Patents by Inventor Sara Manning

Sara 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: 10627976
    Abstract: Controlling notifications based on an importance of the notifications to users is described. A service provider can receive notifications. The service provider can determine an order for sending the notifications based partly on priority levels assigned to the notifications and positions associated with presentations of the notifications. The service provider can send a first notification to at least one device in a first period of time. The service provider can determine that sending a second notification causes a conflict with a presentation policy. Accordingly, the service provider can determine a second period of time subsequent to the first period of time to send the second notification to the at least one device based partly on a lapse of a predetermined amount of time and/or an occurrence of an event, and can send the second notification to the at least one device in the second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zohaib H. Ali, Kenneth Fern, Sara Manning L. M. Dawson, Joseph Masterson, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Eduardo Da Fonseca Melo, Jun Yan
  • Publication number: 20170083165
    Abstract: Controlling notifications based on an importance of the notifications to users is described. A service provider can receive notifications. The service provider can determine an order for sending the notifications based partly on priority levels assigned to the notifications and positions associated with presentations of the notifications. The service provider can send a first notification to at least one device in a first period of time. The service provider can determine that sending a second notification causes a conflict with a presentation policy. Accordingly, the service provider can determine a second period of time subsequent to the first period of time to send the second notification to the at least one device based partly on a lapse of a predetermined amount of time and/or an occurrence of an event, and can send the second notification to the at least one device in the second period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Zohaib H. Ali, Kenneth Fern, Sara Manning L.M. Dawson, Joseph Masterson, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Eduardo Da Fonseca Melo, Jun Yan
  • Patent number: 9191235
    Abstract: A method for moderating an electronic message includes intercepting the electronic message at a server computing device, and evaluating content of the electronic message at the server computing device to determine if the electronic message is required to enter a moderation workflow prior to delivering the electronic message to at least one recipient. The method also includes sending an approval request message from the server computing device to at least one moderator device, receiving a first moderation decision message at the server computing device from the at least one moderator, sending an update message from the server computing device to the at least one moderator to update the approval request message to include one or more properties of the first moderation decision, and removing the approval request message from the moderation workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Clagg, Philip Y. Chan, Durlabh Malik, Shawn Thomas, Yamin Wang, Elroy John Dyksen, Sara Manning, Jiaming Wang, Daniel Godbout
  • Publication number: 20130086437
    Abstract: A set of workflows are provided for supporting proper user notifications after an action is taken by the user in conjunction with an asynchronous communication service. Timing and/or type of the notifications or an action to be taken by the service is determined based on one or more of a nature of the user action that failed, a time elapsed since the action was taken, multi-action dependencies, device types, and similar characteristics enhancing user experience and reducing confusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sara Manning, Juan V. Esteve Balducci, Fabio Pintos, David Claux
  • Publication number: 20110196931
    Abstract: A method for moderating an electronic message includes intercepting the electronic message at a server computing device, and evaluating content of the electronic message at the server computing device to determine if the electronic message is required to enter a moderation workflow prior to delivering the electronic message to at least one recipient. The method also includes sending an approval request message from the server computing device to at least one moderator device, receiving a first moderation decision message at the server computing device from the at least one moderator, sending an update message from the server computing device to the at least one moderator to update the approval request message to include one or more properties of the first moderation decision, and removing the approval request message from the moderation workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steve Clagg, Philip Y. Chan, Durlabh Malik, Shawn Thomas, Yamin Wang, Elroy John Dyksen, Sara Manning, Jiaming Wang, Daniel Godbout