Patents by Inventor Marcelo R. Uemura

Marcelo R. Uemura 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).

  • Dynamically repositioning workflow by end users
    Patent number: 7680683
    Abstract: Systems and methods that dynamically reset a workflow state by employing a dynamic state manager that is external to the workflow, and enables interaction of a host with a workflow instance. An event driven workflow or state machine workflow can be supplied, wherein ad hoc events are employed to reset and manipulate the workflow to states that have not been modeled as part of the workflow itself, to dynamically create relation ships at runtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Israel Hilerio, Andres Sanabria, Constantin Mihai, Nikhil Kothari, Pravin Indurkar, Marcelo R. Uemura, Michael Harder
  • Using structures and urgency calculators for displaying information to indicate both the importance and the urgency of the information
    Patent number: 7536652
    Abstract: Data items contained in personal information are displayed in manner that is indicative of both the importance and the urgency of the data items. A first visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an importance of the data item. The first visual cue may cause more important items to be displayed with increased size and less important items to be displayed with decreased size. A second visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an urgency of the data item. The second visual cue may cause more urgent items to be displayed in a first color and less important items to be displayed in a second color. The data item is displayed using the first and second visual cue as to provide a visual indication as to both the importance and urgency of the data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marcelo R. Uemura, Daniel Joseph Rogers
  • Method for request and response direct data transfer and management of content manifests
    Patent number: 7451232
    Abstract: A method for automatically exchanging computer data is disclosed. The method includes the step of first generating a data file with a markup language in accordance with a predetermined schema. The schema is agreed upon by the source and destination location. Next, a software envelope containing the data file is generated. The software envelope is transmitted to the destination location. At the destination location, an object is created from the data file with a plugin object corresponding to the predetermined schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin S. Cole, Angela Mills, Daniel J. Rogers, Marcelo R. Uemura
  • Displaying information with visual cues to indicate both the importance and the urgency of the information
    Patent number: 7437679
    Abstract: Data items contained in personal information are displayed in manner that is indicative of both the importance and the urgency of the data items. A first visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an importance of the data item. The first visual cue may cause more important items to be displayed with increased size and less important items to be displayed with decreased size. A second visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an urgency of the data item. The second visual cue may cause more urgent items to be displayed in a first color and less important items to be displayed in a second color. The data item is displayed using the first and second visual cue as to provide a visual indication as to both the importance and urgency of the data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marcelo R. Uemura, Daniel Joseph Rogers
  • Displaying information to indicate both the importance and the urgency of the information
    Patent number: 7246323
    Abstract: Data items contained in personal information are displayed in manner that is indicative of both the importance and the urgency of the data items. A first visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an importance of the data item. The first visual cue may cause more important items to be displayed with increased size and less important items to be displayed with decreased size. A second visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an urgency of the data item. The second visual cue may cause more urgent items to be displayed in a first color and less important items to be displayed in a second color. The data item is displayed using the first and second visual cue as to provide a visual indication as to both the importance and urgency of the data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marcelo R. Uemura, Daniel Joseph Rogers
  • Dynamically repositioning workflow by end users
    Publication number: 20070156888
    Abstract: Systems and methods that dynamically reset a workflow state by employing a dynamic state manager that is external to the workflow, and enables interaction of a host with a workflow instance. An event driven workflow or state machine workflow can be supplied, wherein ad hoc events are employed to reset and manipulate the workflow to states that have not been modeled as part of the workflow itself, to dynamically create relation ships at runtime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Israel Hilerio, Andres Sanabria, Constantin Mihai, Nikhil Kothari, Pravin Indurkar, Marcelo R. Uemura, Michael Harder
  • Displaying information to indicate both the importance and the urgency of the information
    Patent number: 7051284
    Abstract: Data items contained in personal information are displayed in manner that is indicative of both the importance and the urgency of the data items. A first visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an importance of the data item. The first visual cue may cause more important items to be displayed with increased size and less important items to be displayed with decreased size. A second visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an urgency of the data item. The second visual cue may cause more urgent items to be displayed in a first color and less important items to be displayed in a second color. The data item is displayed using the first and second visual cue as to provide a visual indication as to both the importance and urgency of the data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marcelo R. Uemura, Daniel Joseph Rogers
  • Displaying information to indicate both the importance and the urgency of the information
    Publication number: 20030214534
    Abstract: Data items contained in personal information are displayed in manner that is indicative of both the importance and the urgency of the data items. A first visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an importance of the data item. The first visual cue may cause more important items to be displayed with increased size and less important items to be displayed with decreased size. A second visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an urgency of the data item. The second visual cue may cause more urgent items to be displayed in a first color and less important items to be displayed in a second color. The data item is displayed using the first and second visual cue as to provide a visual indication as to both the importance and urgency of the data item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Marcelo R. Uemura, Daniel Joseph Rogers