Patents by Inventor Colin S. Cole

Colin S. Cole 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).

  • Method for request and response direct data transfer and management of content manifests
    Patent number: 7451232
    Abstract: A method for automatically exchanging computer data is disclosed. The method includes the step of first generating a data file with a markup language in accordance with a predetermined schema. The schema is agreed upon by the source and destination location. Next, a software envelope containing the data file is generated. The software envelope is transmitted to the destination location. At the destination location, an object is created from the data file with a plugin object corresponding to the predetermined schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin S. Cole, Angela Mills, Daniel J. Rogers, Marcelo R. Uemura