Patents by Inventor Shuk-Yan Lai

Shuk-Yan Lai 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).

  • Incrementally designing electronic forms and hierarchical schemas
    Patent number: 8117552
    Abstract: A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jean D. Paoli, Laurent Mollicone, Ned B. Friend, Matthew J. Kotler, Thomas R. Lawrence, Shuk-Yan Lai, Sharma K. Hendel, Jason Whitmarsh
  • Enabling selection of an inferred schema part
    Patent number: 7613996
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods (“tools”) are described that convert or present conversion problems for electronic documents. The tools may convert a generally unstructured electronic document to a generally structured electronic document using non-visual textual and layout information of the unstructured document. The tools can also present possible problems with this or other types of conversion. And the tools can enable a user to alter an electronic document's schema without altering its visual layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas K Dallett, Scott M. Roberts, Brian C. Teutsch, Jun Jin, Willson Kulandai-Raj David, Joshua S. Bell, David M Snow, Aleksandr Tysbert, Shuk-Yan Lai
  • System and method for designing electronic forms and hierarchical schemas
    Patent number: 7275216
    Abstract: A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jean D. Paoli, Laurent Mollicone, Ned B. Friend, Matthew J. Kotler, Thomas R. Lawrence, Shuk-Yan Lai, Sharma K. Hendel, Jason Whitmarsh
  • Closer Interface for Designing Electronic Forms and Hierarchical Schemas
    Publication number: 20070101280
    Abstract: A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Paoli, Laurent Mollicone, Ned Friend, Matthew Kotler, Thomas Lawrence, Shuk-Yan Lai, Sharma Hendel, Jason Whitmarsh
  • Building Electronic Forms
    Publication number: 20070100877
    Abstract: A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Paoli, Laurent Mollicone, Ned Friend, Matthew Kotler, Thomas Lawrence, Shuk-Yan Lai, Sharma Hendel, Jason Whitmarsh
  • Incrementally Designing Electronic Forms and Hierarchical Schemas
    Publication number: 20070094589
    Abstract: A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Paoli, Laurent Mollicone, Ned Friend, Matthew Kotler, Thomas Lawrence, Shuk-Yan Lai, Shama Hendel, Jason Whitmarsh
  • Electronic document conversion
    Publication number: 20070038927
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods (“tools”) are described that convert or present conversion problems for electronic documents. The tools may convert a generally unstructured electronic document to a generally structured electronic document using non-visual textual and layout information of the unstructured document. The tools can also present possible problems with this or other types of conversion. And the tools can enable a user to alter an electronic document's schema without altering its visual layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Dallett, Scott Roberts, Brian Teutsch, Jun Jin, Willson David, Joshua Bell, David Snow, Aleksandr Tsybert, Shuk-Yan Lai
  • System and method for designing electronic forms and hierarchical schemas
    Publication number: 20040189716
    Abstract: A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORP.
    Inventors: Jean D. Paoli, Laurent Mollicone, Ned B. Friend, Matthew J. Kotler, Thomas R. Lawrence, Shuk-Yan Lai, Sharma K. Hendel, Jason Whitmarsh