Patents by Inventor Mason K. Bendixen

Mason K. Bendixen 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: 7774477
    Abstract: A device hosting framework provides hosting for software-implemented logical devices (including peripheral devices bridges) on a computer to expose their services as controlled devices per a peer networking protocol. The device hosting framework encapsulates discovery, description and control protocol operations of the peer networking protocol, which frees the developers of the hosted devices from having to individually implement the peer networking protocol in the hosted devices' software and need implement only the core functionality of the hosted device. The device hosting framework operates as a host supporting device interoperability via the peer networking protocol for multiple hosted devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Michael Zintel, Daniel R. Weisman, Shyamalan Pather, Ravi T. Rao, Mason K. Bendixen, Christopher M. Rude
  • Patent number: 7702795
    Abstract: A device hosting framework provides hosting for software-implemented logical devices (including peripheral devices bridges) on a computer to expose their services as controlled devices per a peer networking protocol. The device hosting framework encapsulates discovery, description and control protocol operations of the peer networking protocol, which frees the developers of the hosted devices from having to individually implement the peer networking protocol in the hosted devices' software and need implement only the core functionality of the hosted device. The device hosting framework operates as a host supporting device interoperability via the peer networking protocol for multiple hosted devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Michael Zintel, Daniel R. Weisman, Shyamalan Pather, Ravi T. Rao, Mason K Bendixen, Christopher M Rude
  • Patent number: 7620724
    Abstract: A device hosting framework provides hosting for software-implemented logical devices (including peripheral devices bridges) on a computer to expose their services as controlled devices per a peer networking protocol. The device hosting framework encapsulates discovery, description and control protocol operations of the peer networking protocol, which frees the developers of the hosted devices from having to individually implement the peer networking protocol in the hosted devices' software and need implement only the core functionality of the hosted device. The device hosting framework operates as a host supporting device interoperability via the peer networking protocol for multiple hosted devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weisman, Shyamalan Pather, Ravi T. Rao, William Michael Zintel, Mason K Bendixen, Christopher M Rude
  • Patent number: 7418718
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced runtime hosting are described. In one aspect the runtime hosting interface includes a host abstraction interface. The HAI allowing the runtime to configure host execution environment parameters and/or notify the host of a runtime event. In particular, the host abstraction interface (HAI) corresponds to execution environment abstractions supported by a host application. Responsive to an action or event, the runtime invokes an identified HAI or an associated object during execution of runtime managed code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weiwen Liu, Steven J. Pratschner, Ian H. Carmichael, Peter A. Carlin, Christopher W. Brumme, Mason K. Bendixen, Beysim Sezgin, Sean E. Trowbridge, Christopher James Brown, Mei-Chin Tsai, Mahesh Prakriya, Raja Krishnaswamy, Alan C. Shi, Suzanne Maurine Cook
  • Patent number: 7406699
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced runtime hosting are described. In one respect, the runtime identifies any abstraction interface(s) exposed by a host application. The abstraction interface(s) correspond to respective execution environment functionality implemented by the hosting application. During execution of runtime managed code and responsive to an action or event associated with an identified one of the respective execution environment abstractions, the runtime calls a specific interface or object corresponding to a specific one of the abstraction interface(s). This allows the host application to customize/enhance its execution environment, which includes the runtime, as a function of the implemented abstraction(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weiwen Liu, Steven J. Pratschner, Ian H. Carmichael, Peter A. Carlin, Christopher W. Brumme, Mason K. Bendixen, Beysim Sezgin
  • Patent number: 7171475
    Abstract: A device hosting framework provides hosting for software-implemented logical devices (including peripheral devices bridges) on a computer to expose their services as controlled devices per a peer networking protocol. The device hosting framework encapsulates discovery, description and control protocol operations of the peer networking protocol, which frees the developers of the hosted devices from having to individually implement the peer networking protocol in the hosted devices' software and need implement only the core functionality of the hosted device. The device hosting framework operates as a host supporting device interoperability via the peer networking protocol for multiple hosted devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weisman, Shyamalan Pather, Ravi T. Rao, William Michael Zintel, Mason K. Bendixen, Christopher M. Rude
  • Publication number: 20040237064
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced runtime hosting are described. In one aspect the runtime hosting interface includes a host abstraction interface. The HAI allowing the runtime to configure host execution environment parameters and/or notify the host of a runtime event. In particular, the host abstraction interface (HAI) corresponds to execution environment abstractions supported by a host application. Responsive to an action or event, the runtime invokes an identified HAI or an associated object during execution of runtime managed code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weiwen Liu, Steven J. Pratschner, Ian H. Carmichael, Peter A. Carlin, Christopher W. Brumme, Mason K. Bendixen, Beysim Sezgin, Sean E. Trowbridge, Christopher James Brown, Mei-Chin Tsai, Mahesh Prakriya, Raja Krishnaswamy, Alan C. Shi, Suzanne Maurine Cook
  • Publication number: 20040199927
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced runtime hosting are described. In one respect, the runtime identifies any abstraction interface(s) exposed by a host application. The abstraction interface(s) correspond to respective execution environment functionality implemented by the hosting application. During execution of runtime managed code and responsive to an action or event associated with an identified one of the respective execution environment abstractions, the runtime calls a specific interface or object corresponding to a specific one of the abstraction interface(s). This allows the host application to customize/enhance its execution environment, which includes the runtime, as a function of the implemented abstraction(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Weiwen Liu, Steven J. Pratschner, Ian H. Carmichael, Peter A. Carlin, Christopher W. Brumme, Mason K. Bendixen, Beysim Sezgin
  • Publication number: 20020112058
    Abstract: A device hosting framework provides hosting for software-implemented logical devices (including peripheral devices bridges) on a computer to expose their services as controlled devices per a peer networking protocol. The device hosting framework encapsulates discovery, description and control protocol operations of the peer networking protocol, which frees the developers of the hosted devices from having to individually implement the peer networking protocol in the hosted devices' software and need implement only the core functionality of the hosted device. The device hosting framework operates as a host supporting device interoperability via the peer networking protocol for multiple hosted devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weisman, Shyamalan Pather, Ravi T. Rao, William Michael Zintel, Mason K. Bendixen, Christopher M. Rude