Patents by Inventor John D. Skovron

John D. Skovron 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: 10754631
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining an upgrade readiness metric of a tenant in a cloud environment. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, device telemetry data for a plurality of devices associated with a first plurality of tenants in the cloud environment and receiving, with the electronic processor, software telemetry data for a second plurality of tenants in the cloud environment. The method also includes determining, with the electronic processor, the upgrade readiness metric for the tenant based on the device telemetry data and the software telemetry data and displaying the upgrade readiness metric within a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John D. Skovron, James C. O'Brien, Ramasubramanian Shastri, Claudiu G. Diaconu, Shashidhar Rajashekara, David W. Brodsky, Sandipan Ganguly, Oana Silvia I. Nica
  • Publication number: 20180302303
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining an upgrade readiness metric of a tenant in a cloud environment. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, device telemetry data for a plurality of devices associated with a first plurality of tenants in the cloud environment and receiving, with the electronic processor, software telemetry data for a second plurality of tenants in the cloud environment. The method also includes determining, with the electronic processor, the upgrade readiness metric for the tenant based on the device telemetry data and the software telemetry data and displaying the upgrade readiness metric within a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: John D. SKOVRON, James C. O'BRIEN, Ramasubramanian SHASTRI, Claudiu G. DIACONU, Shashidhar RAJASHEKARA, David W. BRODSKY, Sandipan GANGULY, Oana Silvia I. NICA
  • Patent number: 9665702
    Abstract: In embodiments of restricted execution modes, a mobile device can display a device lock screen on an integrated display device, and transition from the device lock screen to display a shared space user interface of a shared space. The transition to display the shared space user interface is without receiving a PIN code entered on the device lock screen. The mobile device implements a restricted execution service that is implemented to activate a restricted execution mode of the mobile device, and restrict access of a device application to device content while the restricted execution mode is activated. The restricted execution service can also allow a shared device application that is included in the shared space access to the device content while the restricted execution mode is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Spencer King, Michael Burt Goulding, Todd Myles Derksen, Aaron Naoyoshi Sheung Yan Woo, Bernardo Iturriaga Dubost, Alan Bennett Auerbach, David A. Braun, Andrew P. Begun, Andrew Craig Haon, Joseph H. Matthews, III, Jennifer Anne Karr, Joseph A. Schrader, Ted Tai-Yu Chen, Raman K. Sarin, Sharad Agarwal, Shai Guday, Shawn M. Thomas, John D. Skovron, John A. Yovin
  • Publication number: 20150220712
    Abstract: In embodiments of restricted execution modes, a mobile device can display a device lock screen on an integrated display device, and transition from the device lock screen to display a shared space user interface of a shared space. The transition to display the shared space user interface is without receiving a PIN code entered on the device lock screen. The mobile device implements a restricted execution service that is implemented to activate a restricted execution mode of the mobile device, and restrict access of a device application to device content while the restricted execution mode is activated. The restricted execution service can also allow a shared device application that is included in the shared space access to the device content while the restricted execution mode is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Spencer King, Michael Burt Goulding, Todd Myles Derksen, Aaron Naoyoshi Sheung Yan Woo, Bernardo Iturriaga Dubost, Alan Bennett Auerbach, David A. Braun, Andrew P. Begun, Andrew Craig Haon, Joseph H. Matthews, III, Jennifer Anne Karr, Joseph A. Schrader, Ted Tai-Yu Chen, Raman K. Sarin, Sharad Agarwal, Shai Guday, Shawn M. Thomas, John D. Skovron, John A. Yovin
  • Publication number: 20130295872
    Abstract: Mobile device emergency service techniques are described. In embodiments, a client device includes one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware and configured to implement an emergency service. The emergency service configured to support operations including generating a user interface for display on a display device, receiving one or more inputs usable to form an emergency contacts list that includes a plurality of emergency contacts, and causing the emergency contacts list to be communicated to one or more other client devices for use in generating a message to be communicated automatically and without user intervention to the emergency contacts in the emergency contacts list responsive to a trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Shai Guday, Joseph H. Matthews, III, Joseph A. Schrader, Ted Tai-Yu Chen, Raman K. Sarin, Sharad Agarwal, Shawn M. Thomas, John D. Skovron, John A. Yovin
  • Patent number: 7962347
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for an advisor referral tool for objectively matching professional services between users and advisors in an on-line or computer based environment. The advisor referral tool matches users with professional advisors by executing an advisor matching algorithm to select a subset of advisors from an advisor database based on user selected search criteria. A server computer calculates a percent match value for each advisor in the subset of advisors that corresponds to consumer responses to predetermined psychographic/profile questions. The server computer then creates a best fit advisor list of advisors from the subset of advisors that is based on the calculated percent match value. The best fit advisor list is then transmitted to and displayed on the user's computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy K. Anthony-Hoppe, Louis S. Harvey, Denis Lavoie, John D. Skovron
  • Publication number: 20100268669
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for an advisor referral tool for objectively matching professional services between users and advisors in an on-line or computer based environment. The advisor referral tool matches users with professional advisors by executing an advisor matching algorithm to select a subset of advisors from an advisor database based on user selected search criteria. A server computer calculates a percent match value for each advisor in the subset of advisors that corresponds to consumer responses to predetermined psychographic/profile questions. The server computer then creates a best fit advisor list of advisors from the subset of advisors that is based on the calculated percent match value. The best fit advisor list is then transmitted to and displayed on the user's computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy K. Anthony-Hoppe, Louis S. Harvey, Denis Lavoie, John D. Skovron
  • Patent number: 7752054
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for an advisor referral tool for objectively matching professional services between users and advisors in an on-line or computer based environment. The advisor referral tool matches users with professional advisors by executing an advisor matching algorithm to select a subset of advisors from an advisor database based on user selected search criteria. A server computer calculates a percent match value for each advisor in the subset of advisors that corresponds to consumer responses to predetermined psychographic/profile questions. The server computer then creates a best fit advisor list of advisors from the subset of advisors that is based on the calculated percent match value. The best fit advisor list is then transmitted to and displayed on the user's computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy K. Anthony-Hoppe, Louis S. Harvey, Denis Lavoie, John D. Skovron