Patents by Inventor David L. A. Anson
David L. A. Anson 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: 10546040Abstract: A development tool is described herein. The development tool automatically identifies one or more resources associated with a first version of a Web site that is being developed by a user of the tool. The development tool also automatically interacts with at least one entity within a Web hosting environment to cause a companion resource to be provisioned in the Web hosting environment for each local resource so identified. The development tool may also automatically interact with at least one entity within the Web hosting environment to properly configure a published version of the Web site to utilize at least one companion resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLCInventors: Jennifer X. Zhang, Jonathan C. Lee, Ryan A. Nowak, Eric H. Wong, Vishal R. Joshi, Clea H. Allington, Wai Man Yuen, David L. A. Anson, Omar Khan
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Publication number: 20140372862Abstract: A development tool is described herein. The development tool automatically identifies one or more resources associated with a first version of a Web site that is being developed by a user of the tool. The development tool also automatically interacts with at least one entity within a Web hosting environment to cause a companion resource to be provisioned in the Web hosting environment for each local resource so identified. The development tool may also automatically interact with at least one entity within the Web hosting environment to properly configure a published version of the Web site to utilize at least one companion resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Jennifer X. Zhang, Jonathan C. Lee, Ryan A. Nowak, Eric H. Wong, Vishal R. Joshi, Clea H. Allington, Wai Man Yuen, David L. A. Anson, Omar Khan
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Publication number: 20140359423Abstract: A developer is enabled to select a website for editing. The website is defined by a plurality of files stored at a server. The website files stored at the server include files containing code and may optionally include one or more un-editable files. In response to the developer selecting the website for editing, a call is issued to download a copy of the files containing code from the server to store in a cache at the computing device. The developer is enabled to edit the files containing code to generate an edited version of the website, including being enabled to edit a downloaded copy of a file containing code in the cache when a copy of at least one other file containing code has not yet been downloaded to the cache in response to the call. The developer is enabled to display the edited version of the website.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Thao Doan, Timothy Michael McBride, Vinela Pothineni, Vishal R. Joshi, David L. A. Anson, Wai Man (Daniel) Yuen
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Patent number: 7433967Abstract: A method and system for routing messages received by a device is described. The router routes messages to applications associated with a provider that recognizes an incoming message type. Providers register with the router to receive messages of a particular type. The providers are prioritized so that the router delivers messages to the providers based on the assigned priority. The router inquires with the providers in their relative assigned priority. The router stops inquiring the providers once an appropriate provider for the message has been found. If the message does not belong to the provider then the next provider is queried. Before delivering the message to the application, the provider formats the message to the specifications provided by the application.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David L. Anson, Roman Sherman
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Patent number: 7146379Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a focused data. An original data set contains lines of data that are of interest to a user. The data set is filtered using inclusive filters, exclusive filters, and markers to identify the lines of interest to the user without losing the context of those lines with respect to other lines in the data set. The lines of interest are then displayed in a focused view, where only the lines of interest are displayed to the user, or in a contextual view, where additional lines of data that are related to the lines of interest are also displayed to the user. In the contextual view, the lines of interest are usually highlighted to distinguish them from the lines that provide context. Also, the other lines in the data set are usually not displayed, even though they may be included in the focused data set.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: David L. A. Anson
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Patent number: 7050408Abstract: Fragmentation and reassembly of a multi-part message for communication over a cellular network. When transmitting a multi-part message, a calling application issues a function call to a short messaging layer via a standardized interface. The function call represents a request to transmit the message. A short messaging layer divides the message into fragments of limited size that meet the size requirements of the cellular network. Each of the short messages is then transmitted across the cellular network. When receiving a multi-part message, a short messaging layer at the receiving device receives various short message fragments corresponding to the multi-part message. The short messaging layer then reassembles the short message fragments into the multi-part message, and then passes the reassembled multi-part message to the receiving application. The short message layer also presents a consolidated delivery report if requested.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alan W. Shen, David L. A. Anson, Roman Sherman
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Patent number: 6963878Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a focused data. An original data set contains lines of data that are of interest to a user. The data set is filtered using inclusive filters, exclusive filters, and markers to identify the lines of interest to the user without losing the context of those lines with respect to other lines in the data set. The lines of interest are then displayed in a focused view, where only the lines of interest are displayed to the user, or in a contextual view, where additional lines of data that are related to the lines of interest are also displayed to the user. In the contextual view, the lines of interest are usually highlighted to distinguish them from the lines that provide context. Also, the other lines in the data set are usually not displayed, even though they may be included in the focused data set.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2001Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: David L. A. Anson
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Patent number: 6956587Abstract: A computerized method and computer readable medium for adjusting a digital image obtained from scanning a document. An application processes the digital image to discern a border portion from an image portion. The application processes the digital image to determine whether an image portion of the digital image corresponds to a target orientation. If the image portion does not correspond to a target orientation, the application adjusts the image portion to correspond to the target orientation. The application further crops the adjusted image to entirely eliminate the border portion of that image.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: David L. A. Anson
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Publication number: 20030058815Abstract: Fragmentation and reassembly of a multi-part message for communication over a cellular network. When transmitting a multi-part message, a calling application issues a function call to a short messaging layer via a standardized interface. The function call represents a request to transmit the message. A short messaging layer divides the message into fragments of limited size that meet the size requirements of the cellular network. Each of the short messages is then transmitted across the cellular network. When receiving a multi-part message, a short messaging layer at the receiving device receives various short message fragments corresponding to the multi-part message. The short messaging layer then reassembles the short message fragments into the multi-part message, and then passes the reassembled multi-part message to the receiving application. The short message layer also presents a consolidated delivery report if requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Alan W. Shen, David L.A. Anson, Roman Sherman
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Publication number: 20030061193Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a focused data. An original data set contains lines of data that are of interest to a user. The data set is filtered using inclusive filters, exclusive filters, and markers to identify the lines of interest to the user without losing the context of those lines with respect to other lines in the data set. The lines of interest are then displayed in a focused view, where only the lines of interest are displayed to the user, or in a contextual view, where additional lines of data that are related to the lines of interest are also displayed to the user. In the contextual view, the lines of interest are usually highlighted to distinguish them from the lines that provide context. Also, the other lines in the data set are usually not displayed, even though they may be included in the focused data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventor: David L.A. Anson
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Publication number: 20020116524Abstract: A method and system for routing messages received by a device is described. The router routes messages to applications associated with a provider that recognizes an incoming message type. Providers register with the router to receive messages of a particular type. The providers are prioritized so that the router delivers messages to the providers based on the assigned priority. The router inquires with the providers in their relative assigned priority. The router stops inquiring the providers once an appropriate provider for the message has been found. If the message does not belong to the provider then the next provider is queried. Before delivering the message to the application, the provider formats the message to the specifications provided by the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: David L. Anson, Roman Sherman