Patents by Inventor Justin M. Maguire, III

Justin M. Maguire, III 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).

  • Publication number: 20170337175
    Abstract: An enhanced find and replace feature for a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The enhanced find and replace feature allows users to search for terms and attributes across multiple sheets of a workbook. The find and replace feature also allows searches to be performed based on the formatting attributes of a cell as well as the textual or numerical contents of a cell. The enhanced find and replace feature also allows users to perform bulk formatting of cells (even cells without text) in a spreadsheet. In another aspect, the enhanced find and replace feature lists all the results of the find operation in a results list so that the user may choose which result(s) to view and edit. In another aspect, the find and replace feature is modeless so that a user can search for terms or attributes, view a results list, exit the find and replace feature, perform editing functions in the document and then return to the find and replace feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Marise Chan, Tuan Huynh, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C. Silva, Christopher C. Yu
  • Patent number: 9740674
    Abstract: An enhanced find and replace feature for a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The enhanced find and replace feature allows users to search for terms and attributes across multiple sheets of a workbook. The find and replace feature also allows searches to be performed based on the formatting attributes of a cell as well as the textual or numerical contents of a cell. The enhanced find and replace feature also allows users to perform bulk formatting of cells (even cells without text) in a spreadsheet. In another aspect, the enhanced find and replace feature lists all the results of the find operation in a results list so that the user may choose which result(s) to view and edit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Marise Chan, Tuan Huynh, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C. S. Rader, Christopher C. Yu
  • Patent number: 9054909
    Abstract: A system controls forwarding of an incoming call. The system receives the incoming call directed to an original recipient. Forwarding settings are processed for routing the incoming call. In some embodiments, the forwarding settings may include a listing of at least one group having more than one member and at least one forwarding instruction based on the at least one group. In these embodiments, the incoming call is forwarded according to the at least one forwarding instruction to at least one first member and at least one second member of the at least one group. The forwarding settings may be based on a user's presence settings, subject to categorization rules, and/or utilize protocol extensions. In some embodiments, the system can map communication routing scenarios to a markup document, such as an XML document, that the system can use to implement team or forwarding call rules. In some embodiments, client devices can set preamble routing independent from the communication server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Eran Shtiegman, Frank Fitzlaff, Jochen R. Kunert, Justin M. Maguire, III, Nikhil P. Bobde, Paul Tidwell, Rajesh Ramanathan, Robert J. Osborne
  • Publication number: 20120284601
    Abstract: An enhanced find and replace feature for a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The enhanced find and replace feature allows users to search for terms and attributes across multiple sheets of a workbook. The find and replace feature also allows searches to be performed based on the formatting attributes of a cell as well as the textual or numerical contents of a cell. The enhanced find and replace feature also allows users to perform bulk formatting of cells (even cells without text) in a spreadsheet. In another aspect, the enhanced find and replace feature lists all the results of the find operation in a results list so that the user may choose which result(s) to view and edit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marise Chan, Tuan Huynh, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C.S. Rader, Christopher C. Yu
  • Patent number: 8205149
    Abstract: An enhanced find and replace feature for a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The enhanced find and replace feature allows users to search for terms and attributes across multiple sheets of a workbook. The find and replace feature also allows searches to be performed based on the formatting attributes of a cell as well as the textual or numerical contents of a cell. The enhanced find and replace feature also allows users to perform bulk formatting of cells (even cells without text) in a spreadsheet. In another aspect, the enhanced find and replace feature lists all the results of the find operation in a results list so that the user may choose which result(s) to view and edit. In another aspect, the find and replace feature is modeless so that a user can search for terms or attributes, view a results list, exit the find and replace feature, perform editing functions in the document and then return to the find and replace feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marise Chan, Tuan Huynh, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C. S. Rader, Christopher C. Yu
  • Patent number: 7546521
    Abstract: The invention, in one embodiment, is a method and system for reporting the status of external references, or links, of a spreadsheet workbook. In an Edit Links dialog box, the user may view a list of links and their status. The user may select a Check Status button in the Edit Links dialog box to check the status of the links without updating the links because updating the links may require considerable time. A textual status message is displayed for each link in the Edit Links dialog box. The textual status message indicates to the user whether there is s possible problem with the link. As part of checking the status of a link, an analysis is made to determine whether any problems with the source file exist. For instance, it is determined whether the source file is open and whether it is valid. The results of this analysis determine what is displayed in the status column of the Edit Links dialog box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse Raymond Bedford, Matthew C. Gauthier, Tuan E. Huynh, Ramakrishnan NataraJan, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C. S. Rader
  • Patent number: 7533340
    Abstract: An interactive tooltip provides access to help information and enhanced editing capabilities. The interactive tooltip may be useful for a user editing a function within a spreadsheet formula. The present invention may integrate HTML-like interactivity with a conventional tooltip to provide a new interface for working with the associated data. The interactivity of the tooltip may provide additional levels of help or documentation when requested and may provides additional editing navigation functionality within the associated data. Embodiments of the present invention may provide a tooltip in close proximity to the associated data, while the associated data is being edited. In the case of a spreadsheet, a tooltip may be provided when the user begins editing a function within a spreadsheet cell. The help facility may recognize that the user has begun entering a function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret G. Hudson, Tuan Huynh, Kent R. Lowry, Justin M. Maguire, III, Eric W. Patterson, Marcella Rader, Mariya Tikunova
  • Patent number: 7467148
    Abstract: The invention, in one embodiment, is a method and system for reporting the status of external references, or links, of a spreadsheet workbook. In an Edit Links dialog box, the user may view a list of links and their status. The user may select a Check Status button in the Edit Links dialog box to check the status of the links without updating the links because updating the links may require considerable time. A textual status message is displayed for each link in the Edit Links dialog box. The textual status message indicates to the user whether there is s possible problem with the link. As part of checking the status of a link, an analysis is made to determine whether any problems with the source file exist. For instance, it is determined whether the source file is open and whether it is valid. The results of this analysis determine what is displayed in the status column of the Edit Links dialog box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse Raymond Bedford, Matthew C. Gauthier, Tuan E. Huynh, Ramakrishnan NataraJan, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C. S. Rader
  • Patent number: 7337308
    Abstract: Described is a method and system for initiating configuration of a modem connected to a mobile device. The system and method provide a mechanism for guiding a user through the setup process in order to simplify the user's connectivity to a network using the modem. In one embodiment, the mechanism monitors for when a modem is connected to the mobile device. When a modem is connected for the first time, the mobile device launches a wizard utility that directs the user's configuration of the connected modem. The user is able to choose from performing an initial configuration of the modem, or migrating settings of a previously connected modem to establish the connected modem's settings. Thus, the user is guided through the configuration process, increasing the discoverability of the modem and simplifying its setup for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Felix G. T. I. Andrew, Shawn M. Brown, Justin M. Maguire, III, Chad Whitney, Harm Lambertus Lamberts, Zeke Koch
  • Patent number: 7237186
    Abstract: A user can click on a spreadsheet cell to enter edit mode and alter the contents of the cell. Edit mode can be exited through a click and drag maneuver. The click and drag maneuver not only exits edit mode, but also selects a range of cells. The click and drag is performed by depressing a mouse button while the mouse indicator is positioned Over the edit cell, moving the mouse while holding the mouse button depressed, and releasing the mouse button when the end of the desired range of cells is reached. The range of selected cells starts with the edit cell and continues to the cell over which the mouse indicator was positioned when the mouse button was released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Androski, Mark S. Igra, Kent R. Lowry, Brian Frank, Jeanell D. Sullivan, Justin M. Maguire, III
  • Patent number: 7117430
    Abstract: An error checker identifies spreadsheet errors by traversing a spreadsheet cell-by-cell and comparing each cell's contents to a list of error rules. When a cell's contents satisfy an error rules, then the cell is identified as containing a potential spreadsheet error. The error checker identifies potential spreadsheet errors and marks the cells containing the potential errors with an error indicator. A drop-down menu is provided that includes an element identifying the error rule that was invoked by the cell's contents and may include one or more recommended actions to resolve the identified error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Justin M. Maguire, III, Keith Mears, May Novack, Eric W. Patterson, Marcella Rader
  • Patent number: 6990333
    Abstract: Described is a method and system for providing timed profile changes to a mobile device. The mobile device initiates a timed profile change in response to the user or an event associated with the mobile device. The mobile device monitors the profile period and provides a user with information regarding the length of the profile period remaining, as well as other information. When the period of the selected timed profile expires, the mobile device returns to a previous profile associated with the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Felix G. T. I. Andrew, Zeke Koch, Christopher R. Brown, Justin M. Maguire, III
  • Patent number: 6898760
    Abstract: The invention, in one embodiment, is a method and system for reporting the status of external references, or links, of a spreadsheet workbook. In an Edit Links dialog box, the user may view a list of links and their status. The user may select a Check Status button in the Edit Links dialog box to check the status of the links without updating the links because updating the links may require considerable time. A textual status message is displayed for each link in the Edit Links dialog box. The textual status message indicates to the user whether there is s possible problem with the link. As part of checking the status of a link, an analysis is made to determine whether any problems with the source file exist. For instance, it is determined whether the source file is open and whether it is valid. The results of this analysis determine what is displayed in the status column of the Edit Links dialog box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse Raymond Bedford, Matthew C. Gauthier, Tuan E. Huynh, Ramakrishnan Natarajan, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C. Rader
  • Patent number: 6828988
    Abstract: An interactive tooltip provides access to help information and enhanced editing capabilities. The interactive tooltip is especially useful for a user editing a function within a spreadsheet formula. The present invention integrates HTML-like interactivity with a conventional tooltip to provide a new interface for working with the associated data. The interactivity of the tooltip provides additional levels of help or documentation when requested and provides additional editing navigation functionality within the associated data. The present invention provides a tooltip in close proximity to the associated data, while the associated data is being edited. In the case of a spreadsheet, a tooltip will be provided when the user begins editing a function within a spreadsheet cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret G. Hudson, Tuan Huynh, Kent R Lowry, Justin M. Maguire, III, Eric W. Patterson, Marcella Rader, Mariya Tikunova
  • Patent number: 6549878
    Abstract: Editing cells within a spreadsheet to change the contents of a spreadsheet. To enter edit mode and alter the contents of a cell, the user first selects a cell by single clicking a mouse button while the mouse indicator is positioned above the cell. The user then initiates another single click when the mouse indicator is positioned above the selected cell. Once edit mode is active, the user may change the contents of the cell from within the web browser window as desired. Edit mode can be exited through one of three methods: an “exit and save” signal, an “exit and discard” signal, or a click and drag maneuver. The exit and save signal prompts the invention to save all changes to the cell that the user has made. The exit and discard signal prompts the invention to discard any changes made to the cell by the user, revert to the pre-edit mode contents of the edit cell, and exit edit mode. Finally, a click and drag maneuver not only exits edit mode, but selects a range of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kent R. Lowry, Mark S. Igra, Brian Frank, Jeanell D. Sullivan, Justin M. Maguire, III, Matthew J. Androski
  • Patent number: 6529217
    Abstract: A method for graphically displaying a set of data fields includes creating a graphical display of a set of data fields through the use of icons and drop areas. To graphically display the data fields, a user first selects a range of data points, grouped into data fields, to be included in the graphical display. A list of icons corresponding to each of the data fields is then generated. A graph template is displayed, comprising a set of drop areas and a field list. The icons are displayed within the field list. Each drop area displays a watermark and may receive a number of icons. A user may drag and drop an icon from the field list into any one of the drop areas, which causes the data field associated with that icon to be graphically displayed in a manner dependent on the drop area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Justin M. Maguire, III, David L. Stearns, Jeanell D. Sullivan, Andrew J. Verprauskus, Wenli Zhu