Patents by Inventor Erik Jon Rucker
Erik Jon Rucker 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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Patent number: 9390125Abstract: Technologies and concepts are described herein for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query. A user interface is provided for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query that includes a view showing the results of a database query. A user interface is also provided for modifying the view to define the results of the query. As the view is modified, a query definition is generated which, when executed against the database, will return the results of the database query shown in the view. When the desired results are shown in the view, the query definition can be saved and run against the database to perform the database query.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Erik Jon Rucker, Benjamin Neiman Hodes, Arthur Charles Leonard, Kevin J. Boske
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Patent number: 8726234Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for allowing a computer system user to extend the functionality of a data-centric software application. The method includes instantiating the data-centric software application, where the data-centric application has portions of business logic categorized and associated with items of data-centric application functionality defined in a schema. The method includes receiving customization input to customize at least one of the portions of business logic. The method includes formulating a representative model corresponding to at least one of the portions of customized business logic. The method includes applying the representative model to the schema to generate a customized schema that extends the business logic of the data-centric software application.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Vijay Mital, Tim Getsch, Andrew Robert Miller, Erik Jon Rucker, Alexander Stojanovic
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Publication number: 20120166427Abstract: Technologies and concepts are described herein for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query. A user interface is provided for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query that includes a view showing the results of a database query. A user interface is also provided for modifying the view to define the results of the query. As the view is modified, a query definition is generated which, when executed against the database, will return the results of the database query shown in the view. When the desired results are shown in the view, the query definition can be saved and run against the database to perform the database query.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Jon Rucker, Benjamin Neiman Hodes, Arthur Charles Leonard, Kevin J. Boske
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Patent number: 8195641Abstract: Technologies and concepts are described herein for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query. A user interface is provided for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query that includes a view showing the results of a database query. A user interface is also provided for modifying the view to define the results of the query. As the view is modified, a query definition is generated which, when executed against the database, will return the results of the database query shown in the view. When the desired results are shown in the view, the query definition can be saved and run against the database to perform the database query.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Erik Jon Rucker, Benjamin Neiman Hodes, Arthur Charles Leonard, Kevin J Boske
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Patent number: 7873591Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products of user-interface architecture for manipulating business models. Embodiments of the invention facilitate efficient generation and extension of business related software applications, including commingled data-centric applications that represent both data elements and business logic in metadata. Modules of the user-interface architecture permit users to enter commands through common metaphors and wizards that abstract underlying (and more complex) modeling commands and data formats from users. The user-interface architecture can automatically search for existing models to provide and extend business related functionality.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Vijay Mital, Andrew Robert Miller, Erik Jon Rucker
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Publication number: 20090265370Abstract: Technologies and concepts are described herein for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query. A user interface is provided for authoring a database query through the modification of a view of the data to be returned by the query that includes a view showing the results of a database query. A user interface is also provided for modifying the view to define the results of the query. As the view is modified, a query definition is generated which, when executed against the database, will return the results of the database query shown in the view. When the desired results are shown in the view, the query definition can be saved and run against the database to perform the database query.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Jon Rucker, Benjamin Neiman Hodes, Arthur Charles Leonard, Kevin J. Boske
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Publication number: 20080189235Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products of user-interface architecture for manipulating business models. Embodiments of the invention facilitate efficient generation and extension of business related software applications, including commingled data-centric applications that represent both data elements and business logic in metadata. Modules of the user-interface architecture permit users to enter commands through common metaphors and wizards that abstract underlying (and more complex) modeling commands and data formats from users. The user-interface architecture can automatically search for existing models to provide and extend business related functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Vijay Mital, Andrew Robert Miller, Erik Jon Rucker
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Publication number: 20080127032Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for allowing a computer system user to extend the functionality of a data-centric software application. The method includes instantiating the data-centric software application, where the data-centric application has portions of business logic categorized and associated with items of data-centric application functionality defined in a schema. The method includes receiving customization input to customize at least one of the portions of business logic. The method includes formulating a representative model corresponding to at least one of the portions of customized business logic. The method includes applying the representative model to the schema to generate a customized schema that extends the business logic of the data-centric software application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Vijay Mital, Tim Getsch, Andrew Robert Miller, Erik Jon Rucker, Alexander Stojanovic