Patents by Inventor Alex Burst

Alex Burst 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).

  • TECHNIQUES TO LOCATE AND DISPLAY CONTENT SHARED WITH A USER
    Publication number: 20150032813
    Abstract: Techniques to locate and display content shared with a member of an online community are described. In an embodiment, a technique may include receiving a request from a client device for all content items in an online community that are shared with a first member of the online community. All of the content items in the online community that are shared with the first member are identified and the identified content items are provided to the requesting client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gaurav Doshi, Mary David, Eli Block, Ajey Shah, Alex Burst, Dave Chan, Dwane Codrington
  • Enterprise data as office content
    Patent number: 8775367
    Abstract: Techniques for enterprise data as office content are described. An apparatus may comprise a client device having an application program, an insertion component and an update component. The insertion component may be arranged to insert source data elements from a data source into a document for the application program. The update component may be arranged to update the inserted data elements as the source data elements are modified. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd J. Abel, Satish R. Thatte, Richard Roma iDalfo, Mark C. McLoughlin, Greg Prickril, Alex Burst
  • ENTERPRISE DATA AS OFFICE CONTENT
    Publication number: 20120260162
    Abstract: Techniques for enterprise data as office content are described. An apparatus may comprise a client device having an application program, an insertion component and an update component. The insertion component may be arranged to insert source data elements from a data source into a document for the application program. The update component may be arranged to update the inserted data elements as the source data elements are modified. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Todd J. Abel, Satish R. Thatte, Ricard Roma i Dalfo, Mark C. McLoughlin, Greg Prickril, Alex Burst
  • Enterprise data as office content
    Patent number: 8224769
    Abstract: Techniques for enterprise data as office content are described. An apparatus may comprise a client device having an application program, an insertion component and an update component. The insertion component may be arranged to insert source data elements from a data source into a document for the application program. The update component may be arranged to update the inserted data elements as the source data elements are modified. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd J. Abel, Satish R. Thatte, Ricard Roma i Dalfo, Mark C. McLoughlin, Greg Prickril, Alex Burst
  • Host context framework
    Patent number: 8019781
    Abstract: Techniques for host context framework are described. An apparatus may comprise a client device having a host application program with multiple host item objects, and a host context manager to manage multiple host contexts corresponding to the host item objects. The host context manager may create a host context for each host item object, and perform operations for each host item object in accordance with the corresponding host context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd J. Abel, Satish R. Thatte, Ricard Roma Dalfo, Alex Burst
  • Enterprise data as office content
    Publication number: 20080222079
    Abstract: Techniques for enterprise data as office content are described. An apparatus may comprise a client device having an application program, an insertion component and an update component. The insertion component may be arranged to insert source data elements from a data source into a document for the application program. The update component may be arranged to update the inserted data elements as the source data elements are modified. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd J. Abel, Satish R. Thatte, Ricard Roma i Dalfo, Mark C. McLoughlin, Greg Prickril, Alex Burst
  • Host context framework
    Publication number: 20080201354
    Abstract: Techniques for host context framework are described. An apparatus may comprise a client device having a host application program with multiple host item objects, and a host context manager to manage multiple host contexts corresponding to the host item objects. The host context manager may create a host context for each host item object, and perform operations for each host item object in accordance with the corresponding host context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd J. Abel, Satish R. Thatte, Ricard Roma Dalfo, Alex Burst