Patents by Inventor Charles Simonyi

Charles Simonyi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240119226
    Abstract: An enhanced user experience is disclosed herein that provides for gesture-based configuring of pivot tables. In various implementations, a pivot table includes query areas associated with fields of a data table being summarized by the pivot table. Gestures made with respect to an area of the pivot table drive changes in the association of the fields of the data table with the query areas of the pivot table. As user input is received with respect to an area of the pivot table, relevant fields are identified, and new associations are made between the query areas and the fields. The pivot table may then be updated accordingly based on the new associations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Charles SIMONYI, Juan Camilo OSORIO CARDONA
  • Patent number: 11003833
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Andras Nagy
  • Patent number: 10721084
    Abstract: Groupware features are described that support asynchronous collaboration for a synchronous collaboration environment. During a synchronous collaboration session, a document is displayed at a user's computing device. As changes to the document are received at the user's computing device, a change list is updated and the modified document is displayed. Any changes from the user are broadcast to other participants. For asynchronous collaboration during the session, a user-specific fork is created in the change list to contain private changes for the user. For each private change from the user, the groupware updates the change list in the user-specific fork with the private change, which is not broadcast to the other participants for reconciliation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Eran Megiddo, Andras Nagy, Alexander Elijah Pardes
  • Patent number: 10684829
    Abstract: A system and method for combining text editing and tree encoding for computer programs and related software. Source code for programs and the like are stored using a maintaining a structured tree representation comprising a plurality of nodes, including nodes associated with respective identifiers, operands, operators, variables, and flow control elements in the source code, and nodes associated with formatting aspects of a text-based representation of the source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: INTENTIONAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Waggoner, Melanie A. Jensenworth, Paul Kwiatkowski, Charles Simonyi
  • Patent number: 10402478
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Intentional Software Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price, Andras Nagy, Nicholas J. Wilson, Alexander K. Horton
  • Patent number: 10387540
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: INTENTIONAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Pontus E. Andersson, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price
  • Patent number: 10387547
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: INTENTIONAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price, Andras Nagy, Nicholas J. Wilson, Alexander K. Horton
  • Patent number: 10353991
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: INTENTIONAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price
  • Publication number: 20190097823
    Abstract: Groupware features are described that support asynchronous collaboration for a synchronous collaboration environment. During a synchronous collaboration session, a document is displayed at a user's computing device. As changes to the document are received at the user's computing device, a change list is updated and the modified document is displayed. Any changes from the user are broadcast to other participants. For asynchronous collaboration during the session, a user-specific fork is created in the change list to contain private changes for the user. For each private change from the user, the groupware updates the change list in the user-specific fork with the private change, which is not broadcast to the other participants for reconciliation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Eran Megiddo, Andras Nagy, Alexander Pardes
  • Publication number: 20180011817
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Pontus E. Andersson, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price
  • Publication number: 20170364491
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price, Andras Nagy, Nicholas J. Wilson, Alexander K. Horton
  • Publication number: 20170364488
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Andras Nagy
  • Publication number: 20170364489
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price, Andras Nagy, Nicholas J. Wilson, Alexander K. Horton
  • Publication number: 20170364483
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price
  • Publication number: 20170364482
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price, Andras Nagy, Nicholas J. Wilson, Alexander K. Horton
  • Publication number: 20170364490
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price
  • Publication number: 20170315787
    Abstract: A system and method for combining text editing and tree encoding for computer programs and related software. Source code for programs and the like are stored using a maintaining a structured tree representation comprising a plurality of nodes, including nodes associated with respective identifiers, operands, operators, variables, and flow control elements in the source code, and nodes associated with formatting aspects of a text-based representation of the source code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Intentional Software Corporation
    Inventors: David Waggoner, Melanie A. Jensenworth, Paul Kwiatkowski, Charles Simonyi
  • Patent number: 9678724
    Abstract: A system and method for combining text editing and tree encoding for computer programs and related software. Source code for programs and the like are stored using a maintaining a structured tree representation comprising a plurality of nodes, including nodes associated with respective identifiers, operands, operators, variables, and flow control elements in the source code, and nodes associated with formatting aspects of a text-based representation of the source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Intentional Software Corporation
    Inventors: David Waggoner, Melanie A. Jensenworth, Paul Kwiatkowski, Charles Simonyi
  • Publication number: 20170017626
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price
  • Publication number: 20170017612
    Abstract: A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Simonyi, Paul J. Kwiatkowski, Jeremy M. Price, Andras Nagy, Nicholas J. Wilson, Alexander K. Horton