Patents by Inventor Chris E. Burroughs

Chris E. Burroughs 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).

  • Rule-based multi-pane toolbar display
    Patent number: 8484574
    Abstract: A determination of when to change a toolbar pane of a toolbar being displayed in a Web browser window is automatically made. A set of rules identifying which of multiple toolbar panes are to be displayed under different conditions is accessed, and one of the multiple toolbar panes is automatically determined based at least in part on the set of rules. This toolbar pane that was automatically determined is displayed in the toolbar of the web browser window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris E Burroughs, Justin W Hartin, Michael J Miles
  • Rule-Based Multi-Pane Toolbar Display
    Publication number: 20090150810
    Abstract: A determination of when to change a toolbar pane of a toolbar being displayed in a Web browser window is automatically made. A set of rules identifying which of multiple toolbar panes are to be displayed under different conditions is accessed, and one of the multiple toolbar panes is automatically determined based at least in part on the set of rules. This toolbar pane that was automatically determined is displayed in the toolbar of the web browser window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris E. Burroughs, Justin W. Hartin, Michael J. Miles
  • Managing Web Service Access via a Portal
    Publication number: 20080005295
    Abstract: Web service management techniques involving a portal are described. In an implementation, a method includes providing a portal, through which, web services are accessible to a client. Access to the web services is managed such that when the client is not associated with a current subscription to a provider of the portal, access is limited to the web services specified by a list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chris E. Burroughs, Michael J. Miles, Stefan D. Weitz