Patents by Inventor Michael R. Nordick

Michael R. Nordick 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).

  • Pattern-based validation, constraint and generation of hierarchical metadata
    Patent number: 9736032
    Abstract: A set of metadata defines a hierarchical structure. The metadata is compared against a pattern or sub pattern for the hierarchical structure. Comparison results are generated that show differences between a core structure defined by the pattern and a core structure in the hierarchical data, as well as content defined by a sub pattern, and content in the hierarchical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Nordick, Christopher R. Garty, Adrian L. Orth
  • PATTERN-BASED VALIDATION, CONSTRAINT AND GENERATION OF HIERARCHICAL METADATA
    Publication number: 20150350030
    Abstract: A set of metadata defines a hierarchical structure. The metadata is compared against a pattern or sub pattern for the hierarchical structure. Comparison results are generated that show differences between a core structure defined by the pattern and a core structure in the hierarchical data, as well as content defined by a sub pattern, and content in the hierarchical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Michael R. Nordick, Christopher R. Garty, Adrian L. Orth