Patents by Inventor Aaron Eugene Stout

Aaron Eugene Stout 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).

  • Techniques for sharing electronic calendars between mailboxes in an online application and collaboration service
    Patent number: 11348072
    Abstract: The techniques described herein facilitate sharing electronic cloud-based calendars via online application and collaboration services, e.g., Microsoft Office 365®. In an implementation, a method of operating an online application and collaboration service for sharing electronic calendars between mailboxes is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request to share a master calendar owned by a first user of the online application and collaboration service with a second user. The master calendar is stored in the first user's mailbox. The method further includes communicating a response indicating acceptance of the request to share the master calendar, generating a copy of the master calendar in the second user's mailbox, and synching the copy of the master calendar with the master calendar using pre-cached data to populate an initial view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jaskaran Singh, Szymon Madejczyk, Aaron Eugene Stout, Balasubramanian Ramachandran, Carolyn Amy McKenna, Julia Foran Schearer
  • TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING ELECTRONIC CALENDARS BETWEEN MAILBOXES IN AN ONLINE APPLICATION AND COLLABORATION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20180089632
    Abstract: The techniques described herein facilitate sharing electronic cloud-based calendars via online application and collaboration services, e.g., Microsoft Office 365®. In an implementation, a method of operating an online application and collaboration service for sharing electronic calendars between mailboxes is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request to share a master calendar owned by a first user of the online application and collaboration service with a second user. The master calendar is stored in the first user's mailbox. The method further includes communicating a response indicating acceptance of the request to share the master calendar, generating a copy of the master calendar in the second user's mailbox, and synching the copy of the master calendar with the master calendar using pre-cached data to populate an initial view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jaskaran Singh, Szymon Madejczyk, Aaron Eugene Stout, Balasubramanian Ramachandran, Carolyn Amy McKenna, Julia Foran Schearer