Patents by Inventor Neelima N. Putrevu

Neelima N. Putrevu 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).

  • Dynamic, customizable and configurable notification mechanism
    Patent number: 8266612
    Abstract: Provided are arrangements for delivering customized application or update notifications corresponding to a software application so that a user may be informed of the value of the application or update. In addition, the notifications may be rendered by a configurable notification mechanism so that the behavior of the notification, i.e., when and how often it is displayed, to what users and in what conditions, and the like, is also configurable. In this way, users become more invested in the application or update, are more likely to install the same, and become more aware of what changes to expect following installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vibha Rathi, Derek Cheng, Hrishikesh S. Raje, Neelima N. Putrevu, Jianbo Hou
  • DYNAMIC, CUSTOMIZABLE AND CONFIGURABLE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20100088692
    Abstract: Provided are arrangements for delivering customized application or update notifications corresponding to a software application so that a user may be informed of the value of the application or update. In addition, the notifications may be rendered by a configurable notification mechanism so that the behavior of the notification, i.e., when and how often it is displayed, to what users and in what conditions, and the like, is also configurable. In this way, users become more invested in the application or update, are more likely to install the same, and become more aware of what changes to expect following installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vibha Rathi, Derek Cheng, Hrishikesh S. Raje, Neelima N. Putrevu, Jianbo Hou