Patents by Inventor Julie D. Bennett

Julie D. Bennett 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).

  • Resource authoring with re-usability score and suggested re-usable data
    Patent number: 8219907
    Abstract: A localization development system includes a platform that receives information to be localized to a target market that is distinct from a source market for which the information was originally authored. The platform calculates a recycle rate for the received information. The recycle rate is indicative of a portion of the information that has already been localized to the target market before the information to be localized was received from an authoring component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohlmeier, Lori A. Brownell, Wei Wu, Shenghua (Ed) Ye, Jordi Mola Marti, Jan Anders Nelson, Mohammed El-Gammal, Julie D. Bennett
  • System and method for linguistic collation
    Patent number: 7941311
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for handling the collation of linguistic symbols of different languages that may have various types of compressions (e.g., from 2-to-1 to 8-to-1). A symbol table of the symbols identified as Unicode code points is generated, with each symbol tagged with a highest compression type of that symbol by sorting the compression tables of the various languages. During a sorting operation with respect to a given string, the tag of a symbol in the string is checked to identify the highest compression type of compressions beginning with that symbol, and the compression tables for the language with compression types equal or lower than the highest compression type of the symbol are searched using a binary search method to find a matching compression for the symbols in the string. A common search module is used to perform binary searches through compression tables of different compression types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Kaplan, Catherine Ann Wissink, Julie D. Bennett
  • Profile protection
    Patent number: 7891008
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Profiles are stored in a central hierarchical database and such profiles are protected from tampering. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided. A process of verifying whether the pieces of software together constitute a software package that requires protection from tampering is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Fortune, Wei Wu, Julie D Bennett, Mohammed El-Gammal
  • Method and system for creating, storing, managing and consuming culture specific data
    Patent number: 7774195
    Abstract: A localization platform is used to localize data to one or more distinct markets. A matching component receives data to be localized and accesses different localization components and returns localized data corresponding to the input data. A data gathering component receives localized content from an input source that is external to the localization platform along with metadata that identifies the particular input source that provided the localized content. The data gathering component then only allows the particular input source that provided the localized content to modify that localized content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohlmeier, Lori A. Brownell, Wei Wu, Shenghua (Ed) Ye, Jordi Mola Marti, Jan Anders Nelson, Mohammed El-Gammal, Julie D. Bennett
  • Registry protection
    Patent number: 7721340
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Registry protection prevents changes made to keys and values in a central hierarchical database. Hardware protection prevents hackers from forcing various pieces of software from running on unauthorized pieces of hardware. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided. Image verification ensures the originality of the pieces of software to be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wu, Julie D Bennett, Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Mohammed El-Gammal, Simon D Earnshaw
  • Localization matching component
    Patent number: 7698126
    Abstract: Embodiments of a localization system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of localization components provide localized data that is localized to one or more distinct markets. A translation matching component receives a localization request corresponding to input data to be localized. The translation matching component accesses the plurality of localization components based on the localization request. The translation matching component selects and outputs localized data from one or more of the plurality of localization components based on pre-determined criteria. In one embodiment, the translation matching component selects the localized data based on a time required to obtain the localized data. In another embodiment, the localization components provide confidence scores associated with the localized data, the translation matching component selecting the localized data based on the confidence scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohlmeier, Lori A. Brownell, Wei Wu, Shenghua (Ed) Ye, Jordi Mola Marti, Jan Anders Nelson, Mohammed El-Gammal, Julie D. Bennett
  • System and method for dynamically verifying the compatibility of a user interface resource
    Patent number: 7673299
    Abstract: In a computer operating system having a user interface, a resource loader, and a registry resource database, a method for dynamically verifying whether the resource content of a resource module is compatible with the most current version of the operating system. Upon obtaining a request for a resource, the resource loader verifies that the resource modules remain compatible with the operating system prior to loading a resource from an alternate resource module. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the operating system has a multilingual user interface and utilizes resource modules that are language specific.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Julie D Bennett, Yung-Shin Lin, Shenghua Ye
  • System and method for managing resource loading in a multilingual user interface operating system
    Patent number: 7669124
    Abstract: A system and method is provided to manage different UI language settings in a central place by merging different UI language settings and related dependency data to an integrated UI language preference list. A set of API functions is provided that enables each resource loader to gain consistent UI language support by interacting with the integrated UI language preference list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shenghua Ye, Wei Wu, Julie D Bennett, Kenneth C Hsu, Laura Gonzalez Gomez, Mohammed El-Gammal
  • Resource authoring incorporating ontology
    Patent number: 7653528
    Abstract: The present specification provides a system and method for localizing data. In one embodiment, a localization platform is provided and is operably coupled to an operating system. The localization platform includes a plurality of localization components providing localized data that is localized to one or more distinct markets. The localization platform also includes an ontology store storing ontology information and a translation matching component configured to receive a localization request corresponding to input data to be localized. The translation matching component is configured to access the plurality of localization components and the ontology store based on the localization request. The translation matching component selects and outputs localized data from one or more of the plurality of localization components based on predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohlmeier, Lori A. Brownell, Wei Wu, Shenghua (Ed) Ye, Jordi Mola Marti, Jan Anders Nelson, Mohammed El-Gammal, Julie D. Bennett
  • Installation setup
    Patent number: 7640592
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Installation setup protection inhibits tampering during the installation of various pieces of software. Profiles are stored in a central hierarchical database and such profiles are protected from tampering. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wu, Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Julie D Bennett, Mohammed El-Gammal, Simon D Earnshaw, Rerkboon Suwanasuk
  • Hardware protection
    Patent number: 7631360
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Hardware protection prevents hackers from forcing various pieces of software from running on unauthorized pieces of hardware. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided. Image verification ensures the originality of the pieces of software to be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wu, Erik Fortune, Julie D Bennett, Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Mohammed El-Gammal, Simon D Earnshaw
  • Inhibiting software tampering
    Patent number: 7584509
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided. A process of verifying whether the pieces of software together constitute a software package that requires protection from tampering is also provided. Another process for determining whether the hardware resources, such as the central processing unit or the cache memory on a computing machine, belong to a class for which inhibiting software tampering is possible, is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wu, Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Erik Fortune, Julie D Bennett, Mohammed El-Gammal, Simon D Earnshaw
  • Computing system and method for allowing plurality of applications written in different programming languages to communicate and request resources or services via a common language runtime layer
    Patent number: 7581231
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian A. LaMacchia, Blaine J. Dockter, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Brian K. Pepin, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Chad W. Royal, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Giovanni M. Della-Libera, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Jun Fang, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Keith W. Ballinger, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Luca Bolognese, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark P. Ashton, Mark A. Boulter, Mark W. Fussell, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Neetu Rajpal, Nikhil Kothari, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Nicholas M. Kramer, Omri Gazitt, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Robert M. Howard, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Scott D. Guthrie, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Subhag P. Oak, Sreeram Nivarthi, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Stephen J. Millet, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, Henry L. Sanders, David Bau
  • Image verification
    Patent number: 7577997
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Software obfuscation inhibits reverse engineering by hackers by manipulating names of functions and adding jump instructions into various pieces of software. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided. Image verification ensures the originality of the pieces of software to be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Wei Wu, Julie D. Bennett, Mohammed El-Gammal
  • Software obfuscation
    Patent number: 7559091
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Software obfuscation inhibits reverse engineering by hackers by manipulating names of functions and adding jump instructions into various pieces of software. Profiles are stored in a central hierarchical database and such profiles are protected from tampering. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Wei Wu, Julie D Bennett, Mohammed El-Gammal
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Patent number: 7555757
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Brian A. LaMacchia, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David O. Driver, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, George D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Henry L. Sanders, II, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, David Bau
  • Service protection
    Patent number: 7552337
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Service protection inhibits tampering by allowing various unauthorized services to execute. Profiles are stored in a central hierarchical database and such profiles are protected from tampering. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Wei Wu, Julie D Bennett, Mohammed El-Gammal, Simon D Earnshaw
  • Thread protection
    Patent number: 7526805
    Abstract: Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Thread protection inhibits tampering with various threads that execute protective pieces of software. Profiles are stored in a central hierarchical database and such profiles are protected from tampering. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Nian-Tzu Chu, Wei Wu, Julie D Bennett, Mohammed El-Gammal
  • Resource manifest
    Patent number: 7516442
    Abstract: An improved application architecture comprises a bifurcated structure having a language neutral portion and a localizable portion, compacted for efficiency into a smaller set of larger files. This bifurcated structure allows for easier distribution and updating of the application, while the reduced set of files provides for more efficient file management. A resource manifest can be specified during the compile stage to identify elements that are language specific and elements that remain language neutral. Furthermore, additional software can be used after compilation for compacting multiple localizable elements into a single file. Such compacting software can receive inputs specifying the language specific resources which are to be compacted into larger files, and the identity of those larger files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wu, Shenghua Ye, Julie D. Bennett, Mohammed G. El-Gammal, Frank N. Chu, Sunggook Chue
  • Encoding conversion fallback
    Patent number: 7468683
    Abstract: A system and method for converting a source data sequence to a target encoding is disclosed. A fallback technique, specifiable by a user program component, is applied to data in the source data sequence that cannot be mapped to the target encoding. A particular embodiment involves methods for encoding a Unicode string as a sequence of bytes in a target encoding, and decoded the encoded bytes back to Unicode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn C. Steele, Yung-Shin Lin, Julie D. Bennett, John I. McConnell