Patents by Inventor Andrew K. Bishop

Andrew K. Bishop 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).

  • Word-processing document stored in a single XML file that may be manipulated by applications that understand XML
    Patent number: 7974991
    Abstract: A word processor including a native XML file format is provided. The well formed XML file fully represents the word-processor document, and fully supports 100% of word-processor's rich formatting. There are no feature losses when saving the word-processor documents as XML. A published XSD file defines all the rules behind the word-processor's XML file format. Hints may be provided within the XML associated files providing applications that understand XML a shortcut to understanding some of the features provided by the word-processor. The word-processing document is stored in a single XML file. Additionally, manipulation of word-processing documents may be done on computing devices that do not include the word-processor itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian M. Jones, Andrew K. Bishop, Daniel R. Snyder, Marcin Sawicki, Robert A. Little, Anthony D. Krueger
  • Word-processing document stored in a single XML file that may be manipulated by applications that understand XML
    Patent number: 7571169
    Abstract: A word processor including a native XML file format is provided. The well formed XML file fully represents the word-processor document, and fully supports 100% of word-processor's rich formatting. There are no feature losses when saving the word-processor documents as XML. A published XSD file defines all the rules behind the word-processor's XML file format. Hints may be provided within the XML associated files providing applications that understand XML a shortcut to understanding some of the features provided by the word-processor. The word-processing document is stored in a single XML file. Additionally, manipulation of word-processing documents may be done on computing devices that do not include the word-processor itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian M. Jones, Andrew K. Bishop, Daniel R. Snyder, Marcin Sawicki, Robert A. Little, Anthony D. Krueger
  • Word-processing document stored in a single XML file that may be manipulated by applications that understand XML
    Patent number: 7523394
    Abstract: A word processor including a native XML file format is provided. The well formed XML file fully represents the word-processor document, and fully supports 100% of word-processor's rich formatting. There are no feature losses when saving the word-processor documents as XML. A published XSD file defines all the rules behind the word-processor's XML file format. Hints may be provided within the XML associated files providing applications that understand XML a shortcut to understanding some of the features provided by the word-processor. The word-processing document is stored in a single XML file. Additionally, manipulation of word-processing documents may be done on computing devices that do not include the word-processor itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian M. Jones, Andrew K. Bishop, Daniel R. Snyder, Marcin Sawicki, Robert A. Little, Anthony D. Krueger
  • Word-processing document stored in a single XML file that may be manipulated by applications that understand XML
    Publication number: 20040210818
    Abstract: A word processor including a native XML file format is provided. The well formed XML file fully represents the word-processor document, and fully supports 100% of word-processor's rich formatting. There are no feature losses when saving the word-processor documents as XML. A published XSD file defines all the rules behind the word-processor's XML file format. Hints may be provided within the XML associated files providing applications that understand XML a shortcut to understanding some of the features provided by the word-processor. The word-processing document is stored in a single XML file. Additionally, manipulation of word-processing documents may be done on computing devices that do not include the word-processor itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian M. Jones, Andrew K. Bishop, Daniel R. Snyder, Marcin Sawicki, Robert A. Little, Anthony D. Krueger