Patents by Inventor Cary Rohwer

Cary Rohwer 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: 7917555
    Abstract: The location of a drawing of an activity, a property of an element in the drawing and the structural relationship of elements in the drawing are stored in a database. The database is accessed to form a user interface that provides a hierarchical representation of activities and the elements within activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ramakanthachary S. Gottumukkala, Josh W. Honeyman, Madan Gopal Natu, Michael V. Ehrenberg, Nicholas Justin Lowe, Thomas Emil Jensen, Cary Rohwer
  • Patent number: 7689921
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying information related to a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. In accordance with one method, a request is received to display object information from different network resources. In response, attribute and task information is retrieved from the appropriate different network resources and this information is displayed. A graphical user interface (GUI) displays information related to network resource objects. The GUI includes a console displaying a tool zone and a work zone. A module is displayed in the work zone having an object zone displaying a list of objects and a task zone displaying a list of tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vij Rajarajan, Kishnan Nedungadi, Brijesh Bhatia, Casey Kiernan, Anandha Ganesan, James Johnston, Lauren Gallagher, Kevin Hodge, Tom Martino, Cary Rohwer, Andrew Hayes, Annette B. Hall, Audrius Zimnicks, Mel MacMahon
  • Publication number: 20060200476
    Abstract: The location of a drawing of an activity, a property of an element in the drawing and the structural relationship of elements in the drawing are stored in a database. The database is accessed to form a user interface that provides a hierarchical representation of activities and the elements within activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ramakanthachary Gottumukkala, Josh Honeyman, Madan Natu, Michael Ehrenberg, Nicholas Lowe, Thomas Jensen, Cary Rohwer
  • Publication number: 20060200489
    Abstract: A company is compared to a generic company model to identify differences between the company and the generic company model. The generic company model includes a work model that describes sequences of tasks that form processes performed within a generic company and a persona model that describes generic personas in the generic company and tasks that each generic persona performs. The differences between the generic company model and the company are used to modify the generic company model to form a company-specific model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Lowe, Kathlyn Gallines, Peter Johannsen, Samantha Britney, Finn Rode, Thomas Jensen, Jakob Nielsen, Cary Rohwer, Robert Edmiston, James Utzschneider, Susan Bohn
  • Publication number: 20060200771
    Abstract: An adaptable user interface is formed based on a role assumed by a user and the identification of tasks in a process that need to be performed. For each role assumed by the user, a set of tasks assigned to the role is identified. Each task is evaluated to determine if it is an active task that needs to be performed in one or more processes. For each active task, an element is added to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jakob Nielsen, Nicholas Lowe, Kevin Honeyman, Cary Rohwer, Brian Glaeske, Hans Mark, Morten Holm-Petersen, Arne de Booij
  • Publication number: 20060129940
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying information related to a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. In accordance with one method, a request is received to display object information from different network resources. In response, attribute and task information is retrieved from the appropriate different network resources and this information is displayed. A graphical user interface (GUI) displays information related to network resource objects. The GUI includes a console displaying a tool zone and a work zone. A module is displayed in the work zone having an object zone displaying a list of objects and a task zone displaying a list of tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vij Rajarajan, Kishnan Nedungadi, Brijesh Bhatia, Casey Kieman, Mel MacMahon, Anandha Ganesan, James Johnston, Lauren Gllagher, Kevin Hodge, Tom Martino, Cary Rohwer, Andrew Hayes, Annette Hall, Audrius Zimnickas
  • Patent number: 6996778
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying information related to a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. In accordance with one method, a request is received to display object information from different network resources. In response, attribute and task information is retrieved from the appropriate different network resources and this information is displayed. A graphical user interface (GUI) displays information related to network resource objects. The GUI includes a console displaying a tool zone and a work zone. A module is displayed in the work zone having an object zone displaying a list of objects and a task zone displaying a list of tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vij Rajarajan, Kishnan Nedungadi, Brijesh Bhatia, Casey Kiernan, Mel MacMahon, Anandha Ganesan, James Johnston, Lauren Gallagher, Kevin Hodge, Tom Martino, Cary Rohwer, Andrew Hayes, Annette B. Hall, Audrius Zimnickas
  • Patent number: 6950990
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying information related to a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is employed in a computer system for selecting the visual arrangement of workspaces and modules in a network management console GUI. The console includes a first zone and a second zone. The method involves receiving a list of workspace names and, in response, displaying an explorer tool including the list of workspace names in the first zone. Upon indication from a user that a first workspace name from the list of workspace names has been selected, a first workspace associated with the first workspace name is displayed in the second zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vij Rajarajan, Kishnan Nedungadi, Casey Kiernan, Mel MacMahon, James Johnston, Lauren Gallagher, Kevin Hodge, Tom Martino, Annette B. Hall, Cary Rohwer, Audrius Zimnickas
  • Publication number: 20020149601
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying information related to a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. In accordance with one method, a request is received to display object information from different network resources. In response, attribute and task information is retrieved from the appropriate different network resources and this information is displayed. A graphical user interface (GUI) displays information related to network resource objects. The GUI includes a console displaying a tool zone and a work zone. A module is displayed in the work zone having an object zone displaying a list of objects and a task zone displaying a list of tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Vij Rajarajan, Kishnan Nedungadi, Brijesh Bhatia, Casey Kiernan, Mel MacMahon, Anandha Ganesan, James Johnston, Lauren Gallagher, Kevin Hodge, Tom Martino, Cary Rohwer, Andrew Hayes, Annette B. Hall, Audrius Zimnicks
  • Publication number: 20020149615
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying information related to a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is employed in a computer system for selecting the visual arrangement of workspaces and modules in a network management console GUI. The console includes a first zone and a second zone. The method involves receiving a list of workspace names and, in response, displaying an explorer tool including the list of workspace names in the first zone. Upon indication from a user that a first workspace name from the list of workspace names has been selected, a first workspace associated with the first workspace name is displayed in the second zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Vij Rajarajan, Kishnan Nedungadi, Casey Kiernan, Mel MacMahon, James Johnston, Lauren Gallagher, Kevin Hodge, Tom Martino, Annette B. Hall, Cary Rohwer, Audrius Zimnicks