Patents by Inventor John Spencer Schenken

John Spencer Schenken 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).

  • Sync configuration and discovery support
    Patent number: 7548923
    Abstract: Various illustrative examples of a synchronization mechanism are described. A synchronization schema may be adopted to allow an application to save configuration details for a synchronization operation in a format which may easily be discovered by other applications without the need of a registration/de-registration mechanism. The synchronization mechanism may be executed in response to user entered parameters specifying the type and other characteristics of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Himanshu Vasishth, John Spencer Schenken, Jeff Currier
  • SYNC Configuration And Discovery Support
    Publication number: 20080168105
    Abstract: Various illustrative examples of a synchronization mechanism are described. A synchronization schema may be adopted to allow an application to save configuration details for a synchronization operation in a format which may easily be discovered by other applications without the need of a registration/de-registration mechanism. The synchronization mechanism may be executed in response to user entered parameters specifying the type and other characteristics of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Himanshu Vasishth, John Spencer Schenken, Jeff Currier