Patents by Inventor Joshua Allen Cowhig

Joshua Allen Cowhig 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: 11030390
    Abstract: A facility for managing an electronic document is described. The facility receives from a user input selecting a portion of the document, as well as input designating the selected document portion as being subject to approval-gated sharing. The facility persistently stores an indication that the selected document portion is subject to approval-gated sharing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Mullins, Jonathan Edgar Fay, Joshua Allen Cowhig, Robert Earl Standefer, III
  • Publication number: 20200334298
    Abstract: A facility for managing information about document-related activities is described. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, document-related activities performed by particular users. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to enable one user to subscribe to the document-related activities performed by another user. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to aggregate document-related activities performed by users in a group of users, such as by aggregating topics that are addressed by documents that are the subject of these document-related activities. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, tasks that certain users either can help with or need help with. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to match users that can help with a task with users that need help with a task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Lee MULLINS, Joshua Allen COWHIG, Robert Earl STANDEFER, III
  • Patent number: 10740407
    Abstract: A facility for managing information about document-related activities is described. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, document-related activities performed by particular users. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to enable one user to subscribe to the document-related activities performed by another user. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to aggregate document-related activities performed by users in a group of users, such as by aggregating topics that are addressed by documents that are the subject of these document-related activities. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, tasks that certain users either can help with or need help with. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to match users that can help with a task with users that need help with a task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Mullins, Joshua Allen Cowhig, Robert Earl Standefer, III
  • Patent number: 10185707
    Abstract: A facility for annotating portions of a document shown in a visual representation of the document with annotations reflecting aggregated document activities performed with respect to the portions is described. The facility specifies a visual representation of at least part of the document. For each of at least two portions of the document that are not identical and that are represented in the specified visual representation, the facility attaches to locations in the document's visual representation corresponding to the portion a visual annotation reflecting an aggregation operation against document activities performed with respect to the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Edgar Fay, Joshua Allen Cowhig, Christopher Lee Mullins, Robert Earl Standefer, III
  • Patent number: 10068100
    Abstract: A facility for interacting with an electronic document is described. The facility causes to be displayed a visual representation of the document, and receives input representing a painting interaction with a portion of the displayed visual representation of the document that corresponds to a portion of the document. In response to receiving the first input, the facility imposes on the corresponding portion of the document a distinguished content classification level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Edgar Fay, Robert Earl Standefer, III, Christopher Lee Mullins, Joshua Allen Cowhig
  • Publication number: 20180165284
    Abstract: A facility for managing information about document-related activities is described. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, document-related activities performed by particular users. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to enable one user to subscribe to the document-related activities performed by another user. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to aggregate document-related activities performed by users in a group of users, such as by aggregating topics that are addressed by documents that are the subject of these document-related activities. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, tasks that certain users either can help with or need help with. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to match users that can help with a task with users that need help with a task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Mullins, Joshua Allen Cowhig, Robert Earl Standefer, III
  • Publication number: 20170206366
    Abstract: A facility for interacting with an electronic document is described. The facility causes to be displayed a visual representation of the document, and receives input representing a painting interaction with a portion of the displayed visual representation of the document that corresponds to a portion of the document. In response to receiving the first input, the facility imposes on the corresponding portion of the document a distinguished content classification level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Edgar Fay, Robert Earl Standefer, III, Christopher Lee Mullins, Joshua Allen Cowhig
  • Publication number: 20170199657
    Abstract: A facility for managing an electronic document is described. The facility receives from a user input selecting a portion of the document, as well as input designating the selected document portion as being subject to approval-gated sharing. The facility persistently stores an indication that the selected document portion is subject to approval-gated sharing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Mullins, Jonathan Edgar Fay, Joshua Allen Cowhig, Robert Earl Standefer, III
  • Publication number: 20170177556
    Abstract: A facility for annotating portions of a document shown in a visual representation of the document with annotations reflecting aggregated document activities performed with respect to the portions is described. The facility specifies a visual representation of at least part of the document. For each of at least two portions of the document that are not identical and that are represented in the specified visual representation, the facility attaches to locations in the document's visual representation corresponding to the portion a visual annotation reflecting an aggregation operation against document activities performed with respect to the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Edgar Fay, Joshua Allen Cowhig, Christopher Lee Mullins, Robert Earl Standefer, III