Patents by Inventor Sara L. Manning

Sara L. Manning 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: 10637813
    Abstract: A system for identifying attributes associated with content of an e-mail message and alerting a user includes a client device programmed to allow a user to create an e-mail message including at least one recipient and a message content, a server programmed to check an attribute of the e-mail message, and to send the e-mail message, and one or more information stores in communication with the server, the information stores including information about the e-mail message. The server is programmed to query the information stores to obtain information about the e-mail message as the message is being composed by the user, and the server sends a mail tip to the client regarding the e-mail message. The client is programmed to provide the mail tip to the user, the mail tip being formatted and positioned by the client so that it is integrated within a header section of the e-mail message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Sara L. Manning, Jesse M. Dougherty, Shawn M. Thomas, Nathan F. Waddoups
  • Publication number: 20190268292
    Abstract: A system for identifying attributes associated with content of an e-mail message and alerting a user includes a client device programmed to allow a user to create an e-mail message including at least one recipient and a message content, a server programmed to check an attribute of the e-mail message, and to send the e-mail message, and one or more information stores in communication with the server, the information stores including information about the e-mail message. The server is programmed to query the information stores to obtain information about the e-mail message as the message is being composed by the user, and the server sends a mail tip to the client regarding the e-mail message. The client is programmed to provide the mail tip to the user, the mail tip being formatted and positioned by the client so that it is integrated within a header section of the e-mail message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Sara L. Manning, Jesse M. Dougherty, Shawn M. Thomas, Nathan F. Waddoups
  • Patent number: 10305830
    Abstract: A system for identifying attributes associated with content of an e-mail message and alerting a user includes a client device programmed to allow a user to create an e-mail message including at least one recipient and a message content, a server programmed to check an attribute of the e-mail message, and to send the e-mail message, and one or more information stores in communication with the server, the information stores including information about the e-mail message. The server is programmed to query the information stores to obtain information about the e-mail message as the message is being composed by the user, and the server sends a mail tip to the client regarding the e-mail message. The client is programmed to provide the mail tip to the user, the mail tip being formatted and positioned by the client so that it is integrated within a header section of the e-mail message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Sara L. Manning, Jesse M. Dougherty, Shawn M. Thomas, Nathan F. Waddoups
  • Patent number: 8682985
    Abstract: Architecture that facilitates cross-boundary message tracking based on a trust relationship in existence between a sender network and a recipient network. A tracking service is deployed in each network as a proxy to obtain message events for each hop that passes the message on to the recipient. Tracking can include a search task and a get task. Messages can be found in reports that match message search criteria. The search task returns an array of search results objects, each object identifying a single tracking report. A selected object is pipelined into the get task to return the detailed tracking report for the selected message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gautam Pulla, Yamin Wang, Sara L. Manning, Shawn M. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20130339462
    Abstract: A system for identifying attributes associated with content of an e-mail message and alerting a user includes a client device programmed to allow a user to create an e-mail message including at least one recipient and a message content, a server programmed to check an attribute of the e-mail message, and to send the e-mail message, and one or more information stores in communication with the server, the information stores including information about the e-mail message. The server is programmed to query the information stores to obtain information about the e-mail message as the message is being composed by the user, and the server sends a mail tip to the client regarding the e-mail message. The client is programmed to provide the mail tip to the user, the mail tip being formatted and positioned by the client so that it is integrated within a header section of the e-mail message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sara L. Manning, Jesse M. Dougherty, Shawn M. Thomas, Nathan F. Waddoups
  • Patent number: 8539029
    Abstract: A system for identifying attributes associated with content of an e-mail message and alerting a user includes a client device programmed to allow a user to create an e-mail message including at least one recipient and a message content, a server programmed to check an attribute of the e-mail message, and to send the e-mail message, and one or more information stores in communication with the server, the information stores including information about the e-mail message. The server is programmed to query the information stores to obtain information about the e-mail message as the message is being composed by the user, and the server sends a mail tip to the client regarding the e-mail message. The client is programmed to provide the mail tip to the user, the mail tip being formatted and positioned by the client so that it is integrated within a header section of the e-mail message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sara L. Manning, Jesse M. Dougherty, Shawn M. Thomas, Nathan F. Waddoups
  • Patent number: 8484512
    Abstract: A root cause for a failed attempted delivery of a message is attempted to be determined before sending a non-delivery report (NDR) for the failed message. When a message fails without a known cause, the root cause is determined using the context of the message. For a given context, the root cause may be determined by a single failure or it may be determined by the relative number of failed messages delivery are deferred from being delivered, as is generation of the corresponding same context. While determining the root cause of the problem, any messages failing NDR(s), to allow time for corrective action to occur. If the problem is resolved within a predetermined time period, the deferred messages are delivered without having to issue NDR(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sara L. Manning, Victor Boctor, Todd Carlyle Luttinen
  • Patent number: 8073122
    Abstract: Email messages are recalled in accordance with restrictions attached to the message. Use of the message is limited per the restrictions. Example restrictions include printing restrictions, forwarding restrictions, exporting restrictions, copying restrictions, reading restrictions, and a expiration time of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Kay, Frank D. Byrum, Steven Michael Clagg, Sara L. Manning
  • Publication number: 20100179997
    Abstract: Architecture that facilitates cross-boundary message tracking based on a trust relationship in existence between a sender network and a recipient network. A tracking service is deployed in each network as a proxy to obtain message events for each hop that passes the message on to the recipient. Tracking can include a search task and a get task. Messages can be found in reports that match message search criteria. The search task returns an array of search results objects, each object identifying a single tracking report. A selected object is pipelined into the get task to return the detailed tracking report for the selected message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gautam Pulla, Yamin Wang, Sara L. Manning, Shawn M. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090113001
    Abstract: A system for identifying attributes associated with content of an e-mail message and alerting a user includes a client device programmed to allow a user to create an e-mail message including at least one recipient and a message content, a server programmed to check an attribute of the e-mail message, and to send the e-mail message, and one or more information stores in communication with the server, the information stores including information about the e-mail message. The server is programmed to query the information stores to obtain information about the e-mail message as the message is being composed by the user, and the server sends a mail tip to the client regarding the e-mail message. The client is programmed to provide the mail tip to the user, the mail tip being formatted and positioned by the client so that it is integrated within a header section of the e-mail message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sara L. Manning, Jesse M. Dougherty, Shawn M. Thomas, Nathan F. Waddoups
  • Publication number: 20080317228
    Abstract: Email messages are recalled in accordance with restrictions attached to the message. Use of the message is limited per the restrictions. Example restrictions include printing restrictions, forwarding restrictions, exporting restrictions, copying restrictions, reading restrictions, and a expiration time of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Kay, Frank D. Byrum, Steven Michael Clagg, Sara L. Manning