Patents by Inventor Eric Hawthorne

Eric Hawthorne 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).

  • Extensible remote data synchronization
    Patent number: 7487189
    Abstract: Data replication between a headquarters application and one or more client applications is provided. The client applications are generally located remote from the headquarters application and communicate therewith via known methods. A pair of classes is used to generically transfer data selected for replication. New entity types and/or data types can be synchronized without having to rewrite the synchronization application by simply deploying an appropriate data class and manager class for the new entity. Moreover, the prior art worksheet is abstracted, in some aspects, to a simpler form that is more user friendly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Donna Whitlock, Anthony J. Yeates, Pavel Dournov, Eric Hawthorne, Sylvester La Blanc
  • Distributed system enabling integration and automation of marketing, sales and service
    Publication number: 20070083425
    Abstract: The present invention provides a distributed electronic management system enabling the creation, distribution and tracking of at least one electronic message to at least one predetermined potential customer, said system comprising: a data storage system for organizing and storing a plurality of content, selected portions of said content for insertion into the at least one electronic message; a production system for the creation of the at least one electronic message, said at least one electronic message having a predetermined theme, wherein content having the predetermined theme can be inserted into the at least one electronic message; a messaging system performing functions including transmission of the at least one electronic message to the at least one predetermined potential customer, said messaging system and the at least one predetermined customer being interconnected by at least one communication network; a tracking system for collecting and evaluating notifications based on interaction with the at lea
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: John Cousineau, Chris Goard, Eric Hawthorne, Jackie Ho, Travis Hildebrandt, Luca Fillipozzi, Michael Johnson, Ivar Vasara, Felix Kan
  • Extensible remote data synchronization
    Publication number: 20050137895
    Abstract: Data replication between a headquarters application and one or more client applications is provided. The client applications are generally located remote from the headquarters application and communicate therewith via known methods. A pair of classes is used to generically transfer data selected for replication. New entity types and/or data types can be synchronized without having to rewrite the synchronization application by simply deploying an appropriate data class and manager class for the new entity. Moreover, the prior art worksheet is abstracted, in some aspects, to a simpler form that is more user friendly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Donna Whitlock, Anthony Yeates, Pavel Dournov, Eric Hawthorne, Sylvester La Blanc