Patents by Inventor Rolf Ebeling

Rolf Ebeling 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: 11580172
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe creation and management of a contact associated with a document. A contact for a document in a first application may be created. The contact may be used to add content, from a second application, to the document. The contact may be stored. Contact data for the contact may be transmitted to one or more processing devices. An exemplary created contact may be used to transfer content from one or more applications to a document of another application. Other examples are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Alan Urdan, Annice Jumani, YuBeen Lee, Shikha Desai, Paul Scudieri, Stephanie Cooper, Taili Feng, Yu Mao, Allison Whilden, Ruth Kikin-Gil, Alicia Drummond
  • Patent number: 10997253
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe creation and management of a contact associated with a document. A contact for a document in a first application may be created. The contact may be used to add content, from a second application, to the document. The contact may be stored. Contact data for the contact may be transmitted to one or more processing devices. An exemplary created contact may be used to transfer content from one or more applications to a document of another application. Other examples are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Alan Urdan, Annice Jumani, YuBeen Lee, Shikha Desai, Paul Scudieri, Stephanie Cooper, Taili Feng, Yu Mao, Allison Whilden, Ruth Kikin-Gil, Alicia Drummond
  • Patent number: 10963626
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems and methods for providing customizable electronic document review options within electronic document processing applications are provided. An analysis of an electronic document may be performed comprising a review of an electronic document for a plurality of style issues, a plurality of spelling issues and a plurality of grammar issues. A proofing task pane having a plurality of selectable options may be displayed. A total number of identified issues associated with each of the plurality of style issues, the plurality of spelling issues and the plurality of grammar issues may be displayed in the task pane based on the analysis of the electronic document. A value associated with the electronic document may be calculated based on a fluency metric associated with the electronic document and an indication of the fluency value for the electronic document may be displayed in the task pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kenichiro Chiba, Alfredo Arnaiz, Dermot McLoughlin, Nicole Michel, Hani Farouq Abu-Huwaij, Rolf Ebeling, Shikha Devesh Desai, Maria Isabel R. Carpenter, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Michael Koenig
  • Patent number: 10482132
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe creation and management of a contact associated with a document. A contact for a document in a first application may be created. The contact may be used to add content, from a second application, to the document. The contact may be stored. Contact data for the contact may be transmitted to one or more processing devices. An exemplary created contact may be used to transfer content from one or more applications to a document of another application. Other examples are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Alan Urdan, Annice Jumani, YuBeen Lee, Shikha Desai, Paul Scudieri, Stephanie Cooper, Taili Feng, Yu Mao, Allison Whilden, Ruth Kikin-Gil, Alicia Drummond
  • Patent number: 10078627
    Abstract: Collaboration cards are provided to enable people to collaborate and receive instant replies to comments or questions from anywhere in a collaboratively generated document. A collaborator may add somebody's name to a collaboration card and ask that person for information, for example. That person may receive the question/comment via an email, a text message, a posting, or comparable communication methods, and respond back with the requested information through the same communication channel or another communication channel. The replied content may be placed into the collaboration card created in the document, and the original sender may be enabled to accept a change to the document content based on the collaboration card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Shikha Desai, Gary Caldwell, Rolf Ebeling, Taili Feng, Paul Scudieri, Sung Joon Won, Eugene Y. Suh, Ruth Kikin-Gil, Patrick Davis, Derik Stenerson, Suzan Marashi, Navneet Kambo, Zachary Burstain, Erin O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20170270113
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe creation and management of a contact associated with a document. A contact for a document in a first application may be created. The contact may be used to add content, from a second application, to the document. The contact may be stored. Contact data for the contact may be transmitted to one or more processing devices. An exemplary created contact may be used to transfer content from one or more applications to a document of another application. Other examples are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Alan Urdan, Annice Jumani, YuBeen Lee, Shikha Desai, Paul Scudieri, Stephanie Cooper, Taili Feng, Michelle Mao, Allison Whilden, Ruth Kikin-Gil, Alicia Drummond
  • Publication number: 20170220360
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems and methods for providing customizable electronic document review options within electronic document processing applications are provided. An analysis of an electronic document may be performed comprising a review of an electronic document for a plurality of style issues, a plurality of spelling issues and a plurality of grammar issues. A proofing task pane having a plurality of selectable options may be displayed. A total number of identified issues associated with each of the plurality of style issues, the plurality of spelling issues and the plurality of grammar issues may be displayed in the task pane based on the analysis of the electronic document. A value associated with the electronic document may be calculated based on a fluency metric associated with the electronic document and an indication of the fluency value for the electronic document may be displayed in the task pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kenichiro Chiba, Alfredo Arnaiz, Dermot McLoughlin, Nicole Michel, Hani Farouq Abu-Huwaij, Rolf Ebeling, Shikha Devesh Desai, Maria Isabel R. Carpenter, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Michael Koenig
  • Publication number: 20170147547
    Abstract: Collaboration cards are provided to enable people to collaborate and receive instant replies to comments or questions from anywhere in a collaboratively generated document. A collaborator may add somebody's name to a collaboration card and ask that person for information, for example. That person may receive the question/comment via an email, a text message, a posting, or comparable communication methods, and respond back with the requested information through the same communication channel or another communication channel. The replied content may be placed into the collaboration card created in the document, and the original sender may be enabled to accept a change to the document content based on the collaboration card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Shikha Desai, Gary Caldwell, Rolf Ebeling, Taili Feng, Paul Scudieri, Sung Joon Won, Eugene Suh, Ruth Kikin-Gil, Patrick Davis, Derik Stenerson, Suzan Marashi, Navneet Kambo, Zachary Burstain, Erin O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20120297344
    Abstract: A unified search and browse experience may be provided by combining filters that are based on folder location with filters that are based on search criteria. In one example, a user opens a file explorer program and is presented with an initial set of filters. Some of the filters may be folder names, and other filters may be search queries. The user chooses a filter, and then continues to refine the set of files that he or she is looking for by successively selecting new filters and/or typing new filters free-form. The new filters may be folder names or search criteria. The system may suggest new filters based on analysis of files and/or past user behavior. A filter chain records the user's history of having added filters, and the user may add, delete, or replace filters in the chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tira Cohene, Rolf Ebeling, Priya Vaidyanathan
  • Patent number: D664560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gilmore, Rolf Ebeling, Scott Hoogerwerf
  • Patent number: D666625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gilmore, Rolf Ebeling, Scott Hoogerwerf
  • Patent number: D691635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Melinda Knight
  • Patent number: D692021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Melinda Knight
  • Patent number: D693368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Ebeling, Melinda Knight, Tom Alphin, III, Maverick Velasco