Patents by Inventor Abigail Elisabeth Short

Abigail Elisabeth Short 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).

  • Calculating and storing data structures including using calculated columns associated with a database system
    Patent number: 7836100
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided to calculate and provide information based in part on a defined expression. In an embodiment, a database system can be configured to include a number of calculated columns as part of a database table structure. The database system can be configured to present a calculated result based in part on a determined result type. In one embodiment, a database system can be configured to enable calculated columns to be defined on a table of a database, wherein a component can be used to evaluate an expression associated with a column calculation to determine a proper result type. The proper result type can be stored and used when presenting a result of the calculation. Other embodiments are available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Abigail Elisabeth Short, Daniel J. Cole, Matthew Pohle, Michael Allen Brotherton, Vitore Selca, Sumit Chauhan, Richard Shawn McDowell
  • Calculating and Storing Data Structures
    Publication number: 20090182710
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided to calculate and provide information based in part on a defined expression. In an embodiment, a database system can be configured to include a number of calculated columns as part of a database table structure. The database system can be configured to present a calculated result based in part on a determined result type. In one embodiment, a database system can be configured to enable calculated columns to be defined on a table of a database, wherein a component can be used to evaluate an expression associated with a column calculation to determine a proper result type. The proper result type can be stored and used when presenting a result of the calculation. Other embodiments are available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Abigail Elisabeth Short, Daniel J. Cole, Matthew Pohle, Michael Allen Brotherton, Vitore Selca, Sumit Chauhan