Patents by Inventor Mark B. Shields

Mark B. Shields 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).

  • Static metadata in dynamic programs
    Patent number: 8978007
    Abstract: A dynamic programming environment includes a dynamic runtime infrastructure configured to receive static metadata as source text in a source code written in a dynamic programming language. The dynamic runtime infrastructure determines an object representation based on the static metadata from the source text in the source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hoban, Mark B. Shields, Steven E. Lucco, Charles P. Jazdzewski, Anders Hejlsberg
  • STATIC METADATA IN DYNAMIC PROGRAMS
    Publication number: 20130007702
    Abstract: A dynamic programming environment includes a dynamic runtime infrastructure configured to receive static metadata as source text in a source code written in a dynamic programming language. The dynamic runtime infrastructure determines an object representation based on the static metadata from the source text in the source code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hoban, Mark B. Shields, Steven E. Lucco, Charles P. Jazdzewski, Anders Hejlsberg
  • Tier splitting support for distributed execution environments
    Patent number: 8209674
    Abstract: A spectrum of tier-splitting mechanisms facilitates distributed programming. A rich application model and associated tools enable programmers to write rich distributed applications that can run anywhere. A program can be developed simply as a single tier or tier agnostic application. Subsequently or concurrently, the program can be sliced into multiple tiers in different ways to reflect, for instance, capabilities and/or constraints of a server, client and/or network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Brian C. Beckman, Christopher W. Brumme, Mark B. Shields, Wei Zhu
  • Co-routines native to a virtual execution environment
    Patent number: 8051426
    Abstract: A virtual machine is extended to include native support for co-routines. In this manner, high-level programmers are afforded access to such functionality. More particularly, supplied is a mechanism inside the virtual machine to enable method/function state to be maintained and subsequently restored. Consequently, a method/function can be called multiple times and resume where it last left off. This provides direct support for tier splitting patterns, iterators and comprehensions, among other things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Brian C. Beckman, Mark B. Shields
  • TIER SPLITTING SUPPORT FOR DISTRIBUTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20080196025
    Abstract: A spectrum of tier-splitting mechanisms facilitates distributed programming. A rich application model and associated tools enable programmers to write rich distributed applications that can run anywhere. A program can be developed simply as a single tier or tier agnostic application. Subsequently or concurrently, the program can be sliced into multiple tiers in different ways to reflect, for instance, capabilities and/or constraints of a server, client and/or network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Brian C. Beckman, Christopher W. Brumme, Mark B. Shields, Wei Zhu
  • SELF-DESCRIBING WEB DATA STORAGE MODEL
    Publication number: 20080195646
    Abstract: A type system and query language for interpreting, storing, and communicating data is provided wherein the data is of hierarchical structure. The data is defined according to a web data model and materialized views are provided in conjunction with the available data as well as general hierarchical querying functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Mark B. Shields, Soumitra Sengupta
  • CO-ROUTINES NATIVE TO A VIRTUAL EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20080168438
    Abstract: A virtual machine is extended to include native support for co-routines. In this manner, high-level programmers are afforded access to such functionality. More particularly, supplied is a mechanism inside the virtual machine to enable method/function state to be maintained and subsequently restored. Consequently, a method/function can be called multiple times and resume where it last left off. This provides direct support for tier splitting patterns, iterators and comprehensions, among other things.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Brian C. Beckman, Mark B. Shields