Patents by Inventor Jack E. Ozzie

Jack E. Ozzie 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).

  • Patent number: 10572582
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and data structures for augmenting data placed on the clipboard with additional data are disclosed. Where the data placed on the clipboard may include one or more references to other information, such systems, methods, or data structures may retrieve data referred to by a reference and place such data, or data associated with the retrieved data, on the clipboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Publication number: 20170329751
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and data structures for augmenting data placed on the clipboard with additional data are disclosed. Where the data placed on the clipboard may include one or more references to other information, such systems, methods, or data structures may retrieve data referred to by a reference and place such data, or data associated with the retrieved data, on the clipboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Patent number: 9747266
    Abstract: Systems, methods, data structures and/or the like are provided for placing copy data, supplemental, and/or additional data on a clipboard, for example. The copy data may comprise a reference to supplemental data, such as HTML data (e.g., a social media data from an HTML social media webpage). The supplemental data may be retrieved using the reference, and placed within the clipboard. In this way, the copy data and the supplemental data may be available within the clipboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Patent number: 9203786
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing and sharing data associated with sharing relationships are disclosed. Such systems and methods may be implemented by interfacing with an application that manages or accesses the data to be shared, and by making shared data available using a feed along with some mechanism for tracking changes or enabling synchronization between different endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, George P. Moromisato, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Patent number: 9078288
    Abstract: A localized collaboration of wireless communication enabled devices can be provided for sharing of information that is independent of external communications. A local hub can communicate with a remote hub and end users using one or more wireless communication points, and provide for uploading and downloading of collaborative information from the local hub by an end user device. The local hub wirelessly broadcasts a message that has contact information that allows a remote hub to wirelessly retrieve collaborative information from the local hub. The local hub can synchronize collaborative information with a remote hub, if present, by retrieving a remote version of collaborative information using the remote hub's broadcast contact information; comparing the remote version with a locally stored version, if present; updating the local version with differences between the remote version if the remote version is a desired; and creating a local version if one is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ted T Okada, Paresh S Suthar, Ming Liu, Jack E Ozzie, Matthew S Augustine, Raymond E Ozzie
  • Patent number: 9003059
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing online and offline applications are described. Such systems and methods may in some cases provide the same programming interface, regardless of whether the application is online or offline. Such systems and methods may also or instead in some cases provide additional or other possible capabilities, including installation without elevated privileges, simplified data synchronization, sharing of applications and application data, access to data from other applications, and richer client functionality than may be provided by an application such as a web browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, George P. Moromisato, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine, Dharma K. Shukla, Ori M. Amiga, Ming Liu, Arash Ghanaie-Sichanie
  • Patent number: 8832806
    Abstract: End users of a multi-factor authentication service can utilize an account management service, and third-party website can register to utilize the multi-factor authentication service. Registering a third-party website can comprise the multi-factor authentication service receiving a valid digital identity certificate for the third-party website, and receiving an agreement to terms of use of the multi-factor authentication service for the third-party website. Once received, the multi-factor authentication service can enable the third-party website to utilize the service (e.g., switch the service on, or send an authorization key to the third-party website). Further, registering a user to the multi-factor authentication service can comprise determining availability of service, and providing a location-specific access code. Additionally, registering the user can comprise registering the user's mobile device, for example, to provide multi-factor authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Thomas A. Galvin, Eric M. Patey
  • Patent number: 8751442
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and data structures associated with the detection and resolution of duplicate data that might result when using multiple synchronization protocols are described. These techniques may use different types of identification data associated with data that is synchronized, as well as a defined set of operations that may be performed by one or more endpoints to identify and remove duplicated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan
  • Publication number: 20130262972
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and data structures for augmenting data placed on the clipboard with additional data are disclosed. Where the data placed on the clipboard may include one or more references to other information, such systems, methods, or data structures may retrieve data referred to by a reference and place such data, or data associated with the retrieved data, on the clipboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Patent number: 8522010
    Abstract: Providing a remote computer user authentication service involves providing a reference to a user authentication service in a host server's source code (e.g., website source code). Further, integration code that may be used in an application programming interface (API) on the host server for interaction with a user authentication service can be provided. Additionally, a user interface (UI) for user authentication on the host server, and an authentication-test message on the host server using the UI may be provided. Also, providing authentication can comprise sending an authentication-request message to a mobile device designated by the user; and/or can comprise the user responding with information from the authentication-test message. The host server can be notified of the user's authentication after a correct response is received by the user authentication service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Thomas A. Galvin, Eric M. Patey
  • Patent number: 8453066
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and data structures for augmenting data placed on the clipboard with additional data are disclosed. Where the data placed on the clipboard may include one or more references to other information, such systems, methods, or data structures may retrieve data referred to by a reference and place such data, or data associated with the retrieved data, on the clipboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Naravanan, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Patent number: 8386587
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing data between endpoints using elements of centralized and decentralized synchronization systems and communication topologies are disclosed. Such systems and methods may in some cases synchronize some subset of data with a centralized endpoint while another subset of data is synchronized in a decentralized fashion directly with other endpoints. Such systems and methods may include a variety of cooperative functionality to assist in the synchronization of data between endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Akash J. Sagar, George P. Moromisato, Richard Yiu-Sai Chung, Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, David Richard Reed, Michael Steven Vernal, Vladimir Dmitri Fedorov, Muthukaruppan Annamalai
  • Patent number: 8370423
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing and sharing data associated with sharing relationships are disclosed. Such systems and methods may be implemented by interfacing with an application that manages or accesses the data to be shared, and by making shared data available using a feed along with some mechanism for tracking changes or enabling synchronization between different endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, George P. Moromisato, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Patent number: 8307412
    Abstract: End users of a multi-factor authentication service can utilize an account management service, and third-party website can register to utilize the multi-factor authentication service. Registering a third-party website can comprise the multi-factor authentication service receiving a valid digital identity certificate for the third-party website, and receiving an agreement to terms of use of the multi-factor authentication service for the third-party website. Once received, the multi-factor authentication service can enable the third-party website to utilize the service (e.g., switch the service on, or send an authorization key to the third-party website). Further, registering a user to the multi-factor authentication service can comprise determining availability of service, and providing a location-specific access code. Additionally, registering the user can comprise registering the user's mobile device, for example, to provide multi-factor authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Thomas A. Galvin, Eric M. Patey
  • Publication number: 20120210020
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing data between endpoints using elements of centralized and decentralized synchronization systems and communication topologies are disclosed. Such systems and methods may in some cases synchronize some subset of data with a centralized endpoint while another subset of data is synchronized in a decentralized fashion directly with other endpoints. Such systems and methods may include a variety of cooperative functionality to assist in the synchronization of data between endpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akash J. Sagar, George P. Moromisato, Richard Yiu-Sai Chung, Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, David Richard Reed, Michael Steven Vernal, Vladimir Dmitri Fedorov, Muthukaruppan Annamalai
  • Patent number: 8239479
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing data between endpoints using elements of centralized and decentralized synchronization systems and communication topologies are disclosed. Such systems and methods may in some cases synchronize some subset of data with a centralized endpoint while another subset of data is synchronized in a decentralized fashion directly with other endpoints. Such systems and methods may include a variety of cooperative functionality to assist in the synchronization of data between endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Akash J. Sagar, George P. Moromisato, Richard Yiu-Sai Chung, Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, David Richard Reed, Michael Steven Vernal, Vladimir Dmitri Fedorov, Muthukaruppan Annamalai
  • Patent number: 8103629
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing data between endpoints, including the modification of data on an endpoint without necessarily modifying data that is communicated between endpoints are disclosed. In such systems and methods the representation of data on an endpoint may be modified so that constraints on that particular endpoint are enforced, without requiring a similar or the same modification to the data when it is synchronized to other endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Akash J. Sagar, George P. Moromisato, Richard Yiu-Sai Chung, Paresh S. Suthar, Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, Matthew S. Augustine
  • Patent number: 8073905
    Abstract: In a peer-to-peer collaboration system, deltas containing data change commands are organized in a persistent data structure called a delta log. The delta log is organized into blocks, which are the largest division in the delta log. In turn, blocks contain groups, groups contain chains and chains contain deltas. Delta blocks are used to implement priority deltas that are used to limit the collection of data change commands that must be transferred. Within a block the deltas are organized by groups, each of which is a set of deltas organized into chains. The delta group in used to determine which deltas to purge. The chains are ordered by increasing creator ID of the endpoint that created the chain. Organizing the delta log in this fashion allows the log to be “walked” to detect convergence problems. To achieve causality-preservation, each delta has a list of dependencies representing other deltas that must be executed before the current delta can be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jack E. Ozzie, Raymond E. Ozzie, Ransom L. Richardson
  • Patent number: 8024404
    Abstract: In a peer-to-peer collaborative system in which collaborators communicate via a shared telespace and exchange data change requests, a unique number is assigned to each endpoint (a unique pairing of a device and a person) of each of the telespace members. Each endpoint number indicates the order in which the member joined the telespace, and, for each member invited to join (or otherwise sponsored) by another telespace member (the “inviting member”), it also indicates the inviting member. As more and more members are invited to join by those new members, the designations add additional orders of digits to indicate the family tree or chain of inviting members. The designations are used to resolve collisions between two data change requests that are both dependent on the same data change request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie
  • Patent number: 8020112
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and data structures for augmenting data placed on the clipboard with additional data are disclosed. Such systems, methods, and data structures may transform the data to produce data in other formats using, for example, transform specifications or executable code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Ozzie, Jack E. Ozzie, George P. Moromisato, Paresh S. Suthar, Raman Narayanan, Matthew S. Augustine