Patents by Inventor Patrick Halstead

Patrick Halstead 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).

  • Correlation, association, or correspondence of electronic forms
    Patent number: 8429522
    Abstract: Determining correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes of electronic forms based on schemas of those forms is described. Importing, merging, and/or annotating data from one electronic form into another electronic form based on correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Constantin Stanciu, Patrick Halstead, Andrey Shur, Edward G. Essey
  • CORRELATION, ASSOCIATION, OR CORRESPONDENCE OF ELECTRONIC FORMS
    Publication number: 20110246868
    Abstract: Determining correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes of electronic forms based on schemas of those forms is described. Importing, merging, and/or annotating data from one electronic form into another electronic form based on correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Constantin Stanciu, Patrick Halstead, Andrey Shur, Edward G. Essey
  • Correlation, association, or correspondence of electronic forms
    Patent number: 7971139
    Abstract: Determining correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes of electronic forms based on schemas of those forms is described. Importing, merging, and/or annotating data from one electronic form into another electronic form based on correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Constantin Stanciu, Patrick Halstead, Andrey Shur, Edward G. Essey
  • Correlation, Association, or Correspondence of Electronic Forms
    Publication number: 20080052287
    Abstract: Determining correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes of electronic forms based on schemas of those forms is described. Importing, merging, and/or annotating data from one electronic form into another electronic form based on correspondence, association, and/or correlation between nodes is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Constantin Stanciu, Patrick Halstead, Andrey Shur, Edward Essey
  • Electronic form aggregation
    Patent number: 7334187
    Abstract: A system and method that aggregates information from one electronic form into another electronic form is described. For sufficiently similar electronic forms, the system and method aggregates information from one electronic form into another automatically and without use of a transformation file. For electronic forms governed by substantially dissimilar schemas, the system and method automatically aggregates information from one electronic form into another with the aid of a transformation file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Constantin Stanciu, Patrick Halstead, Andrey Shur, Edward G. Essey