Patents by Inventor Carol Lining Liu

Carol Lining Liu 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).

  • Patent number: 7681116
    Abstract: Automatically republishing native data from a native data file into a published file. In response to initially publishing the native data into the published file, a publish object is created that corresponds to the published data and the native data. The publish object is associated with the native data file and indicates whether the native data is to be automatically republished upon resaving of the native data file. The publish object further indicates the location of the published file, a reference to the location of the native data within the native data file, and an alert string. The publish object is identified by a unique identifier that is also stored in the published file to indicate the location of the published data. In response to resaving the native data, the publish object is examined to determine whether the native data is to be automatically republished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Terri Sorge, Robert McCaughey, Matthew Gauthier, Carol Lining Liu
  • Patent number: 7032173
    Abstract: Automatically republishing native data from a native data file into an published file. In response to initially publishing the native data in to the published file, a publish object is created that corresponds to the published data and the native data. The publish object is associated with the native data file and indicates whether the native data is to be automatically republished upon resaving of the native data file. The publish object further indicates the location of the published file, a reference to the location of the native data within the native data file, and an alert string. The alert string may comprise a single alert to be displayed when the native data is republished. The publish object is identified by a unique identifier that is also stored in the published file to indicate the location of the published data. Subsequent to initially publishing the native data, the native data file may be resaved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Terri Sorge, Robert McCaughey, Matthew Gauthier, Carol Lining Liu