Patents by Inventor Thomas Wionzek

Thomas Wionzek 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: 9571595
    Abstract: To employ presence-based history information in conjunction with a notebook application, presence information for one or more users associated with a notebook application is determined from a variety of presence services. One or more interactions of the users are tracked in conjunction with a location within the notebook to record history information associated with the one or more users. The history information may be presented to the users through a user interface in conjunction with a location within the notebook application or through a separate user interface. The presented history information may include the recorded history information and statistical information based on the recorded history information. The users may interact with the user interface to employ the presented presence-based history information in conjunction with contents of the notebook application. For example, replay of user interactions in conjunction with a location within the notebook application may be enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nicole Steinbok, Daniel Escapa, David Tse, Thomas Wionzek, Olya Veselova, David Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 9547776
    Abstract: A method of adding a co-teacher to an original teacher's class notebook can include, in response to receiving a request, at a client device, to add a co-teacher to a class notebook managed by a classroom notebook application, assigning the co-teacher full read/write permissions to the teacher's class notebook including any section groups having connected role inheritances. The co-teacher is also assigned full read/write permissions to the student-specific section groups and the collaboration space section group, which are all in the class notebook and which have broken permission inheritance. To protect the teacher's personal folder, which is a parent folder to the teacher's class notebook, the classroom notebook application removes the co-teacher's permissions to the teacher's personal folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Edward Tholfsen, Ivan Hor Siu Han, Jonathan Thomas Grudin, Thomas Wionzek
  • Patent number: 9438687
    Abstract: To employ presence information in conjunction with a notebook application, presence information is determined for one or more users associated with a notebook application. The presence information may be obtained from a variety of sources, such as a communication application, a social or professional network, and a presence module of the notebook application. Once determined, the presence information is presented to the users through a user interface in conjunction with a location within the notebook application or through a separate user interface. The notebook application may further track the presence information for the users interacting with the notebook application. The users may then be enabled to interact with the user interface to use the presented presence information in conjunction with content maintained by the notebook application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Nicole Steinbok, Daniel Escapa, David Tse, Thomas Wionzek, Olya Veselova, David Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20160162702
    Abstract: A method of adding a co-teacher to an original teacher's class notebook can include, in response to receiving a request, at a client device, to add a co-teacher to a class notebook managed by a classroom notebook application, assigning the co-teacher full read/write permissions to the teacher's class notebook including any section groups having connected role inheritances. The co-teacher is also assigned full read/write permissions to the student-specific section groups and the collaboration space section group, which are all in the class notebook and which have broken permission inheritance. To protect the teacher's personal folder, which is a parent folder to the teacher's class notebook, the classroom notebook application removes the co-teacher's permissions to the teacher's personal folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL EDWARD THOLFSEN, IVAN HOR SIU HAN, JONATHAN THOMAS GRUDIN, THOMAS WIONZEK
  • Publication number: 20150172402
    Abstract: To employ presence-based history information in conjunction with a notebook application, presence information for one or more users associated with a notebook application is determined from a variety of presence services. One or more interactions of the users are tracked in conjunction with a location within the notebook to record history information associated with the one or more users. The history information may be presented to the users through a user interface in conjunction with a location within the notebook application or through a separate user interface. The presented history information may include the recorded history information and statistical information based on the recorded history information. The users may interact with the user interface to employ the presented presence-based history information in conjunction with contents of the notebook application. For example, replay of user interactions in conjunction with a location within the notebook application may be enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole Steinbok, Daniel Escapa, David Tse, Thomas Wionzek, Olya Veselova, David Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20150172403
    Abstract: To employ presence information in conjunction with a notebook application, presence information is determined for one or more users associated with a notebook application. The presence information may be obtained from a variety of sources, such as a communication application, a social or professional network, and a presence module of the notebook application. Once determined, the presence information is presented to the users through a user interface in conjunction with a location within the notebook application or through a separate user interface. The notebook application may further track the presence information for the users interacting with the notebook application. The users may then be enabled to interact with the user interface to use the presented presence information in conjunction with content maintained by the notebook application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole Steinbok, Daniel Escapa, David Tse, Thomas Wionzek, Olya Veselova, David Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20140351716
    Abstract: Embodiments provide notes application features including notes page sharing and notification features, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-based method can be configured to provide a communication to one or more designated recipients, wherein the communication includes one of a view link to a shared page or an editable shared notes page or link thereto. A system of an embodiment includes a server computer configured in part to process notes page sharing requests as part of creating view links to shared notes pages and/or providing users with a means to collaboratively edit a shared notes page. A user interface of an embodiment is configured to share notes pages including displaying notification information regarding other user shared notes page views and/or edits. Other embodiments are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole Steinbok, Thomas Wionzek, David Tse, David Rasmussen, Olga Veselova, Nathaniel M. Myhre, Suresh Sitaula, Sattawat Suppalertporn, Jonathan Yong-Chern Soh, Hemalatha Sridharan, Philip Hu