Patents by Inventor Mei-Chin Tsai
Mei-Chin Tsai 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: 10795652Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of tools and techniques for installing, executing, and/or updating managed applications through generation of native code from code in an intermediate language. According to one exemplary technique, a computing device receives machine dependent intermediate language code (MDIL code) generated by an online provider for an application. Additionally, the computing device installs the application on the computing device by generating a native image for the application, which includes binding a portion of the MDIL code with one or more libraries on the computing device. Also, the native image is stored on the computing device for use in loading the application for execution.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sameer Tejani, Adina Magdalena Trufinescu, Yasser Shaaban, Abolade Gbadegesin, Ashish Babbar, Mei-Chin Tsai, Subramanian Ramaswamy, Casimir Lakshan Fernando
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Patent number: 10521208Abstract: A mechanism for generating optimized native code for a program having dynamic behavior uses a static analysis of the program to predict the likelihood that different elements of the program are likely to be used when the program executes. The static analysis is performed prior to execution of the program and marks certain elements of the program with confidence indicators that classify the elements with either a high level of confidence or a low level of confidence. The confidence indicators are then used by an ahead-of-time native compiler to generate native code and to optimize the code for faster execution and/or a smaller-sized native code.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.Inventors: Morgan Asher Brown, David Charles Wrighton, Mei-Chin Tsai, Shah Mohammad Faizur Rahman, Yi Zhang, Ian M. Bearman, Erdembilegt Janchivdorj, David Adam Hartglass, David Mitford Gillies
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Publication number: 20180373515Abstract: A mechanism for generating optimized native code for a program having dynamic behavior uses a static analysis of the program to predict the likelihood that different elements of the program are likely to be used when the program executes. The static analysis is performed prior to execution of the program and marks certain elements of the program with confidence indicators that classify the elements with either a high level of confidence or a low level of confidence. The confidence indicators are then used by an ahead-of-time native compiler to generate native code and to optimize the code for faster execution and/or a smaller-sized native code.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: MORGAN ASHER BROWN, DAVID CHARLES WRIGHTON, MEI-CHIN TSAI, SHAH MOHAMMAD FAIZUR RAHMAN, YI ZHANG, IAN M. BEARMAN, ERDEMBILEGT JANCHIVDORJ, DAVID ADAM HARTGLASS, DAVID MITFORD GILLIES
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Publication number: 20170109148Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of tools and techniques for installing, executing, and/or updating managed applications through generation of native code from code in an intermediate language. According to one exemplary technique, a computing device receives machine dependent intermediate language code (MDIL code) generated by an online provider for an application. Additionally, the computing device installs the application on the computing device by generating a native image for the application, which includes binding a portion of the MDIL code with one or more libraries on the computing device. Also, the native image is stored on the computing device for use in loading the application for execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sameer Tejani, Adina M. Trufinescu, Yasser Shaaban, Abolade Gbadegesin, Ashish Babbar, Mei-Chin Tsai, Subramanian Ramaswamy, Casimir Lakshan Fernando
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Patent number: 9569184Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of tools and techniques for installing, executing, and/or updating managed applications through generation of native code from code in an intermediate language. According to one exemplary technique, a computing device receives machine dependent intermediate language code (MDIL code) generated by an online provider for an application. Additionally, the computing device installs the application on the computing device by generating a native image for the application, which includes binding a portion of the MDIL code with one or more libraries on the computing device. Also, the native image is stored on the computing device for use in loading the application for execution.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sameer Tejani, Adina M. Trufinescu, Yasser Shaaban, Abolade Gbadegesin, Ashish Babbar, Mei-Chin Tsai, Subramanian Ramaswamy, Casimir Lakshan Fernando
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Publication number: 20140068583Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of tools and techniques for installing, executing, and/or updating managed applications through generation of native code from code in an intermediate language. According to one exemplary technique, a computing device receives machine dependent intermediate language code (MDIL code) generated by an online provider for an application. Additionally, the computing device installs the application on the computing device by generating a native image for the application, which includes binding a portion of the MDIL code with one or more libraries on the computing device. Also, the native image is stored on the computing device for use in loading the application for execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Sameer Tejani, Adina M. Trufinescu, Yasser Shaaban, Abolade Gbadegesin, Ashish Babbar, Mei-Chin Tsai, Subramanian Ramaswamy, Casimir Lakshan Fernando
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Publication number: 20100251212Abstract: A version traversal system for objects, such as types, may include a reference to another version of an object with the type definition. The reference may be used to identify an older or newer version of the object which may be in a different assembly and may have a different simple name. The version traversal system may be used to compile applications written for the first version but compiled with assemblies from the second version, as well as serializing and deserializing objects from one version to another. The version traversal system may enable two way communications between applications that use two versions of a set of assemblies. The reference may include a fully qualified name or other identifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Madhusudhan Talluri, Mauro M. Ottaviani, Mei-Chin Tsai, Brian K. Pepin
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Patent number: 7418718Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 3, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20040237064Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: 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
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Patent number: 6718534Abstract: The present system for application independent programming of controls functions to provide a common set of controls across a plurality of application programs, such as those typically included in an office suite installed on a processor, while also enabling users to customize these controls for each application program. This is accomplished by producing an interface in the underlying common programming model which enables the user to access a set of controls, with their standard properties, methods and events, in a consistent manner. The user can then create a user defined control in a particular application program without having to replicate the underlying common programming model on which the customization is based. The user creates an extender file to add to and/or modify the standard properties, methods and events of a control to thereby produce an extended control for use in the selected application program.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2000Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alan W. Carter, Rajiv Kumar, Scott Michael Wiltamuth, Mei-Chin Tsai
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Patent number: 6449659Abstract: The system for instance customization with application independent programming of controls functions to place code behind documents in a multi-program environment in a manner that eliminates the object instance management problems of existing systems. The system consists of the process whereby the behavior of an object is changed by the user without changing its identity. In particular, the system for instance customization with application independent programming of controls combines a customizable object and a language engine object to form the customized instance of the object. Instance customization is enabled by the customized object aggregating the user defined customizations into a standard object that is supplied by Visual Basic. The Visual Basic object is given a pointer to the standard part of the document object which implements the base functionality of the document.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1997Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ilan Caron, Alan W. Carter, Satish Kumar Chittamuru, Rajiv Kumar, Mei-Chin Tsai, Scott Michael Wiltamuth