Patents by Inventor Kelly M Krout

Kelly M Krout 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).

  • Templates in a schema editor
    Patent number: 8135755
    Abstract: A schema editor allows for definition, distribution, and use of schema templates. The schema editor allows schema to be edited and then saved in such a way that the saved file can be reimported into the schema editor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vitore Selca, Christopher W. Bryant, Clinton D. Covington, Dan Hough, Kelly M. Krout, Shane L. Groff, Timothy E. Getsch
  • Database interaction
    Patent number: 7730067
    Abstract: Database interaction is facilitated by graphically presenting database objects in groups that are not necessarily dictated by object types of the database objects. In an example implementation, database navigation is facilitated by determining object dependency groups for a database in which each object dependency group corresponds to a database source object and includes at least those database objects that depend directly or indirectly from the corresponding database source object. When these data source object-based dependency groups are graphically displayed, selecting a database object thereof provides access thereto. In another example implementation, a user can designate an attribute associated with database objects by which the database objects are to be grouped. Thus, the database objects are grouped by various values that the user-designated associated attribute takes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J McCormack, Christopher W. Bryant, Robert E Coggins, Scott T. Gardner, Theresa A Naramore, Daniel Hough, Kelly M Krout, Clinton D Covington
  • Database navigation
    Patent number: 7720887
    Abstract: Database interaction is facilitated by graphically presenting database objects in groups that are not necessarily dictated by object types of the database objects. In an example implementation, database navigation is facilitated by determining object dependency groups for a database in which each object dependency group corresponds to a database source object and includes at least those database objects that depend directly or indirectly from the corresponding database source object. When these data source object-based dependency groups are graphically displayed, selecting a database object thereof provides access thereto. In another example implementation, a user can designate an attribute associated with database objects by which the database objects are to be grouped. Thus, the database objects are grouped by various values that the user-designated associated attribute takes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J McCormack, Andrew R. Miller, Christopher W. Bryant, Jonathan M Sigler, Robert E Coggins, Scott T. Gardner, Theresa A Naramore, Daniel Hough, Kelly M Krout, Clinton D Covington