Patents by Inventor Mariya Tikunova
Mariya Tikunova 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).
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Patent number: 8190902Abstract: Techniques are provided for forming a digital signature for a portion of a document. A registered module is invoked to process the document in accordance with a structured format associated with the document. The registered module is able to process a plurality of different structured formats. The registered module obtains the portion. A digital signature is formed for the portion. The digital signature is included in the document in accordance with the structured format.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew T. Lytle, Bryan J. Reich, Gitika Gupta, Matthew C. Pohle, Mariya Tikunova
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Patent number: 7814328Abstract: Generating a digital signature of an entire embedded code project is provided while maintaining certain exclusion areas so that a productivity application can incorporate application-specific information into the embedded code project without hampering the digital signature. A tree structure of data may be serialized into a data stream. The tree structure may include multiple branches and one or more elements identified as an exclusion area. A digital signature of the data stream may be created and included in a document associated with the tree structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Arthur C. Leonard, Bryan J. Reich, Daniel M. Cheung, David M. Vierzba, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Mariya Tikunova, Matthew C. Pohle, Patrick J. Smith, Suraj T. Poozhiyil
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Patent number: 7533340Abstract: An interactive tooltip provides access to help information and enhanced editing capabilities. The interactive tooltip may be useful for a user editing a function within a spreadsheet formula. The present invention may integrate HTML-like interactivity with a conventional tooltip to provide a new interface for working with the associated data. The interactivity of the tooltip may provide additional levels of help or documentation when requested and may provides additional editing navigation functionality within the associated data. Embodiments of the present invention may provide a tooltip in close proximity to the associated data, while the associated data is being edited. In the case of a spreadsheet, a tooltip may be provided when the user begins editing a function within a spreadsheet cell. The help facility may recognize that the user has begun entering a function.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Margaret G. Hudson, Tuan Huynh, Kent R. Lowry, Justin M. Maguire, III, Eric W. Patterson, Marcella Rader, Mariya Tikunova
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Publication number: 20070204165Abstract: Techniques are provided for forming a digital signature for a portion of a document. A registered module is invoked to process the document in accordance with a structured format associated with the document. The registered module is able to process a plurality of different structured format. The registered module obtains the portion. A digital signature is formed for the portion. The digital signature is included in the document in accordance with the structured format.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2006Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew Lytle, Bryan Reich, Gitika Gupta, Matthew Pohle, Mariya Tikunova
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Publication number: 20050050470Abstract: An interactive tooltip provides access to help information and enhanced editing capabilities. The interactive tooltip is especially useful for a user editing a function within a spreadsheet formula. The present invention integrates HTML-like interactivity with a conventional tooltip to provide a new interface for working with the associated data. The interactivity of the tooltip provides additional levels of help or documentation when requested and provides additional editing navigation functionality within the associated data. The present invention provides a tooltip in close proximity to the associated data, while the associated data is being edited. In the case of a spreadsheet, a tooltip will be provided when the user begins editing a function within a spreadsheet cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Margaret Hudson, Tuan Huynh, Kent Lowry, Justin Maguire, Eric Patterson, Marcella Rader, Mariya Tikunova
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Patent number: 6828988Abstract: An interactive tooltip provides access to help information and enhanced editing capabilities. The interactive tooltip is especially useful for a user editing a function within a spreadsheet formula. The present invention integrates HTML-like interactivity with a conventional tooltip to provide a new interface for working with the associated data. The interactivity of the tooltip provides additional levels of help or documentation when requested and provides additional editing navigation functionality within the associated data. The present invention provides a tooltip in close proximity to the associated data, while the associated data is being edited. In the case of a spreadsheet, a tooltip will be provided when the user begins editing a function within a spreadsheet cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Margaret G. Hudson, Tuan Huynh, Kent R Lowry, Justin M. Maguire, III, Eric W. Patterson, Marcella Rader, Mariya Tikunova
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Publication number: 20020118221Abstract: An interactive tooltip provides access to help information and enhanced editing capabilities. The interactive tooltip is especially useful for a user editing a function within a spreadsheet formula. The present invention integrates HTML-like interactivity with a conventional tooltip to provide a new interface for working with the associated data. The interactivity of the tooltip provides additional levels of help or documentation when requested and provides additional editing navigation functionality within the associated data. The present invention provides a tooltip in close proximity to the associated data, while the associated data is being edited. In the case of a spreadsheet, a tooltip will be provided when the user begins editing a function within a spreadsheet cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Margaret G. Hudson, Tuan Huynh, Kent R. Lowry, Justin M. Maguire, Eric W. Patterson, Marcella Rader, Mariya Tikunova