Patents by Inventor Scott E. Darnell

Scott E. Darnell 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).

  • Task manager
    Publication number: 20080244589
    Abstract: A task list contains information related to multiple tasks to be executed in a sequential manner. A task processor is provided to execute at least one task in the task list. A task management engine retrieves information from the task list and provides task execution instructions to the task processor. The task execution instructions provided by the task management engine are based on information retrieved from the task list. The task management engine receives execution results from the task processor and provides those results to a calling program that communicates with the task management engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Darnell, Michael K. Liptack, Jonathan A. Hoover, Daniel J. Thompson