Patents by Inventor Avner Y. Aharoni

Avner Y. Aharoni 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).

  • VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR IMPRECISE STATEMENT COMPLETION
    Publication number: 20090030869
    Abstract: When a user enters text into an application, the application can utilize an auto-complete feature to provide the user with estimations as to a complete term a user is attempting to enter into the application. Visualization can be provided along with an estimation to disclose the likelihood the estimation is what the user intends to enter. Furthermore, a rationale can be provided to the user for the reason an estimation was provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Avner Y. Aharoni, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Andrew Eyring Kimball, David N. Schach, Sravani Kothapalle, Ghanashyam Chandrasekhar Namboodiripad, Vladimir G. Sadov, Lisa Helene Feigenbaum, Abel Valadez Martinez, Olivier Michel Destrebecq
  • RELATIONAL SCHEMA FORMAT
    Publication number: 20090024642
    Abstract: A Relational Schema Definition (RSD) language that uses metadata of the relational database to generate an implementation-neutral or implementation-specific format that represents the precise database structure and data. The RSD language is a declarative description language such that an RSD file can then be used offline in a disconnected environment to reconstruct and use the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Vaschillo, Avner Y. Aharoni, Bertan Ari, Alex Laskos, Adam J. Wiener
  • Query expressions and interactions with metadata
    Patent number: 7454413
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the interaction between query expressions and metadata. Metadata, for example provided by one or more schemas, can supply information over a domain to be queried and/or navigated. This metadata can be applied to the query expression, or vice versa, to return information about the domain and/or the query expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Priyamvadha P. Lakshminarayanan, Avner Y. Aharoni, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, David N. Schach
  • Relational schema format
    Patent number: 7403956
    Abstract: A Relational Schema Definition (RSD) language that uses metadata of the relational database to generate an implementation-neutral or implementation-specific format that represents the precise database structure and data. The RSD language is a declarative description language such that an RSD file can then be used offline in a disconnected environment to reconstruct and use the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Vaschillo, Avner Y. Aharoni, Bertan Ari, Alex Laskos, Adam J. Wiener