Patents by Inventor Howard Morrison Crow, III

Howard Morrison Crow, III 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).

  • Contextual action publishing
    Patent number: 7603381
    Abstract: A computing system for the publication of actions associated with the current context of an entity, such as a business object is provided. The computing system has a component that stores entities, a component that stores the actions associated with the entities, and a software component that provides information about the current context or contexts of an entity and actions associated with the current contexts of the entity. The computing system may further include a client system that requests and displays the actions associated with the current contexts of an entity. A method for contextual publication of actions associated with an entity is also provided. The method provides the current contexts of the entity. The method further provides the actions associated with the current contexts of the entity. Multiple user interfaces are provided for the management of and access to actions associated an entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonah Sarbin Burke, Howard Morrison Crow, III, Targo Tennisberg