Patents by Inventor Martina Hiemstra

Martina Hiemstra 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: 8126869
    Abstract: Methods and computer-storage media for automated generation of domain sitemap files are provided. A universal resource locator (URL) for a web site having a plurality of web pages associated therewith is received. Log files and permission controls are analyzed to ascertain whether each web page has been previously crawled and which web pages may be crawled and/or indexed. The permitted, not-previously-crawled web pages are subsequently crawled and the relational structure of the web site is ascertained. Other items of metadata, such as web page modification frequency or priority values, also are determined. Once the structure and metadata are available, a current sitemap is generated that provides the hierarchy and related details in the form of metadata. The sitemap file is then written to a disk and may then be sent to search engines as generated or in a compressed format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ian V. Hollier, Martina Hiemstra
  • Publication number: 20090204638
    Abstract: Methods and computer-storage media for automated generation of domain sitemap files are provided. A universal resource locator (URL) for a web site having a plurality of web pages associated therewith is received. Log files and permission controls are analyzed to ascertain whether each web page has been previously crawled and which web pages may be crawled and/or indexed. The permitted, not-previously-crawled web pages are subsequently crawled and the relational structure of the web site is ascertained. Other items of metadata, such as web page modification frequency or priority values, also are determined. Once the structure and metadata are available, a current sitemap is generated that provides the hierarchy and related details in the form of metadata. The sitemap file is then written to a disk and may then be sent to search engines as generated or in a compressed format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: IAN V. HOLLIER, MARTINA HIEMSTRA
  • Patent number: 7506019
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for the media player system. The present invention provides for associating content with media and integrating the content associated with media into a pane displayed by a media player. The media player system includes a shuttle component to obtain provider data, a first database component to store content and associated media metadata, a user interface to manage the first database user interface, an input component to insert provider data into the first database, and an output component to generate pane and search files. The media player system includes a user interface to display a pane for the media with associated content. The pane includes a media display component to display streamed media and a content display component to display content associated with the streamed media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Stern, Melissa A Bohm, Martina Hiemstra, Umachandra Chikkareddy, James S Hansen
  • Patent number: 7475155
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for the media player system. The present invention provides for associating content with media and integrating the content associated with media into a pane displayed by a media player. The media player system includes a shuttle component to obtain provider data, a first database component to store content and associated media metadata, a user interface to manage the first database user interface, an input component to insert provider data into the first database, and an output component to generate pane and search files. The media player system includes a user interface to display a pane for the media with associated content. The pane includes a media display component to display streamed media and a content display component to display content associated with the streamed media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Stern, Melissa A Bohm, Martina Hiemstra, Umachandra Chikkareddy, James S Hansen
  • Publication number: 20060136577
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for the media player system. The present invention provides for associating content with media and integrating the content associated with media into a pane displayed by a media player. The media player system includes a shuttle component to obtain provider data, a first database component to store content and associated media metadata, a user interface to manage the first database user interface, an input component to insert provider data into the first database, and an output component to generate pane and search files. The media player system includes a user interface to display a pane for the media with associated content. The pane includes a media display component to display streamed media and a content display component to display content associated with the streamed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Stern, Melissa Bohm, Martina Hiemstra, Umachandra Chikkareddy, James Hansen
  • Publication number: 20060136572
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for the media player system. The present invention provides for associating content with media and integrating the content associated with media into a pane displayed by a media player. The media player system includes a shuttle component to obtain provider data, a first database component to store content and associated media metadata, a user interface to manage the first database user interface, an input component to insert provider data into the first database, and an output component to generate pane and search files. The media player system includes a user interface to display a pane for the media with associated content. The pane includes a media display component to display streamed media and a content display component to display content associated with the streamed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Stern, Melissa Bohm, Martina Hiemstra, Umachandra Chikkareddy, James Hansen
  • Publication number: 20030233349
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for the media player system. The present invention provides for associating content with media and integrating the content associated with media into a pane displayed by a media player. The media player system includes a shuttle component to obtain provider data, a first database component to store content and associated media metadata, a user interface to manage the first database user interface, an input component to insert provider data into the first database, and an output component to generate pane and search files. The media player system includes a user interface to display a pane for the media with associated content. The pane includes a media display component to display streamed media and a content display component to display content associated with the streamed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Stern, Melissa A. Bohm, Martina Hiemstra, Umachandra Chikkareddy, James S. Hansen