Patents by Inventor Prabir K. Shrestha

Prabir K. Shrestha 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).

  • Patent number: 11099816
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described that provides a developer with a search utility for finding steps for inclusion in a workflow. The system also automatically generates a meaningful name and/or graphical representation for a workflow. The system also provides a graphical user interface that represents output parameters of a first workflow step as user-interactive objects. These objects can be interacted with to cause the objects to be inserted into a data entry element that is used to specify a value for an input parameter of a second workflow step. When executable logic representing the first and second workflow steps is generated, the insertion of the objects into the data entry element has the effect of causing the value of the input parameter of the second workflow step to be defined to include the values of the output parameters that correspond to the inserted objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar
  • Patent number: 10956128
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that embeds a workflow designer user interface of a workflow development application into a user interface of another software application, so that the workflow designer user interface can be used to generate workflows that reference and/or interact with the other software application. In some aspects, the workflow development application obtains information indicative of a context of a user within the other software application and recommends workflow templates or workflow steps for selection by a user based on the obtained information. The workflow development application may also pre-populate certain parameters of certain workflow steps based on the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anjli Chaudhry, Stephen Siciliano, Ashwin Sathya Raghunathan, Kartik Rao Polepalli, Merwan Vishnu Hade, Prabir K. Shrestha, Sunay Vaishnav, Charles Lamanna
  • Patent number: 10846204
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for remedying design time and runtime workflow errors. During design time of a workflow, an input parameter provided via the user interface may be validated to determine if the parameter is invalid. Based on the determination, a replacement parameter may be obtained and provided to the user interface control of the workflow user interface to replace the invalid workflow parameter during development of the workflow. During runtime of a workflow, a workflow engine may generate failure information where workflow logic fails to execute successfully. The failure information generated in response to a runtime failure is received by a remediation system and may be analyzed to identify a probable cause of the runtime failure. Remediation instructions to remediate the runtime failure may be determined and transmitted to a contact address associated with the workflow, enabling the workflow to be repaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sunay Vaishnav, Anjli Chaudhry, Prabir K. Shrestha, FNU Anubhav, Khetthai Laksanakorn, Stephen Siciliano
  • Patent number: 10817263
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that is configured to selectively and dynamically allocate relatively more of a display area to a particular one of a plurality of different, simultaneously-displayed workflow step representations than is allocated to the other workflow step representation(s) to facilitate user interaction the particular workflow step representation. Such allocation may be carried out in response to user interaction with the particular workflow step representation or in response to a determination that a user is otherwise focused on the particular workflow step representation. In embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps in a series of workflow steps. In further embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps that may be performed depending upon the evaluation of a condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar
  • Publication number: 20200097258
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described that provides a developer with a search utility for finding steps for inclusion in a workflow. The system also automatically generates a meaningful name and/or graphical representation for a workflow. The system also provides a graphical user interface that represents output parameters of a first workflow step as user-interactive objects. These objects can be interacted with to cause the objects to be inserted into a data entry element that is used to specify a value for an input parameter of a second workflow step. When executable logic representing the first and second workflow steps is generated, the insertion of the objects into the data entry element has the effect of causing the value of the input parameter of the second workflow step to be defined to include the values of the output parameters that correspond to the inserted objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar
  • Patent number: 10528327
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described that provides a developer with a search utility for finding steps for inclusion in a workflow. The system also automatically generates a meaningful name and/or graphical representation for a workflow. The system also provides a graphical user interface that represents output parameters of a first workflow step as user-interactive objects. These objects can be interacted with to cause the objects to be inserted into a data entry element that is used to specify a value for an input parameter of a second workflow step. When executable logic representing the first and second workflow steps is generated, the insertion of the objects into the data entry element has the effect of causing the value of the input parameter of the second workflow step to be defined to include the values of the output parameters that correspond to the inserted objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar
  • Publication number: 20190369970
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for developing workflows. An input control may be rendered in association with the rendered representation of a workflow step corresponding to an input parameter. A developer is enabled to interact with the input control to select a parameter value for the input parameter. A workflow is enabled to be developed that includes a push notification workflow step configured to issue a push notification when encountered in the work flow and to wait for a response before enabling the workflow to continue. A workflow saved in a user folder is enabled to be selected for insertion into further workflows. A subscription workflow step may be selected for inclusion in a second workflow that is configured to wait for output information from a subscribed-to workflow before enabling the second workflow to continue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Lam, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar, Joon Y. Chung, Stephen Siciliano, Charles Lamanna, Ilya V. Grebnov, Priti Sambandam, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha
  • Publication number: 20190354350
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that is configured to selectively and dynamically allocate relatively more of a display area to a particular one of a plurality of different, simultaneously-displayed workflow step representations than is allocated to the other workflow step representation(s) to facilitate user interaction the particular workflow step representation. Such allocation may be carried out in response to user interaction with the particular workflow step representation or in response to a determination that a user is otherwise focused on the particular workflow step representation. In embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps in a series of workflow steps. In further embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps that may be performed depending upon the evaluation of a condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar
  • Publication number: 20190324893
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for remedying design time and runtime workflow errors. During design time of a workflow, an input parameter provided via the user interface may be validated to determine if the parameter is invalid. Based on the determination, a replacement parameter may be obtained and provided to the user interface control of the workflow user interface to replace the invalid workflow parameter during development of the workflow. During runtime of a workflow, a workflow engine may generate failure information where workflow logic fails to execute successfully. The failure information generated in response to a runtime failure is received by a remediation system and may be analyzed to identify a probable cause of the runtime failure. Remediation instructions to remediate the runtime failure may be determined and transmitted to a contact address associated with the workflow, enabling the workflow to be repaired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Sunay Vaishnav, Anjli Chaudhry, Prabir K. Shrestha, FNU Anubhav, Khetthai Laksanakorn, Stephen Siciliano
  • Patent number: 10423393
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for developing workflows. An input control may be rendered in association with the rendered representation of a workflow step corresponding to an input parameter. A developer is enabled to interact with the input control to select a parameter value for the input parameter. A workflow is enabled to be developed that includes a push notification workflow step configured to issue a push notification when encountered in the work flow and to wait for a response before enabling the workflow to continue. A workflow saved in a user folder is enabled to be selected for insertion into further workflows. A subscription workflow step may be selected for inclusion in a second workflow that is configured to wait for output information from a subscribed-to workflow before enabling the second workflow to continue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Lam, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar, Joon Y. Chung, Stephen Siciliano, Charles Lamanna, Ilya V. Grebnov, Priti Sambandam, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha
  • Patent number: 10409558
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that is configured to selectively and dynamically allocate relatively more of a display area to a particular one of a plurality of different, simultaneously-displayed workflow step representations than is allocated to the other workflow step representation(s) to facilitate user interaction the particular workflow step representation. Such allocation may be carried out in response to user interaction with the particular workflow step representation or in response to a determination that a user is otherwise focused on the particular workflow step representation. In embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps in a series of workflow steps. In further embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps that may be performed depending upon the evaluation of a condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar
  • Publication number: 20190272154
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that embeds a workflow designer user interface of a workflow development application into a user interface of another software application, so that the workflow designer user interface can be used to generate workflows that reference and/or interact with the other software application. In some aspects, the workflow development application obtains information indicative of a context of a user within the other software application and recommends workflow templates or workflow steps for selection by a user based on the obtained information. The workflow development application may also pre-populate certain parameters of certain workflow steps based on the obtained information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Anjli Chaudhry, Stephen Siciliano, Ashwin Sathya Raghunathan, Kartik Rao Polepalli, Merwan Vishnu Hade, Prabir K. Shrestha, Sunay Vaishnav, Charles Lamanna
  • Patent number: 10331416
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that embeds a workflow designer user interface of a workflow development application into a user interface of another software application, so that the workflow designer user interface can be used to generate workflows that reference and/or interact with the other software application. In some aspects, the workflow development application obtains information indicative of a context of a user within the other software application and recommends workflow templates or workflow steps for selection by a user based on the obtained information. The workflow development application may also pre-populate certain parameters of certain workflow steps based on the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anjli Chaudhry, Stephen Siciliano, Ashwin Sathya Raghunathan, Kartik Rao Polepalli, Merwan Vishnu Hade, Prabir K. Shrestha, Sunay Vaishnav, Charles Lamanna
  • Publication number: 20170315782
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that embeds a workflow designer user interface of a workflow development application into a user interface of another software application, so that the workflow designer user interface can be used to generate workflows that reference and/or interact with the other software application. In some aspects, the workflow development application obtains information indicative of a context of a user within the other software application and recommends workflow templates or workflow steps for selection by a user based on the obtained information. The workflow development application may also pre-populate certain parameters of certain workflow steps based on the obtained information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Anjli Chaudhry, Stephen Siciliano, Ashwin Sathya Raghunathan, Kartik Rao Polepalli, Merwan Vishnu Hade, Prabir K. Shrestha, Sunay Vaishnav, Charles Lamanna
  • Publication number: 20170315789
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for developing workflows. An input control may be rendered in association with the rendered representation of a workflow step corresponding to an input parameter. A developer is enabled to interact with the input control to select a parameter value for the input parameter. A workflow is enabled to be developed that includes a push notification workflow step configured to issue a push notification when encountered in the work flow and to wait for a response before enabling the workflow to continue. A workflow saved in a user folder is enabled to be selected for insertion into further workflows. A subscription workflow step may be selected for inclusion in a second workflow that is configured to wait for output information from a subscribed-to workflow before enabling the second workflow to continue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Lam, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar, Joon Y. Chung, Stephen Siciliano, Charles Lamanna, Ilya V. Grebnov, Priti Sambandam, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha
  • Publication number: 20170147296
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described that provides a developer with a search utility for finding steps for inclusion in a workflow. The system also automatically generates a meaningful name and/or graphical representation for a workflow. The system also provides a graphical user interface that represents output parameters of a first workflow step as user-interactive objects. These objects can be interacted with to cause the objects to be inserted into a data entry element that is used to specify a value for an input parameter of a second workflow step. When executable logic representing the first and second workflow steps is generated, the insertion of the objects into the data entry element has the effect of causing the value of the input parameter of the second workflow step to be defined to include the values of the output parameters that correspond to the inserted objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar
  • Publication number: 20170147290
    Abstract: A workflow development system is described herein that includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that is configured to selectively and dynamically allocate relatively more of a display area to a particular one of a plurality of different, simultaneously-displayed workflow step representations than is allocated to the other workflow step representation(s) to facilitate user interaction the particular workflow step representation. Such allocation may be carried out in response to user interaction with the particular workflow step representation or in response to a determination that a user is otherwise focused on the particular workflow step representation. In embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps in a series of workflow steps. In further embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps that may be performed depending upon the evaluation of a condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Jonjo Twist, Stephen C. Siciliano, Himanshu Agrawal, Prabir K. Shrestha, Balasubramanian Shyamsundar