Patents by Inventor Joel Downer

Joel Downer 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: 7716461
    Abstract: During unexpected application shutdowns, application settings states are captured, and displayed application states are restored upon subsequent application restart. User data displayed prior to shutdown may also be restored to pre-shutdown states. Data representing in-use application settings states and in-use user data are stored on a periodic basis, or upon notification of an impending application shutdown. Upon restart, any application deployed prior to shutdown is re-deployed according to the stored application settings states for each application, and any in-use documents or other data may be re-deployed according to the stored user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Downer, Aleita Downer, legal representative, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Jixin Wu
  • Patent number: 7574591
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer products provide for capturing and restoring application settings states and associated user data during unexpected application shutdowns and subsequent restarts. Data representing in-use application settings state and in-use user data are stored on a periodic basis, or upon notification of an impending application shutdown. Upon restart, any application deployed prior to shutdown is re-deployed according to the stored application settings state for each application and any in-use documents or other data are re-deployed according to the stored user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aleita Downer, legal representative, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Jixin Wu, Joel Downer
  • Publication number: 20070245229
    Abstract: A software-based mechanism for taking multimedia notes while using a mobile computing device is provided. The interface is stream-based so as to enable complete control with a text or numeric keypad, a directional pad, and command button. A note document containing textual data and objects representing other data types may be closed and revisited after it has been created. It may be either read or edited in a single session. Changes may be manually or automatically saved to the note document for ease of user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Siedzik, Erin Riley, Joshua Pollock, Nithya Ramkumar, Santos Cordon, Sathia Thirumal, Shaheeda Nizar, William Lewis, Joel Downer
  • Publication number: 20070245223
    Abstract: A software-based mechanism for taking multimedia notes while using a mobile computing device and synchronizing with a desktop note taking application is provided. A note document containing textual data and objects representing other data types may be synchronized in whole or in part between the two applications. The documents including file formatting of the non-text data may be converted to a preferred format during synchronization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Siedzik, Erin M. Riley, Joshua M. Pollock, Nithya Ramkumar, Santos Cordon, Sathia P. Thirumal, Shaheeda P. Nizar, Miko Arnab Sakhya Singha Bose, Joel Downer
  • Patent number: 7257712
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing incremental verification of the authenticity of a document for a given computer system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aidan T. Hughes, Joel Downer, Raymond Fowkes
  • Publication number: 20070162785
    Abstract: During unexpected application shutdowns, application settings states are captured, and displayed application states are restored upon subsequent application restart. User data displayed prior to shutdown may also be restored to pre-shutdown states. Data representing in-use application settings states and in-use user data are stored on a periodic basis, or upon notification of an impending application shutdown. Upon restart, any application deployed prior to shutdown is re-deployed according to the stored application settings states for each application, and any in-use documents or other data may be re-deployed according to the stored user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Downer, Aleita Downer, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Jixin Wu
  • Publication number: 20070162779
    Abstract: During unexpected application shutdowns, application settings states are captured, and displayed application states are restored upon subsequent application restart. User data displayed prior to shutdown may also be restored to pre-shutdown states. Data representing in-use application settings states and in-use user data are stored on a periodic basis, or upon notification of an impending application shutdown. Upon restart, any application deployed prior to shutdown is re-deployed according to the stored application settings states for each application, and any in-use documents or other data may be re-deployed according to the stored user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Downer, Aleita Downer, Shaheeda Parveen Nizar, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Jixin Wu
  • Publication number: 20040243807
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing incremental verification of the authenticity of a document for a given computer system are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aidan T. Hughes, Joel Downer, Raymond Fowkes