Patents by Inventor Chaitanya Dev Sareen
Chaitanya Dev Sareen 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).
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Publication number: 20120304133Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling an edge gesture. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable selection of a user interface not currently exposed on a display through an edge gesture that is easy-to-use and remember.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Jennifer Nan, Jesse Clay Satterfield, David A. Matthews, Robert J. Jarrett, Jensen Harris, Chaitanya Dev Sareen
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Publication number: 20120304092Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling a multi-application environment. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable multi-application environments having combinations of immersive interfaces, windows-based interfaces, and a desktop treated as an immersive interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Robert J. Jarrett, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Nils A. Sundelin, Bret P. Anderson, Tsz Yan Wong, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Patrice L. Miner, Jensen Harris, David A. Matthews, Jennifer Nan, Matthew I. Worley
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Publication number: 20120304108Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling a multi-application environment. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable multi-application environments having combinations of immersive interfaces, windows-based interfaces, and a desktop treated as an immersive interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Robert J. Jarrett, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Nils A. Sundelin, Bret P. Anderson, Tsz Yan Wong, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Patrice L. Miner, Jensen Harris, David A. Matthews, Jennifer Nan, Matthew I. Worley
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Publication number: 20120299968Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for managing an immersive interface in a multi-application immersive environment. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable a user to alter sizes and/or a layout of multiple immersive interfaces with as little as one selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Tsz Yan Wong, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Nils A. Sundelin, Bret P. Anderson, Patrice L. Miner, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Robert J. Jarrett, Jennifer Nan
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Patent number: 7797638Abstract: Methods, systems and computer products provide for applying metadata to documents and/or document objects in local and/or remote file storage systems. Application of metadata (flags) to documents and/or document objects allows a user to easily locate and utilize flagged items. A single metadata type, such as a colored flag, may be applied to documents or document objects of different file types across a file storage system to which data is stored via different software applications. Documents and/or document objects bearing like flags may be surfaced to a user in a flag summary with which documents and/or document objects may be sorted by flag type. Flagged documents or document objects related to a launched document may be listed in an information pane adjacent to the launched document.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar
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Patent number: 7747557Abstract: Methods, systems and computer products provide for applying metadata to documents and/or document objects in local and/or remote file storage systems. Application of metadata (flags) to documents and/or document objects allows a user to easily locate and utilize flagged items. A single metadata type, such as a colored flag, may be applied to documents or document objects of different file types across a file storage system to which data is stored via different software applications. Documents and/or document objects bearing like flags may be surfaced to a user in a flag summary with which documents and/or document objects may be sorted by flag type. Flagged documents or document objects related to a launched document may be listed in an information pane adjacent to the launched document.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar
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Patent number: 7716461Abstract: During unexpected application shutdowns, application settings states are captured, and displayed application states are restored upon subsequent application restart. User data displayed prior to shutdown may also be restored to pre-shutdown states. Data representing in-use application settings states and in-use user data are stored on a periodic basis, or upon notification of an impending application shutdown. Upon restart, any application deployed prior to shutdown is re-deployed according to the stored application settings states for each application, and any in-use documents or other data may be re-deployed according to the stored user data.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Joel Downer, Aleita Downer, legal representative, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Jixin Wu
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Publication number: 20100107123Abstract: The functionality traditionally provided by an application program through a window presented as part of a window-based user interface can be accessed while the window remains hidden. A toolbar, or similar collection of user interface elements, can be presented when a user indicates an intention to interact with an application program whose window is hidden. The toolbar can comprise elements associated with functions specific to the hidden window. The user's selection can be communicated to the application program so that it can perform the requested function. If the user no longer indicates an intention to interact with the application program, the toolbar can be removed. In one embodiment, the toolbar can be presented together with a thumbnail of the relevant window in a floating display element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Bret Anderson, Stephan Hoefnagels
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Publication number: 20100107115Abstract: Tabs or other display elements that do not comply with traditional “window” requirements can be individually presented to a user when the window containing such tabs or other display elements is hidden or obscured. The user can be enabled to perform tab-specific actions, such as closing a particular tab, or viewing a specific tab without interacting with the containing window. Executing processes utilizing such tabs can register them and provide order and display information. Subsequent tab-specific actions can be received and directed to such executing processes. Additional requests, such as for thumbnails and bitmaps, can be directed to such executing processes in order to implement the tab presentation mechanisms and to provide for the tab-specific actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Gregory Alexander Lett, Tony Edward Schreiner, Helen Elizabeth Drislane
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Patent number: 7653879Abstract: A contextually sensitive user interface for defining an e-mail message handling rule is provided. The user interface includes one or more user interface objects for specifying conditions for the rule and one or more user interface objects for defining the actions to be performed if the specified conditions are met. The conditions that are displayed within the user interface for selection are chosen, at least in part, based upon the context in which a request to create the e-mail handling rule is received. The displayed conditions may be based, in part, upon the contexts of reading an e-mail message, creating an e-mail message, creating an alert subscription, or selecting a user name.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Paul Daley, Radu Bacioiu, Christopher Cameron White, Michael Philip Arcuri, Raja Charu Vikram Kakumani, Julie Madhusoodanan
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Patent number: 7590939Abstract: Slide presentation files may be separated into one or more individual slide files, and the one or more individual slide files may be stored in a remote or local slide library. Stored individual slide files are populated with metadata for allowing subsequent search and location of individual slide files. A synchronization relationship may be established between a stored slide file and a copy of the stored slide file used in a slide presentation document. As updates are made to the stored slide file, a user of a copy of the stored slide file may be informed of and provided changes made to the original slide file via the synchronization relationship.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Clara Graham, Erin Megan Riley, Jennifer Sadler, Kent Rogers Lowry, Louisa Chi Yan Lee, Ravishankar Shanmugam, Sean Erik McAteer, Scott M. Stiles
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Patent number: 7574591Abstract: Methods, systems and computer products provide for capturing and restoring application settings states and associated user data during unexpected application shutdowns and subsequent restarts. Data representing in-use application settings state and in-use user data are stored on a periodic basis, or upon notification of an impending application shutdown. Upon restart, any application deployed prior to shutdown is re-deployed according to the stored application settings state for each application and any in-use documents or other data are re-deployed according to the stored user data.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aleita Downer, legal representative, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Jixin Wu, Joel Downer
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Publication number: 20090199127Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for previewing target display areas are provided. A preview indication that indicates a desire to preview a target display area is detected. Upon detecting a preview indication, events are associated with display areas. The preview events associated with the respective display areas are applied to the display areas such that a preview of the target display area is temporarily presented in an inactive state. In one embodiment, the preview events include changing relative opacity and/or transparency such that the target display area is visibly presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: CHAITANYA DEV SAREEN, ROBERT JAMES JARRETT, STEPHAN HOEFNAGELS, DAVID ANDREW MATTHEWS, PAI-HUNG CHEN
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Publication number: 20090193364Abstract: Methods, user interfaces, and computer-readable media for displaying thumbnail copies of running items for a particular running application on a display are provided. The displayed thumbnail copies are interactive, and provide the user with an easy and efficient way to identify and manage multiple items, such as windows, that are concurrently running. The thumbnail copies are either snapshots or real-time displays of the corresponding running items, depending on whether the running item is minimized or maximized at the time the thumbnail copies are displayed. The user interacts with the thumbnail copies by choosing to either close a particular running item by selecting the closing icon on the corresponding thumbnail copy, or view a particular running item on the display by selecting the corresponding thumbnail in any location other than the closing icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: ROBERT J. JARRETT, BRET P. ANDERSON, STEPHAN HOEFNAGELS, CHAITANYA DEV SAREEN
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Patent number: 7568044Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided for identifying to a user the cause of an event occurring within a computer system. According to one method, a rule is maintained at a computer system that includes one or more conditions and one or more actions that are performed when the conditions are satisfied. An evaluation is periodically performed to determine whether the conditions are satisfied. If the conditions are satisfied, the one or more actions are performed. A request may then be received to identify the cause of the performance of the actions. In response to such a request, the rule is identified, such as by identifying the rule within a user interface provided by the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Paul Daley
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Patent number: 7546533Abstract: Slide presentation files may be separated into one or more individual slide files, and the one or more individual slide files may be stored in a remote or local slide library. Stored individual slide files are populated with metadata for allowing subsequent search and location of individual slide files. A synchronization relationship may be established between a stored slide file and a copy of the stored slide file used in a slide presentation document. As updates are made to the stored slide file, a user of a copy of the stored slide file may be informed of and provided changes made to the original slide file via the synchronization relationship.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Clara Graham, Erin Megan Riley, Jennifer Sadler, Kent Rogers Lowry, Louisa Chi Yan Lee, Ravishankar Shanmugam, Sean Erik McAteer
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Patent number: 7493561Abstract: slide presentation files may be separated into one or more individual slide files, and the one or more individual slide files may be stored in a remote or local slide library. Stored individual slide files are populated with metadata for allowing subsequent search and location of individual slide files. A synchronization relationship may be established between a stored slide file and a copy of the stored slide file used in a slide presentation document. As updates are made to the stored slide file, a user of a copy of the stored slide file may be informed of and provided changes made to the original slide file via the synchronization relationship.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Clara Graham, Erin Megan Riley, Jennifer Sadler, Kent Rogers Lowry, Louisa Chi Yan Lee, Ravishankar Shanmugam, Sean Erik McAteer
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Patent number: 7467183Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and user interface are provided for managing e-mail rules and alert subscriptions from multiple sources. Alert messages and persistent state objects, such as cookies, are examined to determine whether they relate to an alert subscription. If an e-mail message or persistent state object is determined to relate to an alert subscription, a network address for a subscription source identified by the contents of the e-mail message or state object are added to a list of subscription sources. A request may then be received to manage one or more alert subscriptions. In response to the request, each subscription source identified in the list of subscription sources is validated. Each validated subscription source is added to a current subscriptions list, which is displayed to a user. Each subscription in the current subscriptions list may be modified or deleted by the user through a unified user interface for managing e-mail rules and alert subscriptions.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael Philip Arcuri, Radu Bacioiu, Christopher Cameron White, Paul Daley, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Anthony Joseph Beeman
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Patent number: 7250955Abstract: A method and apparatus for notifying a computer user of the occurrence of an event are provided. An indication is received that an event has occurred. In response to receiving the indication, a notification window is gradually displayed by varying the opacity of the window. When the event comprises the receipt of a new electronic mail message, the notification window includes a notification message indicating that the new electronic mail message has been received. If a predetermined period of time elapses without a selection of the new message notification window being received, the window is gradually removed. The new message notification window may be displayed above the displays provided by other executing applications.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2003Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Anthony Joseph Beeman, Paul Daley, Radu Bacioiu, Christopher Cameron White, Chaitanya Dev Sareen
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Publication number: 20070168378Abstract: Methods, systems and computer products provide for applying metadata to documents and/or document objects in local and/or remote file storage systems. Application of metadata (flags) to documents and/or document objects allows a user to easily locate and utilize flagged items. A single metadata type, such as a colored flag, may be applied to documents or document objects of different file types across a file storage system to which data is stored via different software applications. Documents and/or document objects bearing like flags may be surfaced to a user in a flag summary with which documents and/or document objects may be sorted by flag type. Flagged documents or document objects related to a launched document may be listed in an information pane adjacent to the launched document.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Shaheeda Nizar