Patents by Inventor Aaron J. Sauve
Aaron J. Sauve 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).
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Patent number: 11941069Abstract: Various embodiments enable a web site to expose various search providers that it promotes to browsers that navigate to that site. In at least some embodiments, the search providers are exposed using the HTML of a web page. When a browser navigates to that site, it processes the HTML of the associated web page and exposes the promoted search providers to the user. In at least some embodiments, the browser can permit use of one or more search providers without requiring the user to install the search provider. Alternately or additionally, in at least some other embodiments, the browser can enable the user to quickly and efficiently install the search provider so that the search provider can be available whenever the user uses their browser application.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Amar S. Gandhi, Bruce A. Morgan, Carlos Yeung, Prashant Singh
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Patent number: 10754489Abstract: The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a method for pinning a tab in a tabbed browser. Briefly stated, browsing software is configured to recognize a “pin” event, such as a hot key, a menu selection, and the like. Upon recognizing the pin event, the browsing software splits a display screen into a pinned window and a tabbed window. The tabbed window displays one or more open tabs and the content of the currently in focus tab. The pinned window may display content that was previously displayed within one of the tabs in the tabbed window or may display new content. The browsing software may configure the navigation of the pinned window differently than the navigation for the tabs in the tabbed window.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Tony E. Schreiner, Charles Cummins, Cornelis K. Van Dok
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Publication number: 20190197065Abstract: Various embodiments enable a web site to expose various search providers that it promotes to browsers that navigate to that site. In at least some embodiments, the search providers are exposed using the HTML of a web page. When a browser navigates to that site, it processes the HTML of the associated web page and exposes the promoted search providers to the user. In at least some embodiments, the browser can permit use of one or more search providers without requiring the user to install the search provider. Alternately or additionally, in at least some other embodiments, the browser can enable the user to quickly and efficiently install the search provider so that the search provider can be available whenever the user uses their browser application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Amar S. Gandhi, Bruce A. Morgan, Carlos Yeung, Prashant Singh
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Patent number: 10223452Abstract: Various embodiments enable a web site to expose various search providers that it promotes to browsers that navigate to that site. In at least some embodiments, the search providers are exposed using the HTML of a web page. When a browser navigates to that site, it processes the HTML of the associated web page and exposes the promoted search providers to the user. In at least some embodiments, the browser can permit use of one or more search providers without requiring the user to install the search provider. Alternately or additionally, in at least some other embodiments, the browser can enable the user to quickly and efficiently install the search provider so that the search provider can be available whenever the user uses their browser application.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Amar S. Gandhi, Bruce A. Morgan, Carlos Yeung, Prashant Singh
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Patent number: 10126911Abstract: Embodiments include providing multiple discernible indicia that provide an indication of behaviors associated with selection of a particular link. The multiple discernible indicia may include visually-discernible graphical icons configured to be displayed as a pictorial image that visually represents a behavior associated with selection of the particular link. The visually-discernible graphical icons may include a first icon that, when selected, causes a default behavior associated with the link selection to occur, and a second icon that, when selected, causes an alternative behavior associated with the link selection to occur. Also, responsive to receiving a user-provided modifier, the first or second icon may be replaced with a third icon that visually represents a different alternative behavior to occur that is different than both the default and alternative behaviors.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Anthony T. Chor, Stephan Hoefnagels
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Patent number: 9838380Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: ZHIGU HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Marc A. Silbey
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Publication number: 20170147183Abstract: Embodiments include providing multiple discernible indicia that provide an indication of behaviors associated with selection of a particular link. The multiple discernible indicia may include visually-discernible graphical icons configured to be displayed as a pictorial image that visually represents a behavior associated with selection of the particular link. The visually-discernible graphical icons may include a first icon that, when selected, causes a default behavior associated with the link selection to occur, and a second icon that, when selected, causes an alternative behavior associated with the link selection to occur. Also, responsive to receiving a user-provided modifier, the first or second icon may be replaced with a third icon that visually represents a different alternative behavior to occur that is different than both the default and alternative behaviors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Anthony T. Chor, Stephan Hoefnagels
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Patent number: 9626079Abstract: The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a method for managing multiple content windows. The content windows may host a web browser, a shell view, a word processing application, and the like. A set of content windows are grouped into a frame in a manner such that a taskbar shows one item for the set of content windows. Each content window is associated with a tab for the frame. A content-specific menu may be associated with each tab. The content-specific menu includes a set of commands based on the heterogeneous content hosted in the content window. The set of commands provide functionality to the heterogeneous content.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Charles Cummins, Tony E. Schreiner
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Publication number: 20170026363Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Marc A. Silbey
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Patent number: 9444630Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Inventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Marc A. Silbey
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Patent number: 9223466Abstract: Embodiments include providing multiple discernible indicia that provide an indication of behaviors associated with selection of a particular link. The multiple discernible indicia may include visually-discernible graphical icons configured to be displayed as a pictorial image that visually represents a behavior associated with selection of the particular link. The visually-discernible graphical icons may include a first icon that, when selected, causes a default behavior associated with the link selection to occur, and a second icon that, when selected, causes an alternative behavior associated with the link selection to occur. Also, responsive to receiving a user-provided modifier, the first or second icon may be replaced with a third icon that visually represents a different alternative behavior to occur that is different than both the default and alternative behaviors.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Anthony T. Chor, Stephan Hoefnagels
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Patent number: 9176646Abstract: A method for browser software with a tabbed interface to suppress, or delay, the display of a dialog box that is initiated by an inactive, or background, tab. An indication may be provided to the user that a dialog box needing user attention may be provided. When that tab becomes active, and the web page on that tab becomes visible, the dialog box is then displayed. This suppression method may be applied to a variety of application programs.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Li-Hsin Huang, Tony E. Schreiner
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Publication number: 20150052165Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology in which metadata such as time, location and/or people identity data, and/or tag or album data that is associated with a photograph or other content may be used to serendipitously discover related content, from among many possible sources. The related content may be from any local or remote source, such as uploaded by multiple contributors corresponding to content captured during a social event, and may be presented in an integrated view in conjunction with a local photograph or other content. Different views of content and related content are automatically constructed from the metadata, providing different user experiences/scenarios without manual collection of the photos. Also described are notifications of newly detected related content, and face detection and recognition to obtain additional metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Jannes Paul Peters
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Patent number: 8885960Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology in which metadata such as time, location and/or people identity data, and/or tag or album data that is associated with a photograph or other content may be used to serendipitously discover related content, from among many possible sources. The related content may be from any local or remote source, such as uploaded by multiple contributors corresponding to content captured during a social event, and may be presented in an integrated view in conjunction with a local photograph or other content. Different views of content and related content are automatically constructed from the metadata, providing different user experiences/scenarios without manual collection of the photos. Also described are notifications of newly detected related content, and face detection and recognition to obtain additional metadata.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Jannes Paul Peters
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Patent number: 8843749Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Marc A. Silbey
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Publication number: 20140223356Abstract: The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a method for managing multiple content windows. The content windows may host a web browser, a shell view, a word processing application, and the like. A set of content windows are grouped into a frame in a manner such that a taskbar shows one item for the set of content windows. Each content window is associated with a tab for the frame. A content-specific menu may be associated with each tab. The content-specific menu includes a set of commands based on the heterogeneous content hosted in the content window. The set of commands provide functionality to the heterogeneous content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Charles Cummins, Tony E. Schreiner
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Patent number: 8739043Abstract: Various embodiments provide an individual with an ability to “sign up” or subscribe to an individual or entity so that they can automatically receive various content published by the individuals or entities. In at least some embodiments, sign up functionality can allow the individual to directly sign up to the person or entity. In yet other embodiments, sign up functionality is provided, at least in part, through the use of one or more services, such as a profile service. Using one or more services can obviate the need for an individual to remember sites, user names or log-in information while, at the same time provide the ability for the individual to synchronize content on their local computing device. In addition, using a profile service can provide an automatic, time-saving way to sign up to individuals or entities.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Daniel M. Saimo
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Patent number: 8713444Abstract: The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a method for managing multiple content windows. The content windows may host a web browser, a shell view, a word processing application, and the like. A set of content windows are grouped into a frame in a manner such that a taskbar shows one item for the set of content windows. Each content window is associated with a tab for the frame. A content-specific menu may be associated with each tab. The content-specific menu includes a set of commands based on the heterogeneous content hosted in the content window. The set of commands provide functionality to the heterogeneous content.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Charles Cummins, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Tony E. Schreiner
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Patent number: 8631341Abstract: The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a method for managing and selecting one out of large set of open tabs in a tabbed browser. Browsing software is configured to provide a quick pick user-interface that visually displays the content of the several tabs, such as a by displaying a thumbnail for each tab. The thumbnails allow a user to easily distinguish between each opened tab. The browsing software may also be configured to recognize a user selection from within the quick pick user-interface and in response, switch back to a tabbed window view and display the selected tab in that view. The browsing software may adjust the tab row so that the selected tab is positioned in a favorable position within the tab row. In addition, within the quick pick user-interface, the user may reposition the thumbnails and/or close the thumbnails, thus affecting the associated tab in the tab row.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Donald J. Lindsay, Tony E. Schreiner
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Publication number: 20130332740Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Marc A. Silbey