Patents Assigned to Microsoft Corporation
  • Accessory Device Architecture
    Publication number: 20130300647
    Abstract: An accessory device architecture is described. In one or more implementations, data is received from an accessory device at an intermediate processor of a computing device, the data usable to enumerate functionality of the accessory device for operation as part of a computing device that includes the intermediate processor. The data is passed by the intermediate processor to an operating system executed on processor of the computing device to enumerate the functionality of the accessory device as part of the intermediate processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sharon Drasnin
  • Computing transitions between captured driving runs
    Patent number: 8581900
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a global approach for computing transitions between captured runs through an intersection. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a transition algorithm receives as input various runs that have been captured through an intersection and an input path through the intersection. The transition algorithm processes its inputs and provides, as an output, a set of points and data such as a direction associated with each of the points. The set of points includes points from different captured runs. The output set of points and associated data indicate which images to obtain from a database and which field of view to create a simulated turn for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Billy P. Chen, Michael F. Cohen, Eyal Ofek, Blaise H. Aguera y Arcas
  • Data access reporting platform for secure active monitoring
    Patent number: 8584254
    Abstract: Technologies pertaining to detecting accesses to monitored regions of memory and transmitting data to a protection system responsive to the detecting are described herein. A region of memory that includes objects in an object graph utilized by an operating system to determine which processes to execute and an order to execute such processes is monitored. If a process executing on a processor attempts to write to an object in the object graph, a field that is being written to is identified, and a determination is made regarding whether the field includes a pointer. Based upon whether the field includes a pointer, a type of write desirably undertaken by the object is ascertained, and an object event is transmitted to the protection system that informs the protection system of the type of write.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weidong Cui, Marcus Peinado, Martim Carbone
  • User-defined application models
    Patent number: 8584020
    Abstract: A system (and corresponding method) that employs wiki-type models to consider authoring rather than composition in an application environment is provided. The innovation enables collaborative information and templates to be used to enhance quality, productivity, etc. within a software application environment. These wiki-type models can provide features, functions and benefits related to, but not limited to, general information, auto-fills, formats, schema, conversions, preferences, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ajitesh Kishore, Brian Meek, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Alexander G. Gounares, Lewis Charles Levin
  • Query suggestions for no result web searches
    Patent number: 8583670
    Abstract: Presenting one or more suggested search-engine queries based on an initial search-engine query is described herein. Once the initial query is received, a search engine determines whether any web content is relevant thereto. If not, a query-suggestion service determines whether any suggested queries can be substituted for the initial query. If not, the query is spell-corrected, if necessary, and parsed into individual terms. Each parsed term is then checked to see whether it can be associated with alternative search terms. Terms than can are combined and their combination is also checked for alternative search terms. All of the alternative search terms are scored and then assembled into a list of suggested search terms that is presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Cameron, Hugh Williams
  • Dynamically computing reputation scores for objects
    Patent number: 8584094
    Abstract: Tools and techniques for dynamically computing reputation scores for objects are described herein. The tools may provide machine-readable storage media containing machine-readable instructions for receiving requests to dynamically compute reputation scores for the objects, for instantiating protected virtual environments in which to execute the objects, and for computing the reputation score based on how the object behaves when executing within the virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh K Dadhia, Scott A. Field
  • Differential pricing based on social network standing
    Patent number: 8583564
    Abstract: A system and/or method that effectuates and facilitates the generation and provision of differential pricing policies based at least in part on the relative social network standing that a seller might have with a potential purchaser are provided. The system includes a component that receives data associated with a seller, a good, or a service that the seller lists for sale or barter in an online market place. The component determines, based at least in part on the particular good or service, a differential pricing policy that can be associated therewith. The differential pricing policy can then be utilized to selectively provide differentiated prices to a purchaser based on a relative social network standing that can be established between the purchaser and the seller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Garry R. Wiseman, Kurt Weber
  • Mapping meaningful hostnames
    Patent number: 8583774
    Abstract: A set of interacting devices within a cluster environment may use a secondary naming system to assign and transfer friendly names between devices within the cluster. The cluster may be operated inside, outside, or partially within a cloud computing environment. The secondary naming system may maintain a hosts file within the addressable memory of each member of the cluster, where the hosts file may updated and changes propagated to every member of the cluster so that each member maintains an identical hosts file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Wood, Salim Alam, Xing Wu
  • Quantum computational systems
    Patent number: 8581227
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for encryption and decryption using quantum computational model is disclosed. Such a method includes providing a model of a lattice having a system of non-abelian anyons disposed thereon. From the lattice model, a first quantum state associated with the lattice is determined. Movement of non-abelian anyons within the lattice is modeled to model formation of first and second quantum braids in the space-time of the lattice. The first quantum braid corresponds to first text. The second quantum braid corresponds to second text. A second quantum state associated with the lattice is determined from the lattice model after formation of the first and second quantum braids has been modeled. The second quantum state corresponds to second text that is different from the first text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Freedman, Chetan Nayak, Kirill Shtengel
  • Progressive filtering of search results
    Patent number: 8583673
    Abstract: Review and filtering of search results is facilitated by providing additional types of results beyond links to existing documents can be provided in addition to or in place of links to existing documents. These additional results can facilitate modifying a search request to filter out unwanted documents. The additional results, when in the form of content display objects and/or application display objects, can also provide the user with varying levels of information detail. In some preferred embodiments, an ontology based knowledge base can be leveraged in order to facilitate providing and filtering the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Najm Tarek, Phani K Vaddadi, Rajeev Prasad, Viswanath Vadlamani, Eric Schoonover
  • Creating and using deltas to modify existing computer code
    Patent number: 8584102
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to creating and using deltas to modify existing computer code. In aspects, computer code may be translated into a higher level language to make it easier for a software developer to modify the computer code. The translated computer code may be presented by an editing tool that presents a user interface that allows changes to be made to the translated computer code. A delta engine may then determine a delta that indicates the changes to perform on the existing computer code to create computer code that would result from compiling the translated computer code as changed via the editing tool. Later, this delta may be used to change the existing computer code after it has been loaded to add or change debugging hooks or other features of the computer code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dwayne Richard Need, Varsha Mahadevan, Brandon C. Furtwangler, Tsvetomir V. Valtchev, Benjamin Franklin Carter, Cedric Patrick Dussud, Karen Elizabeth Corby
  • Application of breadcrumbs in ranking and search experiences
    Patent number: 8583622
    Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer-readable storage media for utilizing breadcrumb information associated with a Web page to improve a user's search experience on a search engine page and to improve ranking of search results are provided. Breadcrumb information is identified for a plurality of Web pages and is used to create an entity data structure. The entity data structure is used to determine related search items, deep links, and query suggestions on a search engine page. Further, contextual relationships between different breadcrumb elements that are part of a breadcrumb trail associated with a Web page are identified and used to adjust a ranking order of the Web page on a search engine results page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay Krishnan, Puneet Agrawal, Ankur Khator, Sree Hari Nagaralu
  • Server session management application program interface and schema
    Patent number: 8583790
    Abstract: Application program interfaces (APIs), schemas and procedures manage multiple sessions within a server system has a create session request call for establishing a session between a client and a server within the server system. Each of plurality of sessions among the servers is persisted within a database operatively coupled to the servers. Each session is associated with a unique session identification which uniquely identifies the session among the plurality of sessions. A management request call for managing one of the sessions is performed according to the unique session identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amar Nalla, Srikanth Avadhanam, Gustavo Plancarte
  • Modular equipment rack system for data center
    Patent number: 8582302
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to racking equipment in a data center. A modular equipment rack system can include an upper track, a lower track, a vertical support, a power and network distribution unit, and a tray. The upper track and the lower track can respectively include incrementally spaced mounting locations at which the vertical support and the power and network distribution unit can be attachable. The tray can be attachable to the vertical support and the power and network distribution unit when the vertical support is attached to the upper track at a first upper mounting location and attached to the lower track at a corresponding first lower mounting location, and the power and network distribution unit is attached to the upper track at a second upper mounting location and attached to the lower track at a corresponding second lower mounting location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric C. Peterson, Shaun L. Harris, Mark Edward Shaw, Matthew Allen Faist, Christian L. Belady, Darren Shakib
  • Hybrid codec for compound image compression
    Patent number: 8582876
    Abstract: One or more portions of a compound image may be classified as picture portions and at least one remaining portion of the compound image may be classified as a non-picture portion. A first layer of a layered image may be generated based on the picture portions of the compound image. The first layer may be compliant with a first image format. A second layer of the layered image may be generated based on the non-picture portion. The second layer may be compliant with a second image format that is different from the first image format. The first layer and the second layer may be sent to a web browser. The first format and the second format may be supported by the web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Huifeng Shen, Zhaotai Pan, Yan Lu, Shipeng Li
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D693358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Perry, Andy Wassyng, Wilhelmina Dietrich
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D693359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Gardner, Neil Cueto, Matthew James Schoenholz, Daniel John Zurawski
  • Display screen with transitional graphical user interface
    Patent number: D693361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery G. Arnold, Jeffrey C. Fong, Michael I. Guss
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D693362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nithin Ismail, Kanna Ramasubramanian
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D693368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Melinda Knight, Tom Alphin, III, Maverick Velasco