Patents by Inventor Neal Roberts
Neal Roberts 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: 8589553Abstract: Described are embodiments for allowing clients that access a distributed file system to locally cache directory metadata. The client may request a read lease which allows the client to cache the directory metadata locally and service requests received from the same application which originally requested the directory metadata using the cache. In addition, the client may also request a handle lease which allows a client to delay the closing of a directory handle and allow the handle to be reused to service subsequent directory metadata requests from the same or a different application. A client may also request a write lease which allows an application on the client to modify the directory metadata, such as by creating or deleting new files in the directory, or changing their attributes, and cache those changes.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Matthew Kruse, Mathew George, Sarosh Cyrus Havewala, Christian Gregory Allred, Neal Robert Christiansen
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Publication number: 20130282619Abstract: Methods and investment instruments for investing in real estate are described wherein a portfolio of investment real estate is divided into a plurality of tenant-in-common deeds of predetermined denominations, and which are subject to a master agreement and master lease to form “deedshares.” Holders of the deedshares receive a guaranteed income stream from the master lease and yearly depreciation, without having to maintain or manage the real estate. The holders of deedshares are subject, under the master agreement, to a mechanism that enables the master tenant to purchase, or arrange for the purchase of the deedshares at fair market value (or some other calculable value) at the end of a specified term. Because the deedshares qualify as interests in investment real estate, they are eligible for tax-deferred treatment under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Neal Roberts, Michael Franklin, Charles Runnels, James Andrews
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Publication number: 20130219338Abstract: According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a user input is detected at a first location on a display screen, such as a finger selection on a touch-enabled display screen. A number of visual controls that are proximate to the detected location are identified. A magnification interface is then displayed that includes a larger rendition of the visual controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Neal Robert Caliendo, JR.
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Patent number: 8468084Abstract: Methods and investment instruments for investing in real estate are described wherein a portfolio of investment real estate is divided into a plurality of tenant-in-common deeds of predetermined denominations, and which are subject to a master agreement and master lease to form “deedshares.” Holders of the deedshares receive a guaranteed income stream from the master lease and yearly depreciation, without having to maintain or manage the real estate. The holders of deedshares are subject, under the master agreement, to a mechanism that enables the master tenant to purchase, or arrange for the purchase of the deedshares at fair market value (or some other calculable value) at the end of a specified term. Because the deedshares qualify as interests in investment real estate, they are eligible for tax-deferred treatment under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: American Master Lease, L.L.C.Inventors: Neal Roberts, Michael Franklin, Charles Runnels, James Andrews
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Publication number: 20130152009Abstract: According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a mobile mode of a Website is displayed in a first (smaller) window displayed on a display screen with the mobile mode corresponding to a first (mobile) network address of the Website. A user action is received that requests a non-mobile mode of the Website. The user action is processed by closing the first (smaller) window and displaying a non-mobile (e.g., desktop) mode of the Website in a second window, such as a browser, that is displayed on the display screen. The non-mobile mode of the Website corresponds to a second network address (e.g., a normal, or desktop, version of the Website).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Neal Robert Caliendo, JR., Jason Grimme, Michael Thano Matthews, Russell Speight VanBlon
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Publication number: 20120324400Abstract: According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided to rotate a workspace displayed on a display screen. The workspace includes visual tiles displayed in a grid layout of columns and rows. A current aspect ratio of the display screen is identified. A current row value and a current column value associated with each of the visual tiles is retrieved. The current aspect ratio is inverted resulting in a new aspect ratio of the display screen. Each of the plurality of visual tiles is rotated ninety degrees. A new row value associated with each of the visual tiles is set to the current column value and a new column value associated with each of the visual tiles is set to the current row value. Each rotated tile is displayed at the new row and column values using the new aspect ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Neal Robert Caliendo, JR., Lisa Louise Carter, Russell Stuart Gantman, Paul Plaskonos, Adam Miles Smith, Russell Speight VanBlon
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Publication number: 20120311485Abstract: According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a multi-workspace request is received at a machine while the machine is operating in a single workspace mode and while the machine is displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine. The machine includes a number of single workspaces and each of the single workspaces has spaces to display a number of tiles that each correspond to an application. A multi-workspace mode is displayed on the display screen, with the displaying of the multi-workspace mode including displaying a set of the single workspaces on the display screen. Each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Neal Robert Caliendo, JR., Lisa Louise Carter, Russell Stuart Gantman, Paul Plaskonos, Adam Miles Smith, Russell Speight VanBlon
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Publication number: 20120266100Abstract: According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a user action directed at a selected graphical user interface (GUI) control displayed on a display screen is received at a machine. The selected GUI control corresponds to a software application and the selected GUI control is used to launch the software application. The system detects that the user action is a billboard request. Billboard data corresponding to the software application is retrieved and displayed on the display screen. In addition, the displaying of the billboard data inhibits execution of the software application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Neal Robert Caliendo, JR., Timothy L. Humphrey, Lisa Louise Carter, Paul Douglas Plaskonos, Adam Miles Smith, Russell Speight VanBlon, Adriana Arceo Villarreal
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Publication number: 20120262489Abstract: An approach is provided where a request is received to rotate graphical objects displayed on a display screen from a first orientation to a second orientation, the request received from a user operating the machine. The second orientation of the graphical objects is calculated based on a rotational reference that is included in the request. The graphical objects are then displayed on the display screen at the calculated second orientation, with the second orientation being visually rotated from the first orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Neal Robert Caliendo, JR., Lisa Louise Carter, Timothy L. Humphrey, Paul Douglas Plaskonos, Adam Miles Smith, Russell Speight VanBlon, Adriana Arceo Villarreal
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Publication number: 20120185412Abstract: Methods and investment instruments for investing in real estate are described wherein a portfolio of investment real estate is divided into a plurality of tenant-in-common deeds of predetermined denominations, and which are subject to a master agreement and master lease to form “deedshares.” Holders of the deedshares receive a guaranteed income stream from the master lease and yearly depreciation, without having to maintain or manage the real estate. The holders of deedshares are subject, under the master agreement, to a mechanism that enables the master tenant to purchase, or arrange for the purchase of the deedshares at fair market value (or some other calculable value) at the end of a specified term. Because the deedshares qualify as interests in investment real estate, they are eligible for tax-deferred treatment under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: AMERICAN MASTER LEASE, L.L.C.Inventors: Neal Roberts, Michael Franklin, Charles Runnels, James Andrews
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Patent number: 8145559Abstract: Methods and investment instruments for investing in real estate are described wherein a portfolio of investment real estate is divided into a plurality of tenant-in-common deeds of predetermined denominations, and which are subject to a master agreement and master lease to form “deedshares.” Holders of the deedshares receive a guaranteed income stream from the master lease and yearly depreciation, without having to maintain or manage the real estate. The holders of deedshares are subject, under the master agreement, to a mechanism that enables the master tenant to purchase, or arrange for the purchase of the deedshares at fair market value (or some other calculable value) at the end of a specified term. Because the deedshares qualify as interests in investment real estate, they are eligible for tax-deferred treatment under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: American Master Lease, L.L.C.Inventors: Neal Roberts, Michael Franklin, Charles Runnels, James Andrews
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Publication number: 20120072596Abstract: Described are embodiments for allowing clients that access a distributed file system to locally cache directory metadata. The client may request a read lease which allows the client to cache the directory metadata locally and service requests received from the same application which originally requested the directory metadata using the cache. In addition, the client may also request a handle lease which allows a client to delay the closing of a directory handle and allow the handle to be reused to service subsequent directory metadata requests from the same or a different application. A client may also request a write lease which allows an application on the client to modify the directory metadata, such as by creating or deleting new files in the directory, or changing their attributes, and cache those changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Matthew Kruse, Mathew George, Sarosh Cyrus Havewala, Christian Gregory Allred, Neal Robert Christiansen
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Publication number: 20120072400Abstract: Current file systems may implement opportunistic locks on files that allow clients to locally cache file data, while promoting data consistency when multiple clients read/write the same file. Unfortunately, when a client locally caches directory content of a directory, the file system may lack a mechanism for notifying the client of changes to the directory that would render the cached directory content “stale”. Accordingly, one or more systems and/or techniques for managing a directory oplock are disclosed herein. A directory oplock may be generated based upon an oplock request comprising a first target key and a first parent key. Subsequent access requests for access to the directory or objects therein may be compared with the directory oplock to determine whether to break the directory oplock, and notify the client (e.g., directory oplock is broken if the client submitting the access request is different than the client owning the directory oplock).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christian Gregory Allred, Sarosh Cyrus Havewala, Neal Robert Christiansen, David Matthew Kruse, Mathew George, Matthew Stuart Garson, Daniel Edward Lovinger
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Patent number: 8030627Abstract: A dose calculator for heavy-ion therapy systems uses a limited number of spread out Bragg peak models obtainable by a particular therapy system, the models which may be adjusted in energy (offset) and dose contribution (treatment time) to produce a unique composite dose having a complex dose profile with limited reduced time.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Standard Imaging Inc.Inventors: John Roy Gentry, Raymond Terry Riddle, Neal Robert Miller
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Publication number: 20110184850Abstract: Methods and investment instruments for investing in real estate are described wherein a portfolio of investment real estate is divided into a plurality of tenant-in-common deeds of predetermined denominations, and which are subject to a master agreement and master lease to form “deedshares.” Holders of the deedshares receive a guaranteed income stream from the master lease and yearly depreciation, without having to maintain or manage the real estate. The holders of deedshares are subject, under the master agreement, to a mechanism that enables the master tenant to purchase, or arrange for the purchase of the deedshares at fair market value (or some other calculable value) at the end of a specified term. Because the deedshares qualify as interests in investment real estate, they are eligible for tax-deferred treatment under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: American Master Lease, L.L.C.Inventors: Neal Roberts, Michael Franklin, Charles Runnels, James Andrews
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Publication number: 20110113367Abstract: A method for displaying various types of messages received from a network to which an information handling system, such as a computer, is connected. A selection is made from a list of application programs installed on the system as to whether or not messages are displayed when selected ones of the application programs are running on the system. A message display system can be operated by preventing display of messages when the display of the system is in a particular mode, such as one of full screen mode or presentation mode. A selection may be made as to which types of messages are to be displayed. Only those types of messages that are selected are displayed on a display of the system. A medium can have code thereon for causing a system to implement the method. An information handling system, such as a computer, can have a processor and memory for storing instructions to implement the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Lisa Louise Carter, Neal Robert Caliendo, JR., Holly Anne Edge, Timothy Humphrey, Paul Plaskonos, Matthew Roper
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Patent number: 7925572Abstract: Methods and investment instruments for investing in real estate are described wherein a portfolio of investment real estate is divided into a plurality of tenant-in-common deeds of predetermined denominations, and which are subject to a master agreement and master lease to form “deedshares.” Holders of the deedshares receive a guaranteed income stream from the master lease and yearly depreciation, without having to maintain or manage the real estate. The holders of deedshares are subject, under the master agreement, to a mechanism that enables the master tenant to purchase, or arrange for the purchase of the deedshares at fair market value (or some other calculable value) at the end of a specified term. Because the deedshares qualify as interests in investment real estate, they are eligible for tax-deferred treatment under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: American Master Lease, L.L.C.Inventors: Neal Roberts, Michael Franklin, Charles Runnels, James Andrews
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Publication number: 20100082512Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to analyzing data and providing recommendations regarding computing assets. In aspects, data is collected from computing assets and aggregated in a data repository. A data analyzer analyzes the data to determine problems associated with the computing assets. Work done to identify a problem with one computing asset may be used to identify problems with or provide recommendations for other computing assets controlled by the same or different entities. When a problem is identified in a computing asset, a recommendation may be proactively provided to an entity associated with the computing asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Neal Robert Myerson, Darren C. Justus, Brian David Connolly, Vladimir Holostov
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Publication number: 20090307125Abstract: Methods and investment instruments for investing in real estate are described wherein a portfolio of investment real estate is divided into a plurality of tenant-in-common deeds of predetermined denominations, and which are subject to a master agreement and master lease to form “deedshares.” Holders of the deedshares receive a guaranteed income stream from the master lease and yearly depreciation, without having to maintain or manage the real estate. The holders of deedshares are subject, under the master agreement, to a mechanism that enables the master tenant to purchase, or arrange for the purchase of the deedshares at fair market value (or some other calculable value) at the end of a specified term. Because the deedshares qualify as interests in investment real estate, they are eligible for tax-deferred treatment under § 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: AMERICAN MASTER LEASE, L.L.C.Inventors: Neal Roberts, Michael Franklin, Charles Runnels, James Andrews
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Publication number: 20090134345Abstract: A dose calculator for heavy-ion therapy systems uses a limited number of spread out Bragg peak models obtainable by a particular therapy system, the models which may be adjusted in energy (offset) and dose contribution (treatment time) to produce a unique composite dose having a complex dose profile with limited reduced time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: John Roy Gentry, Raymond Terry Riddle, Neal Robert Miller