Patents by Inventor Reid Maker

Reid Maker 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: 11271885
    Abstract: Techniques of electronic message generation using organizational data are disclosed herein. One example technique includes recognizing a contact a user previously communicated with in an input to an address field of a draft email in the email client. The technique can then include determining whether the input also contains a preset keyword or key phrase indicating an intention of the user to send the draft email to a related entity of the contact. In response to determining that the input also contains a preset keyword or key phrase, the technique includes querying a relationship map corresponding to the contact for an identity and email address of the related entity of the contact and surface the identity and email address in the email client as a suggested destination address for selection by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Meling, Jeremy Grubaugh, Alexander Primo Lopez, Livani Pillay, Reid Maker, David Dupree Harris, Andreas Eide, Daniel Duarte
  • Publication number: 20210119954
    Abstract: Techniques of electronic message generation using organizational data are disclosed herein. One example technique includes recognizing a contact a user previously communicated with in an input to an address field of a draft email in the email client. The technique can then include determining whether the input also contains a preset keyword or key phrase indicating an intention of the user to send the draft email to a related entity of the contact. In response to determining that the input also contains a preset keyword or key phrase, the technique includes querying a relationship map corresponding to the contact for an identity and email address of the related entity of the contact and surface the identity and email address in the email client as a suggested destination address for selection by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jon Meling, Jeremy Grubaugh, Alexander Primo Lopez, Livani Pillay, Reid Maker, David Dupree Harris, Andreas Eide, Daniel Duarte
  • Patent number: 8250082
    Abstract: Various embodiments utilize nested Iframes within a web page to allow cross domain communication. That is, various embodiments can create an embedded Iframe that shares the domain of an Iframe or web page with which communication is desired. Because the embedded Iframe shares the domain of the Iframe or web page with which communication is desired, restrictions on cross-site scripting do not inhibit communication or scripting between the domain-matched Iframe(s) and/or web page. This embedded Iframe can then provide a mechanism by which web pages or Iframes from other domains can communicate with the Iframe or web page with which the embedded Iframe shares a domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Gwozdz, Scott M Isaacs, Reid Maker
  • Publication number: 20080168358
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a single-page signup facility that provides the user with a clear visual indication of the information to be provided, and steps to be completed, during a signup process. The single-page signup facility presents a plurality of modules, each designed to collect a portion of the signup information, which may be arranged vertically so that the user may see all of the modules in a single viewable area on the page. The modules may be interactive and change state on the page (e.g., by expanding and collapsing) to collect information from the user while also conserving viewable area on the page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Reid Maker, Arun Rajappa, Volodymyr Otryshko
  • Publication number: 20080168131
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a platform for defining a single-page signup facility which includes a plurality of modules. In some embodiments, the platform is flexible and extensible in that different modules may be developed by different parties and incorporated in, removed from and modified within various signup facilities. Some embodiments allow multiple variations of each signup facility to be defined, each variation providing a different user experience. Modules may be swapped in and out of various experiences without requiring any changes to the platform itself. The effectiveness of different experiences in converting users to signed-up customers may be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Reid Maker, Arun Rajappa, Volodymyr Otryshko