application launches and retrieves the parameters of these controls through messaging from a remote server computer. When launched, the computing application will display the add-on toolbar, maintaining Web-in-Web panes, having the latest update parameters (i. e. content, look, and feel of the toolbar and panes) as found on the remote server computer. These parameters may be changed by the operator to reflect changes in their content or feature preference.