Patents by Inventor Ashley B. Cockerill

Ashley B. Cockerill 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 to manage universal file descriptor models for content files
    Patent number: 9047300
    Abstract: Techniques to manage universal file descriptor models for content files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a file descriptor application operative on the processor circuit to manage file descriptors for content files, the file descriptor application arranged to generate a file descriptor for a content file in accordance with a universal file descriptor model, the universal file descriptor model to comprise a file descriptor surface with multiple file descriptor tiles to present corresponding content parts from the content file, with at least one of the file descriptor tiles defining a content part class representing homogeneous content parts from heterogeneous content file types. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Zeyad Rajabi, Oliver Zheng, Andrew Smith, Matthew Wood, Malia Douglas, Robin Troy, Ashley B. Cockerill
  • Techniques to modify file descriptors for content files
    Patent number: 8775385
    Abstract: Techniques to modify file descriptors for content files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a file descriptor application operative on the processor circuit to manage file descriptors for content files, the file descriptor application arranged to generate a file descriptor for a content file in accordance with a universal file descriptor model, the universal file descriptor model to comprise a file descriptor surface with multiple file descriptor tiles to present corresponding content parts from the content file, with at least one of the file descriptor tiles defining a content part class representing homogeneous content parts from heterogeneous content file types. The file descriptor application may also comprise a file descriptor editor component arranged to allow modifications to the file descriptor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zeyad Rajabi, Matthew Wood, Malia Douglas, Ashley B. Cockerill, Trevor Lacey
  • TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE UNIVERSAL FILE DESCRIPTOR MODELS FOR CONTENT FILES
    Publication number: 20130318133
    Abstract: Techniques to manage universal file descriptor models for content files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a file descriptor application operative on the processor circuit to manage file descriptors for content files, the file descriptor application arranged to generate a file descriptor for a content file in accordance with a universal file descriptor model, the universal file descriptor model to comprise a file descriptor surface with multiple file descriptor tiles to present corresponding content parts from the content file, with at least one of the file descriptor tiles defining a content part class representing homogeneous content parts from heterogeneous content file types. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeyad Rajabi, Oliver Zheng, Andrew Smith, Matthew Wood, Malia Douglas, Robin Troy, Ashley B. Cockerill
  • TECHNIQUES TO MODIFY FILE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT FILES
    Publication number: 20130318048
    Abstract: Techniques to modify file descriptors for content files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a file descriptor application operative on the processor circuit to manage file descriptors for content files, the file descriptor application arranged to generate a file descriptor for a content file in accordance with a universal file descriptor model, the universal file descriptor model to comprise a file descriptor surface with multiple file descriptor tiles to present corresponding content parts from the content file, with at least one of the file descriptor tiles defining a content part class representing homogeneous content parts from heterogeneous content file types. The file descriptor application may also comprise a file descriptor editor component arranged to allow modifications to the file descriptor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zeyad Rajabi, Matthew Wood, Malia Douglas, Ashley B. Cockerill, Trevor Lacey