Patents by Inventor Shawn Patrick HENRY

Shawn Patrick HENRY 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).

  • System and method for using object references as a data type
    Patent number: 11494348
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for using object references as a data type. In response to a request for an object reference for an object by a consuming application, the object reference is generated by a source application. The object reference comprises a data structure comprising an activation uniform resource identifier for activating the referenced object, information for visually representing the object reference, and, optionally, metadata that describes the referenced object. The generated object reference is provided to an operating system component by the source application which provides the object reference to a consuming application. The consuming application can display information regard the object reference in accordance with the information for visually representing the object reference included in the object reference. The user can request reactivation of the object referenced by the object reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Novak, Elizabeth Picchietti Salowitz, Anshul Rawat, John Edward Gallardo, Vikas Chandra Bhatia, Shawn Patrick Henry
  • System and Method for Using Object References as a Data Type
    Publication number: 20190377808
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for using object references as a data type. In response to a request for an object reference for an object by a consuming application, the object reference is generated by a source application. The object reference comprises a data structure comprising an activation uniform resource identifier for activating the referenced object, information for visually representing the object reference, and, optionally, metadata that describes the referenced object. The generated object reference is provided to an operating system component by the source application which provides the object reference to a consuming application. The consuming application can display information regard the object reference in accordance with the information for visually representing the object reference included in the object reference. The user can request reactivation of the object referenced by the object reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John NOVAK, Elizabeth Picchietti SALOWITZ, Anshul RAWAT, John Edward GALLARDO, Vikas Chandra BHATIA, Shawn Patrick HENRY