Patents by Inventor Michael W. GELON

Michael W. GELON 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).

  • Accessing a file using a web-based adaptation of an application based on a version of the application installed at a user device
    Patent number: 10841403
    Abstract: Systems and methods for opening a file via a user device. One system includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a request to open the file, determine a file type of the file, determine an application installed on the user device configured to open files of the file type, and determine a version of the application installed on the user device. The electronic processor is also configured to compare the version of the application installed on the user device to a predetermined version, and selectively open the file using a web-based adaptation of the application based on comparing the version of the application installed on the user device to the predetermined version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Arwa Zoher Tyebkhan, Carlos G. Perez, Ronak M. Shah, Douglas R. Pearce, Michael W. Gelon, Yisheng Chen, John R. Selbie
  • ACCESSING A FILE USING A WEB-BASED ADAPTATION OF AN APPLICATION BASED ON A VERSION OF THE APPLICATION INSTALLED AT A USER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200007654
    Abstract: Systems and methods for opening a file via a user device. One system includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a request to open the file, determine a file type of the file, determine an application installed on the user device configured to open files of the file type, and determine a version of the application installed on the user device. The electronic processor is also configured to compare the version of the application installed on the user device to a predetermined version, and selectively open the file using a web-based adaptation of the application based on comparing the version of the application installed on the user device to the predetermined version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Arwa Zoher TYEBKHAN, Carlos G. PEREZ, Ronak M. SHAH, Douglas R. PEARCE, Michael W. GELON, Yisheng CHEN, John R. SELBIE