Patents by Inventor Christopher Lee Fraley
Christopher Lee Fraley 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).
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Patent number: 7100120Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree
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Publication number: 20030007011Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree
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Patent number: 6417872Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several object, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2001Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree
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Patent number: 6304918Abstract: An object interface control system that provides a mechanism for identifying the functionality available at an interface separately from the interface itself. A COM implementation provides a new function call named QueryService which is similar to the existing QueryInterface function call. Services are defined which include a set of functionality. The set of functionality for a service is expressed through a family of interfaces. When requesting a pointer to a function using the QueryService call, one specifies the service name and the interface name. Different services may utilize the same interface. Different services may utilize the same interface through which each service provides different functionality. A QueryService function call may return a pointer to an interface on the same object to which the call was placed or it may return a pointer to an interface on a different object. Object identity is not assumed with the QueryService function call and hence queries for services can be easily delegated.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1997Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Lee Fraley, Christopher Alan Zimmerman
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Patent number: 6304258Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1997Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree
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Patent number: 6288720Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1997Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree
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Patent number: 6275868Abstract: The scripting engine interface provides the capability to interconnect any suitably written application or server with any scripting language. The implementation of the scripting engine itself (language, syntax, persistent format, execution model, and the like) is left entirely to the vendor, and the scripting engine need not come from the same vendor as the host application. The scripting engine interface implements this capability using a set of interfaces, the two most important ones being IActiveScriptSite (implemented by the host application) and IActiveScript (implemented by the language engine.) Together, these interfaces allow a host application to inform a scripting engine about the functionality that can be scripted and to define the scripts that the scripting engine should execute, either immediately or in response to user actions such as mouse clicks.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1997Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Lee Fraley, Samuel James McKelvie, Victor Andrew Stone, Robert Victor Welland
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Patent number: 6263492Abstract: A componentizing object designer is used to define a componentization of visual forms and other object-oriented technologies. The componentized object designer includes a set of tightly integrated protocols enabling Component Object Model (COM) objects to replace standard built-in visual form and other objects. The componentized object designer allows the design-time object and the run-time object to differ in implementation. The componentized object designer allows class identifiers for the run-time objects which are different than design-time objects. With a different class identifier, the run-time object can be saved as an object which is radically different from the design-time object. This enables the run-time object to be stored in a different object library than the design-time object. The componentized object designer allows for different persistence formats to be saved for run-time objects.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Lee Fraley, Michael Halcoussis, Christopher Alan Zimmerman, Alan W. Carter, Scott Michael Wiltamuth, Gary S. Burd, C. Douglas Hodges
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Publication number: 20010002129Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2001Publication date: May 31, 2001Applicant: Microsoft Corporation.Inventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree
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Patent number: 6208337Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree
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Patent number: 6059838Abstract: A componentizing object designer is used to define a componentization of visual forms and other object-oriented technologies. The componentized object designer includes a set of tightly integrated protocols enabling Component Object Model (COM) objects to replace standard built-in visual form and other objects. The componentized object designer allows the design-time object and the run-time object to differ in implementation. The componentized object designer allows class identifiers for the run-time objects which are different than design-time objects. With a different class identifier, the run-time object can be saved as an object which is radically different from the design-time object. This enables the run-time object to be stored in a different object library than the design-time object. The componentized object designer allows for different persistence formats to be saved for run-time objects.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Lee Fraley, Michael Halcoussis, Christopher Alan Zimmerman, Alan W. Carter, Scott Michael Wiltamuth, Gary S. Burd, C. Douglas Hodges
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Patent number: 5706505Abstract: An improved method and system for binding data is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, bound controls transfer data to cursors through a binding manager. The binding manager is also responsible for transferring data from a cursor to a bound control. In addition, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides for a notification mechanism as part of the cursor. The notification mechanism of the cursor of the preferred embodiment provides synchronization amongst all binding managers utilizing the cursor. The notification mechanism of the preferred embodiment provides synchronization amongst all binding managers by invoking event handlers registered by the binding managers. The event handlers are invoked by the cursor both before and after an operation is performed by the cursor.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1994Date of Patent: January 6, 1998Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Lee Fraley, Jerry J. Dunietz, Andrew Layman, Christopher A. Zimmerman, Gunnar Mein
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Patent number: 5682510Abstract: A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1995Date of Patent: October 28, 1997Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Zimmerman, Christopher Lee Fraley, John E. Elsbree