Patents by Inventor Charles Reeves Little

Charles Reeves Little 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: 11836653
    Abstract: Aggregation of content based on user-generated topics is provided. Users may associate one or more topics with content items stored across various workloads and repositories. A topic may be a word or phrase of the user's choice, and may be utilized for discoverability of information and aggregation of content items. Topics and content items associated with topics may be acted on (e.g., a user may add or delete topics to associate with a content item, associate or disassociate content items with a topic, embed a set of content items or a stream of content items associated with a topic into other experiences, follow topics, etc.). Content items identified as related to a specific topic may be automatically suggested as possible content items of interest to the user. Additionally, when a user follows a topic, the user may be notified of any changes that occur to the topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Stickler, Christopher Kehler, Dmitriy Meyerzon, Victor Poznanski, Ashok Kuppusamy, Oleg Melnychuk, Charles Reeves Little
  • Publication number: 20210056472
    Abstract: Aggregation of content based on user-generated topics is provided. Users may associate one or more topics with content items stored across various workloads and repositories. A topic may be a word or phrase of the user's choice, and may be utilized for discoverability of information and aggregation of content items. Topics and content items associated with topics may be acted on (e.g., a user may add or delete topics to associate with a content item, associate or disassociate content items with a topic, embed a set of content items or a stream of content items associated with a topic into other experiences, follow topics, etc.). Content items identified as related to a specific topic may be automatically suggested as possible content items of interest to the user. Additionally, when a user follows a topic, the user may be notified of any changes that occur to the topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua STICKLER, Christopher KEHLER, Dmitriy MEYERZON, Victor POZNANSKI, Ashok KUPPUSAMY, Oleg MELNYCHUK, Charles Reeves LITTLE
  • Patent number: 10817516
    Abstract: A set of user interfaces is provided to an administrator of a website. The user interfaces enable the administrator to configure search functionality of the website to present different types of search results differently. For instance, the administrator can use the user interfaces to configure the search functionality to present different properties for search results belonging to different result types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Keller Smith, Jonathan Thomas Campbell, Zhenguang Chen, Arun Keller Krishnamoorthy, Boxin Li, Charles Reeves Little, II, Viktoriya Taranov, Brian William Timm, Andrew Joseph Violino
  • Patent number: 10713602
    Abstract: Aggregation of content based on user-generated topics is provided. Users may associate one or more topics with content items stored across various workloads and repositories. A topic may be a word or phrase of the user's choice, and may be utilized for discoverability of information and aggregation of content items. Topics and content items associated with topics may be acted on (e.g., a user may add or delete topics to associate with a content item, associate or disassociate content items with a topic, embed a set of content items or a stream of content items associated with a topic into other experiences, follow topics, etc.). Content items identified as related to a specific topic may be automatically suggested as possible content items of interest to the user. Additionally, when a user follows a topic, the user may be notified of any changes that occur to the topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Stickler, Christopher Kehler, Dmitriy Meyerzon, Victor Poznanski, Ashok Kuppusamy, Oleg Melnychuk, Charles Reeves Little
  • Publication number: 20190180204
    Abstract: Aggregation of content based on user-generated topics is provided. Users may associate one or more topics with content items stored across various workloads and repositories. A topic may be a word or phrase of the user's choice, and may be utilized for discoverability of information and aggregation of content items. Topics and content items associated with topics may be acted on (e.g., a user may add or delete topics to associate with a content item, associate or disassociate content items with a topic, embed a set of content items or a stream of content items associated with a topic into other experiences, follow topics, etc.). Content items identified as related to a specific topic may be automatically suggested as possible content items of interest to the user. Additionally, when a user follows a topic, the user may be notified of any changes that occur to the topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua STICKLER, Christopher KEHLER, Dmitriy MEYERZON, Victor POZNANSKI, Ashok KUPPUSAMY, Oleg MELNYCHUK, Charles Reeves LITTLE
  • Patent number: 10255563
    Abstract: Aggregation of content based on user-generated topics is provided. Users may associate one or more topics with content items stored across various workloads and repositories. A topic may be a word or phrase of the user's choice, and may be utilized for discoverability of information and aggregation of content items. Topics and content items associated with topics may be acted on (e.g., a user may add or delete topics to associate with a content item, associate or disassociate content items with a topic, embed a set of content items or a stream of content items associated with a topic into other experiences, follow topics, etc.). Content items identified as related to a specific topic may be automatically suggested as possible content items of interest to the user. Additionally, when a user follows a topic, the user may be notified of any changes that occur to the topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Stickler, Christopher Kehler, Dmitriy Meyerzon, Victor Poznanski, Ashok Kuppusamy, Oleg Melnychuk, Charles Reeves Little
  • Patent number: 10210260
    Abstract: A client device presents a resource to a user. In order to present the resource, the client device generates and renders one or more presentation strings. The client device generates a presentation string by identifying a template module that corresponds to an content resource object in a dataset downloaded by the client device. The client device then performs a template execution operation on the content resource object. The template module corresponding to the content resource object specifies the template execution operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Thomas Campbell, Zhenguang Chen, Anthony Lawrence Jackson, Ping Jiang, Arun Krishnamoorthy, Boxin Li, Charles Reeves Little, II, Charles Keller Smith, Brian William Timm, Andrew Joseph Violino, Kerem Yuceturk
  • Publication number: 20170228465
    Abstract: A set of user interfaces is provided to an administrator of a website. The user interfaces enable the administrator to configure search functionality of the website to present different types of search results differently. For instance, the administrator can use the user interfaces to configure the search functionality to present different properties for search results belonging to different result types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Keller Smith, Jonathan Thomas Campbell, Zhenguang Chen, Arun Keller Krishnamoorthy, Boxin Li, Charles Reeves Little, II, Viktoriya Taranov, Brian William Timm, Andrew Joseph Violino
  • Patent number: 9652545
    Abstract: A set of user interfaces is provided to an administrator of a website. The user interfaces enable the administrator to configure search functionality of the website to present different types of search results differently. For instance, the administrator can use the user interfaces to configure the search functionality to present different properties for search results belonging to different result types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Keller Smith, Jonathan Thomas Campbell, Zhenguang Chen, Arun Krishnamoorthy, Boxin Li, Charles Reeves Little, II, Viktoriya Taranov, Brian William Timm, Andrew Joseph Violino
  • Patent number: 9430458
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided that include interactive electronic list features and functionality, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a method is configured to enable users to directly manipulate list content and/or structure in context. A system of an embodiment includes at least one client and a server system to manage aspects of electronic lists, including providing visualization features that correspond with pre-selection, post-selection, and/or editing states or inputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Yong Woo Rhee, Charles Reeves Little, II, James Bentley Railton
  • Publication number: 20150379145
    Abstract: A set of user interfaces is provided to an administrator of a website. The user interfaces enable the administrator to configure search functionality of the website to present different types of search results differently. For instance, the administrator can use the user interfaces to configure the search functionality to present different properties for search results belonging to different result types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Keller Smith, Jonathan Thomas Campbell, Zhenguang Chen, Arun Keller Krishnamoorthy, Boxin Li, Charles Reeves Little, Viktoriya Taranov, Brian William Timm, Andrew Joseph Violino
  • Patent number: 9135358
    Abstract: A set of user interfaces is provided to an administrator of a website. The user interfaces enable the administrator to configure search functionality of the website to present different types of search results differently. For instance, the administrator can use the user interfaces to configure the search functionality to present different properties for search results belonging to different result types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Thomas Campbell, Zhenguang Chen, Arun Krishnamoorthy, Boxin Li, Charles Reeves Little, II, Charles Keller Smith, Viktoriya Taranov, Brian William Timm, Andrew Joseph Violino
  • Publication number: 20150248222
    Abstract: Aggregation of content based on user-generated topics is provided. Users may associate one or more topics with content items stored across various workloads and repositories. A topic may be a word or phrase of the user's choice, and may be utilized for discoverability of information and aggregation of content items. Topics and content items associated with topics may be acted on (e.g., a user may add or delete topics to associate with a content item, associate or disassociate content items with a topic, embed a set of content items or a stream of content items associated with a topic into other experiences, follow topics, etc.). Content items identified as related to a specific topic may be automatically suggested as possible content items of interest to the user. Additionally, when a user follows a topic, the user may be notified of any changes that occur to the topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua Stickler, Christopher Kehler, Dmitriy Meyerzon, Victor Poznanski, Ashok Kuppusamy, Oleg Melnychuk, Charles Reeves Little
  • Patent number: 8793598
    Abstract: A cross-browser dialog platform is provided for supporting hosted web pages in a dialog, such that a web page may be used inside or outside the dialog. Select elements on the hosted page may be hidden when in a dialog, different behavior may be specified for hyperlinks inside or outside the dialog, and a proper size of the dialog may be inferred from its contents without designer input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shaofeng Zhu, Cindy Liao, Zachary Nation, Charles Reeves Little, Tim McConnell, Jeff Crowley
  • Publication number: 20130117714
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided that include interactive electronic list features and functionality, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a method is configured to enable users to directly manipulate list content and/or structure in context. A system of an embodiment includes at least one client and a server system to manage aspects of electronic lists, including providing visualization features that correspond with pre-selection, post-selection, and/or editing states or inputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Woo Rhee, Charles Reeves Little, II, James Bentley Railton
  • Publication number: 20120102386
    Abstract: A server system enables users to configure user interfaces. A generic presentation string is stored at a data storage system. The generic presentation string is renderable to present an unfilled template that may include one or more slots. A template module is generated from the generic presentation string. The generic presentation string specifies a transformation operation. A template execution operation generates presentation strings renderable to present filled templates. In the filled templates, data based on objects belonging to a given type replace the slots of the unfilled template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Thomas Campbell, Zhenguang Chen, Anthony Lawrence Jackson, Ping Jiang, Arun Krishnamoorthy, Boxin Li, Charles Reeves Little, II, Charles Keller Smith, Brian William Timm, Andrew Joseph Violino, Kerem Yuceturk
  • Patent number: D688258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Woo Rhee, Annika Nami Ushio, Charles Reeves Little, II, James Railton, Eilene Hao Klaka, Robert James Burns
  • Patent number: D688684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Woo Rhee, Annika Nami Ushio, Charles Reeves Little, II, James Railton, Eilene Hao Klaka, Robert James Burns
  • Patent number: D688685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Woo Rhee, Annika Nami Ushio, Charles Reeves Little, II, James Railton, Eilene Hao Klaka, Robert James Burns
  • Patent number: D688686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Woo Rhee, Annika Nami Ushio, Charles Reeves Little, II, James Railton, Eilene Hao Klaka, Robert James Burns