Patents by Inventor Raj Merchant

Raj Merchant 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: 8171394
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving a request to initiate an application program configured to generate a data file. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include displaying, by the initiated application program, a property panel in response to the request. The property panel may be configured to receive meta-data to be associated with the data file generated by the application program. Also, the property panel may be configured to provide the only place to receive the meta-data by the application program. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving the meta-data in the property panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon V. Taylor, Brian M. Jones, Hani Saliba, Jeffrey J. Johnson, Lauren N. Antonoff, Michael B. Christiansen, Raj Merchant, Steven J. Sinofsky
  • Patent number: 7877420
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for incorporating meta-data in document content. The disclosed systems and methods may include initiating an application program configured to generate a document. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include displaying, by the initiated application program, a property panel. The property panel may be configured to receive meta-data to be associated with the document generated by the application program. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving the meta-data in the property panel and copying the meta-data from the property panel to the document content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon V. Taylor, Hani Saliba, Raj Merchant, Brian M. Jones
  • Patent number: 7480665
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for creating document schema. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving schema corresponding to meta-data associated with a document, storing the schema in the document, and storing the meta-data in the document. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include storing the schema at a first location. The schema stored at the first location may be changeable independent of the schema stored in the document. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods may include creating a first hash of the schema stored in the document and storing the first hash in the document. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include determining that the schema stored at the first location has changed if a second hash of the schema stored at the first location is different from the first hash of the schema stored in the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raj Merchant, Brandon V. Taylor, Shiraz J. Cupala, Dragos Barac
  • Publication number: 20070198657
    Abstract: Mapping a server file to a corresponding locally stored copy of a server file and redirecting an application to a server file or to a corresponding local copy of the server file are provided for opening a most up-to-date and/or most reliable version of the desired file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hani Saliba, Mingquan Xue, Dustin Friesenhahn, Brandon Taylor, Mitika Gupta, Raj Merchant, Hai Liu
  • Publication number: 20070061706
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a translation mechanism in which property architectures associated with various objects are translated into a schema that maintains the semantics of the property architecture. In at least some of the embodiments, the property architectures are translated into hierarchical, standards-based schemas which enhance the environments in which associated objects can be consumed and processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shiraz Cupala, Andrew Begun, Raj Merchant, Dragos Barac, Hani Saliba
  • Publication number: 20060294474
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving a request to initiate an application program configured to generate a data file. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include displaying, by the initiated application program, a property panel in response to the request. The property panel may be configured to receive meta-data to be associated with the data file generated by the application program. Also, the property panel may be configured to provide the only place to receive the meta-data by the application program. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving the meta-data in the property panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon Taylor, Brian Jones, Hani Saliba, Jeffrey Johnson, Lauren Antonoff, Michael Christiansen, Raj Merchant, Steven Sinofsky
  • Publication number: 20060294117
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for creating document schema. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving schema corresponding to meta-data associated with a document, storing the schema in the document, and storing the meta-data in the document. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include storing the schema at a first location. The schema stored at the first location may be changeable independent of the schema stored in the document. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods may include creating a first hash of the schema stored in the document and storing the first hash in the document. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include determining that the schema stored at the first location has changed if a second hash of the schema stored at the first location is different from the first hash of the schema stored in the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raj Merchant, Brandon Taylor, Shiraz Cupala, Dragos Barac
  • Publication number: 20060294139
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for incorporating meta-data in document content. The disclosed systems and methods may include initiating an application program configured to generate a document. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include displaying, by the initiated application program, a property panel. The property panel may be configured to receive meta-data to be associated with the document generated by the application program. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving the meta-data in the property panel and copying the meta-data from the property panel to the document content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon Taylor, Hani Saliba, Raj Merchant, Brian Jones