Patents by Inventor Kevin Kaiwon Lam

Kevin Kaiwon Lam 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).

  • Identifying the best suitable application to open a file shared via a link
    Patent number: 10693971
    Abstract: The techniques enable a device to identify a best suitable application to open a resource such as a file. The file can be shared via a link or can be attached to a communication. The link comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) or is in some way associated with an underlying URL. The URL includes a pattern, or a portion that identifies a domain (e.g., a hostname) and/or a portion that identifies a type of file that is to be accessed and opened. Upon activation of the link, the device analyzes the URL to determine the pattern. The device then obtains, from a service associated with the URL, a ranked list of applications that are authorized to open the file. Moreover, the device performs, at run-time, a negotiation with the service to determine which application is best suited to open the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Philip Zahl, Daron Spektor, Hui Huang, Jonathan Alexander Bockelman, Rafael Lopez-Uricoechea, Peter Eberhardy, Alisa Yujin So, Kevin Kaiwon Lam
  • IDENTIFYING THE BEST SUITABLE APPLICATION TO OPEN A FILE SHARED VIA A LINK
    Publication number: 20190260836
    Abstract: The techniques enable a device to identify a best suitable application to open a resource such as a file. The file can be shared via a link or can be attached to a communication. The link comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) or is in some way associated with an underlying URL. The URL includes a pattern, or a portion that identifies a domain (e.g., a hostname) and/or a portion that identifies a type of file that is to be accessed and opened. Upon activation of the link, the device analyzes the URL to determine the pattern. The device then obtains, from a service associated with the URL, a ranked list of applications that are authorized to open the file. Moreover, the device performs, at run-time, a negotiation with the service to determine which application is best suited to open the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Brandon Philip ZAHL, Daron SPEKTOR, Hui HUANG, Jonathan Alexander BOCKELMAN, Rafael LOPEZ-URICOECHEA, Peter EBERHARDY, Alisa Yujin SO, Kevin Kaiwon LAM