Patents by Inventor Samer Sawaya

Samer Sawaya 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: 11457048
    Abstract: A sharing system generates a user interface mechanism that can be actuated by a user, authoring a document. The user interface mechanism allows the user to set a completeness level corresponding to the document. The completeness level is then associated with the document so that, when the document is shared, the completeness level can be displayed to the recipient of the shared document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Smith Behrbaum, Samer Sawaya
  • Publication number: 20200366722
    Abstract: A sharing system generates a user interface mechanism that can be actuated by a user, authoring a document. The user interface mechanism allows the user to set a completeness level corresponding to the document. The completeness level is then associated with the document so that, when the document is shared, the completeness level can be displayed to the recipient of the shared document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Todd Smith BEHRBAUM, Samer SAWAYA
  • Patent number: 9710248
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to synchronizing configuration information between devices associated with a user. The synchronized configuration information can relate to application installations and uninstallations as well as to user modifications to user interfaces for managing and invoking the applications. For example, layouts of application representations provided by respective application launchers on a user's respective devices are kept automatically synchronized when the user modifies any of the layouts. Installations and uninstallations are similarly synchronized between the user's devices. Installations and uninstallations that might stem from synchronization may be circumscribed in various ways, such as by allowing the user to specify whether specific applications are to be installed/uninstalled only on specific devices or globally, by filtering propagation of synchronization updates according to hardware or software features and incompatibilities, or others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samer Sawaya, Henri-Charles Machalani, Clement Fauchere, David Amenta, Bahram Bahram Pour, Sarah McDevitt, Benjamin Srour, Thomas Alphin, Marina Dukhon Taylor, Chris McGuire, Robert Chester Macklin, Richard Duncan
  • Publication number: 20170102930
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to synchronizing configuration information between devices associated with a user. The synchronized configuration information can relate to application installations and uninstallations as well as to user modifications to user interfaces for managing and invoking the applications. For example, layouts of application representations provided by respective application launchers on a user's respective devices are kept automatically synchronized when the user modifies any of the layouts. Installations and uninstallations are similarly synchronized between the user's devices. Installations and uninstallations that might stem from synchronization may be circumscribed in various ways, such as by allowing the user to specify whether specific applications are to be installed/uninstalled only on specific devices or globally, by filtering propagation of synchronization updates according to hardware or software features and incompatibilities, or others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Samer Sawaya, Henri-Charles Machalani, Clement Fauchere, David Amenta, Bahram Bahram Pour, Sarah McDevitt, Benjamin Srour, Thomas Alphin, Marina Dukhon Taylor, Chris McGuire, Robert Chester Macklin, Richard Duncan
  • Publication number: 20140359602
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to synchronizing configuration information between devices associated with a user. The synchronized configuration information can relate to application installations and uninstallations as well as to user modifications to user interfaces for managing and invoking the applications. For example, layouts of application representations provided by respective application launchers on a user's respective devices are kept automatically synchronized when the user modifies any of the layouts. Installations and uninstallations are similarly synchronized between the user's devices. Installations and uninstallations that might stem from synchronization may be circumscribed in various ways, such as by allowing the user to specify whether specific applications are to be installed/uninstalled only on specific devices or globally, by filtering propagation of synchronization updates according to hardware or software features and incompatibilities, or others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft
    Inventors: Samer Sawaya, Henri-Charles Machalani, Clement Fauchere, David Amenta, Bahram Bahram Pour, Sarah McDevitt, Benjamin Srour, Thomas Alphin, Marina Dukhon Taylor, Chris McGuire, Chester Macklin, Rick Duncan
  • Publication number: 20070143351
    Abstract: Web sites, such as collaborative web sites, support a multi-stage recycling bin scheme in which items erroneously deleted from a web site can more quickly and efficiently be restored to the web site. In a multi-stage recycling bin scheme a user deletes an item from a web site to a user recycle bin. The item is also deleted to a web site first stage recycle bin. On a subsequent delete of the item from the user recycle bin, the item is deleted from the user's recycle bin and the web site first stage recycle bin to a web site second stage recycle bin. Only when the item is deleted for a third time, from the web site second stage recycle bin, is the item permanently deleted from the web site. Prior to a permanent delete from the web site second stage recycle bin, an item deleted to a user recycle bin, the web site first stage recycle bin or the web site second stage recycle bin can be quickly and easily restored to the web site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Samer Sawaya, Chak Li