Patents by Inventor Dan Hough

Dan Hough 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).

  • Quick-creating objects in an application
    Patent number: 8832645
    Abstract: A palette of representations that can be generated by an application for database, spreadsheet, word processing, and the like, is provided in response to a request for a new object within the application. If the application already has one or more objects open at the time of the request, the representations are also determined based on the context of the data such as from any currently open object(s). The new object is then generated based on the selected representation from the palette, the context of the data, and a structure of data consumed by the application. The layout parameters for the new object are automatically set based on the current context, the structure of the data, and the selected representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zachary P. Woodall, Dan Hough, Kumar Srinivasamurthy, Nishant Kumar, Pavel R. Karimov, Stephen I. Lesser, Clinton Covington, Michael J. McCormack, Christopher W. Bryant
  • Templates in a schema editor
    Patent number: 8135755
    Abstract: A schema editor allows for definition, distribution, and use of schema templates. The schema editor allows schema to be edited and then saved in such a way that the saved file can be reimported into the schema editor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vitore Selca, Christopher W. Bryant, Clinton D. Covington, Dan Hough, Kelly M. Krout, Shane L. Groff, Timothy E. Getsch
  • Quick-creating objects in an application
    Patent number: 7774755
    Abstract: A palette of representations that can be generated by an application for database, spreadsheet, word processing, and the like, is provided in response to a request for a new object within the application. If the application already has one or more objects open at the time of the request, the representations are also determined based on the context of the data such as from any currently open object(s). The new object is then generated based on the selected representation from the palette, the context of the data, and a structure of data consumed by the application. The layout parameters for the new object are automatically set based on the current context, the structure of the data, and the selected representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zachary P. Woodall, Dan Hough, Kumar Srinivasamurthy, Nishant Kumar, Pavel R. Karimov, Stephen I. Lesser, Clinton Covington, Michael J. McCormack, Christopher W. Bryant
  • Quick-Creating Objects in an Application
    Publication number: 20100094915
    Abstract: A palette of representations that can be generated by an application for database, spreadsheet, word processing, and the like, is provided in response to a request for a new object within the application. If the application already has one or more objects open at the time of the request, the representations are also determined based on the context of the data such as from any currently open object(s). The new object is then generated based on the selected representation from the palette, the context of the data, and a structure of data consumed by the application. The layout parameters for the new object are automatically set based on the current context, the structure of the data, and the selected representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zachary P. Woodall, Dan Hough, Kumar Srinivasamurthy, Nishant Kumar, Pavel R. Karimov, Stephen I. Lesser, Clinton Covington, Michael J. McCormack, Christopher W. Bryant
  • Command user interface for displaying selectable functionality controls in a database applicaiton
    Publication number: 20070055943
    Abstract: An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable software functionality controls of a database application. When a task-based functionality tab is selected from the user interface, selectable functionality controls provided by the associated database application for performing aspects of a task related to the selected tab are presented in a ribbon-shaped user interface above a workspace in which a user is entering or editing data. Upon selection of a different task-based functionality tab, the presentation of functionality controls associated with the first task is removed, and selectable functionality controls associated with the second selected task-based functionality tab are presented in the user interface. The selectable functionality controls presented in the user interface are grouped into logical groupings for more efficient utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael McCormack, Adam Kenney, Christopher Bryant, Clinton Covington, Richard Dickinson, Robert Coggins, Kelly Krout, Vitore Selca, Zachary Woodall, Dan Hough
  • Quick-creating objects in an application
    Publication number: 20070050752
    Abstract: A palette of representations that can be generated by an application for database, spreadsheet, word processing, and the like, is provided in response to a request for a new object within the application. If the application already has one or more objects open at the time of the request, the representations are also determined based on the context of the data such as from any currently open object(s). The new object is then generated based on the selected representation from the palette, the context of the data, and a structure of data consumed by the application. The layout parameters for the new object are automatically set based on the current context, the structure of the data, and the selected representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zachary Woodall, Dan Hough, Kumar Srinivasamurthy, Nishant Kumar, Pavel Karimov, Stephen Lesser, Clinton Covington, Michael McCormack, Christopher Bryant
  • Templates in a schema editor
    Publication number: 20070005634
    Abstract: A schema editor allows for definition, distribution, and use of schema templates. The schema editor allows schema to be edited and then saved in such a way that the saved file can be reimported into the schema editor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vitore Selca, Christopher Bryant, Clinton Covington, Dan Hough, Kelly Krout, Shane Groff, Timothy Getsch