Patents by Inventor Christopher Donald Hackmann

Christopher Donald Hackmann 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: 20140258971
    Abstract: Embodiments include presenting a first user interface (UI) of an executing application, based on model data that defines an appearance of UI elements of the first UI. Concurrent to presenting the first UI, a second UI of a real-time editor is presented. The second UI is configured to receive editing inputs that are to be applied to the model data, to edit the first UI while the application is executing. A first editing input is received at the second UI, which selects particular model data defining particular UI element(s). Based on the first editing input at the second UI, each of the particular UI element(s) is visually distinguished within the first UI. A second editing input is received at the second UI, which provides changes to the model data corresponding to the particular UI element(s). The particular UI element(s) of the first UI are updated to reflect the desired changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Siddharth Jayadevan, Christopher Donald Hackmann, Stephen M. Danton, Simon David Kent, Michael Charles Murray
  • Patent number: 8756515
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer system instantiates a real-time incremental editor configured to receive editing inputs that are to be applied to data of a data model, where the data model data declaratively defines a UI model that drives the behavior of a corresponding UI based on the UI model. The computer system receives an editing input from a user indicating one or more desired edits that are to be made to the UI and determines, based on the received editing inputs, which changes are to be made to the data model data to enact the desired changes in the UI. The computer system updates the UI in real-time based on the determined edits to the data model data and presents the updated UI in real-time without losing state information in the resultant UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Siddharth Jayadevan, Christopher Donald Hackmann, Stephen M. Danton, Simon David Kent, Michael Charles Murray
  • Patent number: 8336027
    Abstract: Indexing domains of a declarative application with view state information for the domain to enable persisting the view state of the declarative application. The domains are organized in a tree. Each domain is built by a configuration builder. The method includes indexing a domain of a declarative application by indexing a path name in an index. The path name includes a path name of the parent domain of the domain; an identifier of the configuration builder used to build the domain; and an identifier of one or more local decisions made by the configuration builder when creating the domain. The method further includes correlating a unique identifier key to the path name in the index and correlating view state information for the domain to the unique key identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Emeric Aitken, Simon David Kent, Siddharth Jayadevan, Christopher Donald Hackmann
  • Publication number: 20110119605
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer system instantiates a real-time incremental editor configured to receive editing inputs that are to be applied to data of a data model, where the data model data declaratively defines a UI model that drives the behavior of a corresponding UI based on the UI model. The computer system receives an editing input from a user indicating one or more desired edits that are to be made to the UI and determines, based on the received editing inputs, which changes are to be made to the data model data to enact the desired changes in the UI. The computer system updates the UI in real-time based on the determined edits to the data model data and presents the updated UI in real-time without losing state information in the resultant UI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Siddharth Jayadevan, Christopher Donald Hackmann, Stephen M. Danton, Simon David Kent, Michael Charles Murray
  • Publication number: 20100306731
    Abstract: Indexing domains of a declarative application with view state information for the domain to enable persisting the view state of the declarative application. The domains are organized in a tree. Each domain is built by a configuration builder. The method includes indexing a domain of a declarative application by indexing a path name in an index. The path name includes a path name of the parent domain of the domain; an identifier of the configuration builder used to build the domain; and an identifier of one or more local decisions made by the configuration builder when creating the domain. The method further includes correlating a unique identifier key to the path name in the index and correlating view state information for the domain to the unique key identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Emeric Aitken, Simon David Kent, Siddharth Jayadevan, Christopher Donald Hackmann