Patents by Inventor Brian F. Chapman

Brian F. Chapman 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).

  • APPLICATION INTERFACE FOR OBJECT BUILD INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20130055200
    Abstract: The formulation of an application object in a memory of a computing system. A system level of the computing system determines that an application object is to be created, but also determines that at least part of the object build information to be used to create the application object is available at an application running on the computing system. The system then interfaces with the application through an interface to cause the application object to be created in the memory using the object build information that is available at the application. As an example, the system level may be parsing a hierarchically structured document that defines various objects of a program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wilco Gerardus Bernardus Bauwer, Brian F. Chapman
  • Data description language for record based systems
    Patent number: 7882120
    Abstract: Determining compatibility of data structures. A method may be practiced in a computing environment. The method includes accessing a first type defined in a mark-up object. The first type includes a first structure including a first plurality of fields. A second type defined in a mark-up object is accessed. The second type includes a second structure including a second plurality of fields. The first structure and the second structure are compared. Based on the comparison, a determination is made that the first type is compatible with the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Donald F. Box, Brian F. Chapman, Martin J. Gudgin, Michael J. Hillberg, Charles P. Jazdzewski, Natasha H. Jethanandani, Geoffrey M. Kizer, Robert A. Relyea, Jeffrey C. Schlimmer, Joel West
  • DATA DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE FOR RECORD BASED SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20090182760
    Abstract: Determining compatibility of data structures. A method may be practiced in a computing environment. The method includes accessing a first type defined in a mark-up object. The first type includes a first structure including a first plurality of fields. A second type defined in a mark-up object is accessed. The second type includes a second structure including a second plurality of fields. The first structure and the second structure are compared. Based on the comparison, a determination is made that the first type is compatible with the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald F. Box, Brian F. Chapman, Martin J. Gudgin, Michael J. Hillberg, Charles P. Jazdzewski, Natasha H. Jethanandani, Geoffrey M. Kizer, Robert A. Relyea, Jeffrey C. Schlimmer, Joel West