Patents by Inventor Elisabeth Olson

Elisabeth Olson 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).

  • Optimizing browser caching through deterministic marking of files
    Patent number: 8812565
    Abstract: Enhanced browser caching is provided through a file identifier attribute employed at a front end server level for deterministic marking A front end server may use an attribute of a file identifier such as an attached parameter, a pattern, a directory associated with the file, or similar attributes to change the links it emits into other content in order to prompt the browsers to request new files. The attribute may be changed (e.g. incremented) based on a web change associated with the content being served.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Frederico Mameri, Elisabeth Olson, Andrew Sean Watson, Mark Walker
  • Theming engine
    Patent number: 8621341
    Abstract: A cascading stylesheet (CSS) file transformed with user-selected design variables is provided. One or more CSS files may be received as a first input item, and user defined colors, fonts, layout, and images may be received as a second input item. Embodiments provide for determining if the colors and fonts selected by the user are usable and legible. User-selected color and font schemes may be modified if necessary, and a modified CSS file may be outputted to a rendering engine for rendering an aesthetically pleasing, usable, and legible web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Fred Kern, Richard Eric Andeen, Mario Roberto Baumann, Thomas Richard Allen Ham, Ashok Kuppusamy, Cindy Liao, Frederico A. Mameri, Aditi Mandal, Elisabeth Olson, Jane Jiyoon Park, Lionel Robinson
  • Theming Engine
    Publication number: 20130111324
    Abstract: A cascading stylesheet (CSS) file transformed with user-selected design variables is provided. One or more CSS files may be received as a first input item, and user defined colors, fonts, layout, and images may be received as a second input item. Embodiments provide for determining if the colors and fonts selected by the user are usable and legible. User-selected color and font schemes may be modified if necessary, and a modified CSS file may be outputted to a rendering engine for rendering an aesthetically pleasing, usable, and legible web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Fred Kern, Richard Eric Andeen, Mario Roberto Baumann, Thomas Richard Allen Ham, Ashok Kuppusamy, Cindy Liao, Frederico A. Mameri, Aditi Mandal, Elisabeth Olson, Jane Jiyoon Park, Lionel Robinson
  • OPTIMIZING BROWSER CACHING THROUGH DETERMINISTIC MARKING OF FILES
    Publication number: 20120096058
    Abstract: Enhanced browser caching is provided through a file identifier attribute employed at a front end server level for deterministic marking A front end server may use an attribute of a file identifier such as an attached parameter, a pattern, a directory associated with the file, or similar attributes to change the links it emits into other content in order to prompt the browsers to request new files. The attribute may be changed (e.g. incremented) based on a web change associated with the content being served.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Frederico Mameri, Elisabeth Olson, Andrew Sean Watson, Mark Walker