Paul K Sim

US Patent:

20210126983, Apr 29, 2021

Filed:

Oct 24, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/663047

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Marc Christophe POTTIER - Redmond WA, US
Paul SIM - Redmond WA, US
Karvell LI - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04L 12/58
G06F 3/0482

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing status indicators for various forms of user activity that occurs across different digital contexts of a collaboration platform. A system can monitor activity that a particular user is performing within a particular digital context and provide status indicators to a different user within a different digital context when the monitored activity meets one or more criteria. For example, a system may cause a status indicator to be displayed in association with a data object within the digital context of a message thread when a specific type of user activity is occurring with respect to that data object within the digital context of an application that facilitates editing of the content of the data object. Thus, a system can deliver timely and contextually relevant status indicators about how team members are currently interacting with a data object without users having to switch between digital contexts.

US Patent:

20210110327, Apr 15, 2021

Filed:

Oct 11, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/600423

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Paul SIM - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06
G06Q 10/10

Abstract:

A data processing system including a processor and machine-readable media including instructions for the processor. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to monitor events in a plurality of communications channels associated with a user, identify monitored events that are determined to be pertinent to the user, sort the identified events by priority to create a prioritized list of events, monitor interactions with the data processing system by the user for a task initiation signal, and, in response to detecting the task initiation signal, cause display of the prioritized list of events to the user on a display device.

US Patent:

20210105332, Apr 8, 2021

Filed:

Oct 7, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/595363

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Paul SIM - Redmond WA, US
Michael H. HILL - Shoreline WA, US
Marc Christophe POTTIER - Redmond WA, US
Karvell LI - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08

Abstract:

The techniques disclosed herein enable systems to provide status indicators for intended recipients about a person's future or predicted availability. A system can analyze contextual information from a number of different resources and provide status indicators about a person when parameters of a person's status meet one or more criteria. For example, a system may deliver a status indicator describing a person's status when a time, duration, or type of a status, such as a vacation or holiday, meet one or more criteria. By controlling the display of status indicators using one or more criteria, a system only shows a particular user's status indicators that matter to a particular recipient. A system can deliver timely, contextually relevant status indicators while mitigating distractions that may be caused by a large number of unwanted status indicators. Timely status indicators also allow users to establish efficient collaboration protocols with other users.

US Patent:

20200142547, May 7, 2020

Filed:

Nov 6, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/182359

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Methil Harysh Menon - Redmond WA, US
Michael Hill - Redmond WA, US
Paul Y. Sim - Seattle WA, US
Sharad Goel - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 9/451

Abstract:

Disclosed in some examples, are methods, systems, GUIs, and machine-readable mediums for providing an improved command bar interface that assists a user in entering commands by implementing a scope operator to specify a command scope and also visual controls for entering parameters of commands. The command bar may have a default global scope that may be modified by users by entering a scope operator and a scope identifier. The command bar may render a set of parameter segments to assist users in entering parameters for the commands.

US Patent:

20200142723, May 7, 2020

Filed:

Nov 6, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/182378

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Methil Harysh Menon - Redmond WA, US
Michael Hill - Redmond WA, US
Paul Y. Sim - Seattle WA, US
Sharad Goel - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/451
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

Disclosed in some examples, are methods, systems, GUIs, and machine-readable mediums for providing an improved command bar interface that assists a user in entering commands by implementing a scope operator to specify a command scope and also visual controls for entering parameters of commands. The command bar may have a default global scope that may be modified by users by entering a scope operator and a scope identifier. The command bar may render a set of parameter segments to assist users in entering parameters for the commands.