Patents by Inventor Joey Masterson

Joey Masterson 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: 10956652
    Abstract: Applications may be created and registered to an online ecosystem and then execute within individual web applications such as productivity applications, communication applications, collaboration applications, and so on. These non-native applications may be enabled to interact with files and provide custom experiences for a user. The applications may also be enabled to interact with additional information discovered about the user within the ecosystem to provide custom experiences. The applications may further be enabled to create custom workflows to allow users to accomplish new tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Dorrene Brown, Joey Masterson, Nate Waddoups, Shreedhar Thirugnanasambantham, Xiao Wu, Jay Rathi, Mauricio Ordonez, Darren Miller, Ela Malani, John Wang, Sreekanth Lingannapeta, Gabriel Hall
  • Patent number: 10725622
    Abstract: An attachment control to manage attachments in a conversation is provided. An application such as a communication application displays a conversation of grouped messages in response to a detection of a selection of a message summary associated with one of the grouped messages. An attachment control is generated to manage identified attachments in the grouped messages. The attachment control is displayed in proximity to the conversation. An attachment drop down menu that includes a listing of the attachments is displayed in response to an activation of the attachment control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joey Masterson, Kenneth Fern, David Paul Limont, Hayley Steplyk
  • Patent number: 10650085
    Abstract: An interactive preview of a content within a communication is provided. An application such as a communication application retrieves metadata of a content from a content provider, in response to a detection of an insertion of a link of the content into a message. An interactive preview of the content is generated based on the metadata. The interactive preview provides actions to manage the interactive preview and the content. The interactive preview is inserted into the message in proximity to the link. Custom operations associated with the actions are executed in response to a transmission of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joey Masterson, Kenneth Fern, Rebecca Lawler, Hayley Steplyk
  • Patent number: 10474428
    Abstract: Parsed attachments from email communications may be sorted. In some examples, an application, such as an email processing application, may display email summaries associated with emails within an email summary view of the email application interface. A selected email associated with a selected email summary may be displayed in an email view. The email processing application may identify one or more attachments within the emails. Attachment summaries associated with the one or more attachments may be displayed within an attachment summary view of the email application interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joey Masterson, Russell Lee Simpson, Jr., Ilya Smirnov, Paul Limont, Kip Fern, Jason Cook, Elena Catrinescu, Hayley Steplyk, David Meyers
  • Publication number: 20190324604
    Abstract: An attachment control to manage attachments in a conversation is provided. An application such as a communication application displays a conversation of grouped messages in response to a detection of a selection of a message summary associated with one of the grouped messages. An attachment control is generated to manage identified attachments in the grouped messages. The attachment control is displayed in proximity to the conversation. An attachment drop down menu that includes a listing of the attachments is displayed in response to an activation of the attachment control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Joey MASTERSON, Kenneth FERN, David Paul LIMONT, Hayley STEPLYK
  • Patent number: 10379702
    Abstract: An attachment control to manage attachments in a conversation is provided. An application such as a communication application displays a conversation of grouped messages in response to a detection of a selection of a message summary associated with one of the grouped messages. An attachment control is generated to manage identified attachments in the grouped messages. The attachment control is displayed in proximity to the conversation. An attachment drop down menu that includes a listing of the attachments is displayed in response to an activation of the attachment control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joey Masterson, Kenneth Fern, David Paul Limont, Hayley Steplyk
  • Publication number: 20180349329
    Abstract: Applications may be created and registered to an online ecosystem and then execute within individual web applications such as productivity applications, communication applications, collaboration applications, and so on. These non-native applications may be enabled to interact with files and provide custom experiences for a user. The applications may also be enabled to interact with additional information discovered about the user within the ecosystem to provide custom experiences. The applications may further be enabled to create custom workflows to allow users to accomplish new tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Dorrene BROWN, Joey MASTERSON, Nate WADDOUPS, Shreedhar THIRUGNANASAMBANTHAM, Xiao WU, Jay RATHI, Mauricio ORDONEZ, Darren MILLER, Ela MALANI, John WANG, Sreekanth LINGANNAPETA, Gabriel HALL
  • Patent number: 10025758
    Abstract: Applications may be created and registered to an online ecosystem and then execute within individual web applications such as productivity applications, communication applications, collaboration applications, and so on. These non-native applications may be enabled to interact with files and provide custom experiences for a user. The applications may also be enabled to interact with additional information discovered about the user within the ecosystem to provide custom experiences. The applications may further be enabled to create custom workflows to allow users to accomplish new tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Dorrene Brown, Joey Masterson, Nate Waddoups, Shreedhar Thirugnanasambantham, Xiao Wu, Jay Rathi, Mauricio Ordonez, Darren Miller, Ela Malani, John Wang, Sreekanth Lingannapeta, Gabriel Hall
  • Publication number: 20170097808
    Abstract: Parsed attachments from email communications may be sorted. In some examples, an application, such as an email processing application, may display email summaries associated with emails within an email summary view of the email application interface. A selected email associated with a selected email summary may be displayed in an email view. The email processing application may identify one or more attachments within the emails. Attachment summaries associated with the one or more attachments may be displayed within an attachment summary view of the email application interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Joey Masterson, Russell Lee Simpson, JR., IIya Smirnov, Paul Limont, Kip Fern, Jason Cook, Elena Catrinescu, Hayley Steplyk, David Meyers
  • Publication number: 20170090705
    Abstract: Conversation and version control is provided for objects in communications. An application, such as a communication application, identifies attachments within communications in response to an input to display attachment summaries associated with the attachments. The attachment summaries are displayed in a summary view. In response to an action on one of the attachment summaries, attachment management elements and an attachment associated with the attachment summary is displayed in an attachment view. The attachment management elements include operations to present information associated with the attachment, the communications associated with the attachment, versions of the attachment, and participants associated with the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kip Fern, Joey Masterson, Alex Darrow, Hayley Steplyk
  • Publication number: 20160313882
    Abstract: Applications may be created and registered to an online ecosystem and then execute within individual web applications such as productivity applications, communication applications, collaboration applications, and so on. These non-native applications may be enabled to interact with files and provide custom experiences for a user. The applications may also be enabled to interact with additional information discovered about the user within the ecosystem to provide custom experiences. The applications may further be enabled to create custom workflows to allow users to accomplish new tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Dorrene Brown, Joey Masterson, Nate Waddoups, Shreedhar Thirugnanasambantham, Xiao Wu, Jay Rathi, Mauricio Ordonez, Darren Miller, Ela Malani, John Wang, Sreekanth Lingannapeta, Gabriel Hall
  • Publication number: 20160283051
    Abstract: An attachment control to manage attachments in a conversation is provided. An application such as a communication application displays a conversation of grouped messages in response to a detection of a selection of a message summary associated with one of the grouped messages. An attachment control is generated to manage identified attachments in the grouped messages. The attachment control is displayed in proximity to the conversation. An attachment drop down menu that includes a listing of the attachments is displayed in response to an activation of the attachment control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Joey Masterson, Kenneth Fern, David Paul Limont, Hayley Steplyk
  • Publication number: 20160283447
    Abstract: An interactive preview of a content within a communication is provided. An application such as a communication application retrieves metadata of a content from a content provider, in response to a detection of an insertion of a link of the content into a message. An interactive preview of the content is generated based on the metadata. The interactive preview provides actions to manage the interactive preview and the content. The interactive preview is inserted into the message in proximity to the link. Custom operations associated with the actions are executed in response to a transmission of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Joey Masterson, Kenneth Fern, Rebecca Lawler, Hayley Steplyk