Patents by Inventor Andrew McManama Smith

Andrew McManama Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 8639750
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for orchestrating notifications between identity platforms and relying parties. Embodiments enable identity platforms to ensure that users consistently receive notifications, even when the identity platforms lack knowledge of which relying parties are notification capable and which relying parties are incapable of notification. Embodiments include an identity platform generating a frameset having a first content frame for displaying a notification and a second content frame for displaying a relying party web page. When the relying party is notification capable, the relying party web page includes functionality for removing the frameset established by the frameset and displaying the notification within the context of the relying party web page. When a client renders the frameset, the client retrieves and renders the relying party web page, removing the frameset and displaying the notification as directed by the relying party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ariel Gordon, Andrew McManama Smith
  • Publication number: 20130091195
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for orchestrating notifications between identity platforms and relying parties. Embodiments enable identity platforms to ensure that users consistently receive notifications, even when the identity platforms lack knowledge of which relying parties are notification capable and which relying parties are incapable of notification. Embodiments include an identity platform generating a frameset having a first content frame for displaying a notification and a second content frame for displaying a relying party web page. When the relying party is notification capable, the relying party web page includes functionality for removing the frameset established by the frameset and displaying the notification within the context of the relying party web page. When a client renders the frameset, the client retrieves and renders the relying party web page, removing the frameset and displaying the notification as directed by the relying party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ariel Gordon, Andrew McManama Smith
  • Publication number: 20120124558
    Abstract: Testing of multi-layered software using a scenario description that includes multiple action descriptions that are each interrelated in accordance with a scenario flow. Test software is run against each of at least some of the layers in the software. For each layer, an execution context is identified. Code is then identified and run for each action description and each execution context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew McManama Smith, Andhy Koesnandar