Patents by Inventor Joseph John McDaid

Joseph John McDaid 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: 11966796
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul Patel, James Squires Masson, Joseph John McDaid, Arturo Goicochea Hoefken
  • Patent number: 11966690
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul Patel, James Squires Masson, Joseph John McDaid, Arturo Goicochea Hoefken
  • Publication number: 20240069988
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul PATEL, James Squires MASSON, Joseph John MCDAID, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN
  • Publication number: 20240070383
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul PATEL, James Squires MASSON, Joseph John MCDAID, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN
  • Publication number: 20240069989
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul PATEL, James Squires MASSON, Joseph John MCDAID, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN
  • Patent number: 11227106
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies one or more vector representations of a context of the cell and supplies the one or more vector representations as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Patent number: 11080477
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies a vector representation of a context of the cell and supplies the vector representation as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Patent number: 10853732
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for automatically constructing a new formula based upon an existing formula. Various methods are employed to analyze an existing formula in order to determine an intent. Once the intent is determined, a new formula may be constructed that satisfies the intent of the existing formula. Further aspects relate to validating the new formula to ensure it produces the same result as the existing formula which it is intended to replace. Various user interface elements are also disclosed which may be employed to provide the newly constructed formulas to users of an application. The various aspects to disclosed herein may be performed by an application, such as a spreadsheet application, performed in real-time, or provided as a remote service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph John McDaid, Johnny S. Campbell, Benjamin Edward Rampson
  • Publication number: 20200302009
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies one or more vector representations of a context of the cell and supplies the one or more vector representations as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Publication number: 20200302013
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies a vector representation of a context of the cell and supplies the vector representation as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Publication number: 20180005122
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for automatically constructing a new formula based upon an existing formula. Various methods are employed to analyze an existing formula in order to determine an intent. Once the intent is determined, a new formula may be constructed that satisfies the intent of the existing formula. Further aspects relate to validating the new formula to ensure it produces the same result as the existing formula which it is intended to replace. Various user interface elements are also disclosed which may be employed to provide the newly constructed formulas to users of an application. The various aspects to disclosed herein may be performed by an application, such as a spreadsheet application, performed in real-time, or provided as a remote service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph John McDaid, Johnny S. Campbell, Benjamin Edward Rampson