Mark J Groves

US Patent:

8086992, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Feb 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/705921

Inventors:

Bill Gibson - Woodinville WA, US
Mark Groves - Monroe WA, US
Ross Grayum - Monroe WA, US
Vinay Bharadwaj - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717100

Abstract:

Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a software development application that supports development using a top-down approach. The user creates a high-level system design for a system in the top-down design software development application. The user describes a behavior of the system by attaching technology-neutral original system endpoints and respective contracts to a plurality of system components. The user delegates each original system endpoint to a member endpoint of a corresponding technology-specific member component. The user supplies a concrete implementation for each of the corresponding technology-specific member components. Throughout this iterative development process, the high level system design is preserved.

US Patent:

8413108, Apr 2, 2013

Filed:

May 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/464105

Inventors:

Mark Groves - Monroe WA, US
Daniel Massey - Redmond WA, US
Ian Bavey - Sammamish WA, US
David Sauntry - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717104, 717105, 717131

Abstract:

A system and method for facilitating analysis of a software project. Intrinsic measures, activity-based measures, or dynamic measures associated with the project are received, including measures associated with physical program units and logical program units of the project. Mappings between physical program units and logical program units are generated. An architectural diagram including logical program units is received, and may include additional mappings of the logical program units. The mappings are used to roll up measures from physical project units to logical project units, and from logical project units to other logical project units. An overlay diagram is generated, including the rolled up measures. The overlay diagram includes the architectural diagram and a representation of rolled up measures associated with each logical project unit on the diagram. The representations employ a graphic format that facilitates a user determining risk areas of the software project.

US Patent:

8601440, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Nov 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/615612

Inventors:

Dan Massey - Redmond WA, US
Mark Groves - Monroe WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717122

Abstract:

Versions of a model in UML or another modeling language can be published on web feeds, such as RSS or Atom web feeds. A model feed includes a sequence of incremental differences to a base version of a model; the base version can be an empty model or a snapshot of another model feed, for example. Stream charts show the relationship between model feeds. A selected sequence of incremental differences can be applied, in forward or reverse, to animate changes in a model. A developer working on a different computer than another developer can create new model versions which use some elements from a published feed and other elements introduced by the local developer. New model versions and semantic information about the sequence taken to reach them can be shared through web feeds.

US Patent:

20100313179, Dec 9, 2010

Filed:

Jun 5, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/479135

Inventors:

Mark Groves - Monroe WA, US
Jens Jacobsen - Seattle WA, US
Suhail Dutta - Kirkland WA, US
Tracey Glass Trewin - Carnation WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717101, 717104

Abstract:

A tool supports management of engineering project changes using a current design diagram with links to implementation components, a proposed design diagram, and a work list of tasks for transforming the current design into the proposed design. Tasks recite intended changes such as add, remove, or refactor, with reference to implementation components to be changed, and tracking information. Work list tasks may be automatically generated based on design model differences correlated with project code, automatically generated based on tracked user design actions correlated with project code, and/or manually generated by users. Work lists may be exported. Users can mark a relationship for removal and view a corresponding updated work list. Users can trace impact of a work list on project context such as testing coverage, database structures, and user scenarios.

US Patent:

20130022439, Jan 24, 2013

Filed:

Jul 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/553641

Inventors:

Mark Groves - Meridian ID, US

International Classification:

B66D 3/04

US Classification:

414800, 254391

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a device, system and method for hoisting and lowering a load, comprising a device having a front plate that may be displaced to reveal a sheave, and a friction accessory. The friction accessory is arranged to create friction between a rope and the device when a load is suspended from the device using the rope and where the device is secured to a support structure. The system may be prepared by an operator, having ascended to an elevated location, and further allows the operator to lower the load from the elevated location prior to descending.

US Patent:

20130262419, Oct 3, 2013

Filed:

Mar 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/435636

Inventors:

David Charles Kilian - Arlington VA, US
Louisa Rose Millott - Ann Arbor MI, US
Gareth Alun Jones - Issaquah WA, US
Andrew Craig Bragdon - Eastport ME, US
Yu Xiao - Issaquah WA, US
Arun Mathew Abraham - Redmond WA, US
Kevin J. Blasko - Redmond WA, US
Christopher Lovett - Woodinville WA, US
Mark Groves - Monroe WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707695, 707E17005, 707E1701

Abstract:

Resolving conflicting changes to structured data files. A method includes for a structured data file which has both a generic structure and dialects built on top of the generic structure, for which conflicting changes have been made, and where an original version of the structured data, a first version of the structured data and a second version of the structured data exist, determining a dialect of the structured data. The method further includes, based on the determined dialect performing at least one of merge or diff operations on the original version of the structured data, the first version of the structured data and the second version of the structured data.

US Patent:

20130346917, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/530119

Inventors:

ANDREW BRAGDON - REDMOND WA, US
PAULA BACH - REDMOND WA, US
CURT BECKER - EUGENE OR, US
ARUN MATHEW ABRAHAM - REDMOND WA, US
ANNA GALAEVA - REDMOND WA, US
MARK GROVES - MONROE WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715802

Abstract:

A sequence of user actions is generated from a runtime trace of a client application that is analyzed against a set of detectors to infer a feature-level usage analytic. The feature-level usage analytic identifies a common trait among the various users that use a feature of the application and is used as a basis to reflect the user's experience with the feature. The feature-level usage analytic may be a level of the user's ability with the application or an application state that indicates an outcome of a group of users' usage with a particular feature. The feature-level usage analytic provides a developer with insight into the user's behavior when using the application.

US Patent:

20140007049, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/533997

Inventors:

Andrew C. Bragdon - Redmond WA, US
Gareth Jones - Issaquah WA, US
Mark A. Groves - Monroe WA, US
Tracey Glass Trewin - Fall City WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717113

Abstract:

Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to assisting software development. In aspects, a software development environment may display code and information about the code on a user interface. In one example, the information includes diagnostic information about the code. The information may be represented by actionable tags that allow the software developer to drill-down and obtain more detailed information about the code. The information may be automatically obtained by the software development environment in a way that does not interfere with the development activities of the software developer. The actionable tags are displayed in close proximity to code with which they are associated.