Patents by Inventor Adam R. Kenney

Adam R. Kenney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Selection context filtering
    Patent number: 7519585
    Abstract: A method and system for the graphical formulation of filter queries is disclosed which enables data queries to be easily chosen via selection from a menu. A signal is received to filter, or query, a data table. Next, the context of a selection of data is analyzed, and a menu of filters based on that context is formulated and displayed. A filter selection is received, and the corresponding filter is executed. The results of the filter are displayed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam R. Kenney, Clinton D. Covington, Scott T. Gardner
  • Adaptive User Interface Verification
    Publication number: 20080276260
    Abstract: User interface verification may be provided. First, a known good file may be received. Next, an automation may be run on an application program to place the application program in a predetermined state. Data from the known good file may then be compared to data corresponding to a user interface corresponding to the predetermined state of the application program. In response to the comparison, results corresponding to comparing the data from the known good file to the data corresponding to the user interface may be reported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Garlick, Michael J. Eatough, Adam R. Kenney, Matthew R. Dorbin, Michael T. Tucker, Sherri L. Duran