Patents by Inventor Dylan J. Plotts

Dylan J. Plotts 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).

  • Thread data aggregation
    Patent number: 8595303
    Abstract: Techniques for thread data aggregation are described. In implementations, metadata is identified for a new message associated with a conversation thread. The metadata is added to conversation metadata that is associated with the conversation thread and attached to an anchor message associated with the conversation thread. The addition of the metadata to the conversation metadata creates aggregate thread data. The aggregate thread data is moved from the anchor message to the new message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dylan J. Plotts, Patrick McClanahan Kaze
  • THREAD DATA AGGREGATION
    Publication number: 20110302250
    Abstract: Techniques for thread data aggregation are described. In implementations, metadata is identified for a new message associated with a conversation thread. The metadata is added to conversation metadata that is associated with the conversation thread and attached to an anchor message associated with the conversation thread. The addition of the metadata to the conversation metadata creates aggregate thread data. The aggregate thread data is moved from the anchor message to the new message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dylan J. Plotts, Patrick McClanahan Kaze