Patents by Inventor Kent S. Schliiter

Kent S. Schliiter 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).

  • User interface to display and manage an entity and associated resources
    Patent number: 7743332
    Abstract: A user interface to display and manage a plurality of entities as if a single entity is provided. The user interface includes a representation of the collection of entities as a whole, and a representation of members associated with the entity. If an action is performed on the representation of the entities as a whole, then the action is propagated to the collection of entities, if the action is performed on the representation of the member associated with the entity, then the action is directed to the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quentin J. Clark, Lara N. Dillingham, Justin Grant, Boyd C. Multerer, Ori M. Amiga, Kent S. Schliiter, Roger W. Sprague, Alexander M. Sutton, Daniel T. Travison
  • User interface to display and manage an entity and associated resources
    Patent number: 7730408
    Abstract: A user interface to display and manage a plurality of entities as if a single entity is provided. The user interface includes a representation of the collection of entities as a whole, and a representation of members associated with the entity. If an action is performed on the representation of the entities as a whole, then the action is propagated to the collection of entities, if the action is performed on the representation of the member associated with the entity, then the action is directed to the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quentin J. Clark, Lara N. Dillingham, Justin Grant, Boyd C. Multerer, Ori M. Amiga, Kent S. Schliiter, Roger W. Sprague, Alexander M. Sutton, Daniel T. Travison
  • System and method providing single application image
    Patent number: 7681179
    Abstract: A system and method is provided that facilitates the administration of an application in accordance with the present invention. The system includes a resource identifier that identifies resources associated with the application and a manifest that logs the resources. An aggregator is provided that aggregates a subset of the resources into the manifest to facilitate administration of the application. The aggregator can be provided by a user interface and/or an automated builder. A graphical user interface is also provided to facilitate deployment, creation and enumeration of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel T. Travison, Kent S. Schliiter, Martin J. Sleeman, Lara N. Dillingham, Boyd C. Multerer, Roger W. Sprague
  • User interface to display and manage an entity and associated resources
    Patent number: 7278103
    Abstract: A user interface to display and manage a plurality of entities as if a single entity is provided. The user interface includes a representation of the collection of entities as a whole, and a representation of members associated with the entity. If an action is performed on the representation of the entities as a whole, then the action is propagated to the collection of entities, if the action is performed on the representation of the member associated with the entity, then the action is directed to the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quentin J. Clark, Lara N. Dillingham, Justin Grant, Boyd C. Multerer, Ori M. Amiga, Kent S. Schliiter, Roger W. Sprague, Alexander M. Sutton, Daniel T. Travison
  • System and method providing single application image
    Patent number: 6868539
    Abstract: A system and method is provided that facilitates the administration of an application in accordance with the present invention. The system includes a resource identifier that identifies resources associated with the application and a manifest that logs the resources. An aggregator is provided that aggregates a subset of the resources into the manifest to facilitate administration of the application. The aggregator can be provided by a user interface and/or an automated builder. A graphical user interface is also provided to facilitate deployment, creation and enumeration of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Travison, Kent S. Schliiter, Martin J. Sleeman, Lara N. Dillingham, Boyd C. Multerer, Roger W. Sprague