Patents by Inventor Leon R. Warman

Leon R. Warman 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).

  • Patent number: 8230032
    Abstract: A workflow manager application transfers message data received from an originating device via a communication network to a target application for processing. A graphical user interface displays the received message data and allows the user to view and designate one or more target applications for processing the message data. The workflow manger application is responsive to user input to transfer message data to the designated one or more target applications for processing the message data. Alternatively, the workflow manager application analyzes received message data to identify one or more target applications, and transfers the message data to the identified one or more target applications for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm Erik Pearson, Leon R. Warman
  • Patent number: 8161125
    Abstract: A workflow manager application transfers message data received from an originating device via a communication network to a target application for processing. A graphical user interface displays the received message data and allows the user to view and designate one or more target applications for processing the message data. The workflow manger application is responsive to user input to transfer message data to the designated one or more target applications for processing the message data. Alternatively, the workflow manager application analyzes received message data to identify one or more target applications, and transfers the message data to the identified one or more target applications for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm Erik Pearson, Leon R. Warman
  • Patent number: 8077699
    Abstract: Multiple independent MTAs transmit messages such that if one of the MTAs fails, the other MTAs may continue to transmit messages. Multiple independent message stores are provided such that if one of the message stores fails, messages on the other message stores may continue to be transmitted. Multiple notification agents monitor the message stores for new messages and notify one of the MTAs when a new message is available for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm Erik Pearson, Bruce A. McMillan, Leon R. Warman, Loren T. Curtis
  • Publication number: 20110185027
    Abstract: A workflow manager application transfers message data received from an originating device via a communication network to a target application for processing. A graphical user interface displays the received message data and allows the user to view and designate one or more target applications for processing the message data. The workflow manger application is responsive to user input to transfer message data to the designated one or more target applications for processing the message data. Alternatively, the workflow manager application analyzes received message data to identify one or more target applications, and transfers the message data to the identified one or more target applications for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Malcolm Erik Pearson, Leon R. Warman
  • Publication number: 20110185281
    Abstract: A workflow manager application transfers message data received from an originating device via a communication network to a target application for processing. A graphical user interface displays the received message data and allows the user to view and designate one or more target applications for processing the message data. The workflow manger application is responsive to user input to transfer message data to the designated one or more target applications for processing the message data. Alternatively, the workflow manager application analyzes received message data to identify one or more target applications, and transfers the message data to the identified one or more target applications for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Malcolm Erik Pearson, Leon R. Warman
  • Patent number: 7941492
    Abstract: A workflow manager application transfers message data received from an originating device via a communication network to a target application for processing. A graphical user interface displays the received message data and allows the user to view and designate one or more target applications for processing the message data. The workflow manger application is responsive to user input to transfer message data to the designated one or more target applications for processing the message data. Alternatively, the workflow manager application analyzes received message data to identify one or more target applications, and transfers the message data to the identified one or more target applications for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm Erik Pearson, Leon R. Warman
  • Patent number: 7516480
    Abstract: The present invention allows for remotely and securely configuring settings for targeted devices within a network with multiple security-trust boundaries. Configuration information is encoded in messages that are digitally signed to ensure the integrity of the configuration information and sent in accordance with a standard messaging transport protocol. By utilizing an already existing port of the standard messaging transport protocol, e.g., SMTP, the number of open ports for configuration purposes is minimized. Further, example embodiments take advantage of hidden fields, i.e., machine readable fields that contain metadata that by default are not presented at a client user interface, for encoding the configuration or command/control information within the messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm E. Pearson, Leon R. Warman, Robert G. Atkinson, David R. Reed, Steven D. White, Bradford R. Clark
  • Patent number: 7509678
    Abstract: The present invention allows for remotely and securely configuring settings for targeted devices within a network with multiple security-trust boundaries. Configuration information is encoded in messages that are digitally signed to ensure the integrity of the configuration information and sent in accordance with a standard messaging transport protocol. By utilizing an already existing port of the standard messaging transport protocol, e.g., SMTP, the number of open ports for configuration purposes is minimized. Further, example embodiments take advantage of hidden fields, i.e., machine readable fields that contain metadata that by default are not presented at a client user interface, for encoding the configuration or command/control information within the messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm E. Pearson, Leon R. Warman, Robert G. Atkinson, David R. Reed, Steven D. White, Bradford R. Clark