Patents by Inventor Stefan F. Smolen

Stefan F. Smolen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250251845
    Abstract: An integrated approach is provided to running web applications with various compatibilities that do not require third-party extensions or sacrifice user experience. When a page of an application incompatible with a first browser is to be executed, an instance of a second browser with which the page is compatible is separately invoked and/or executed without opening a window for that second browser. Instead, the second browser opens a page within the window of the first browser. Moreover, rendering and/or contextual information for a page opened via the second browser is provided to the first browser. Such information is utilized by the first browser to provide a visual experience to the user in which the web page is being hosted by the first browser, even though it is in fact being hosted by the second browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Bogdan Guta, Joshua P.H. Tseng, Stefanie K. McCallum, Navin Agarwal, Corey M. Bloodstein, Thomas W. Bolds, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Fredric W. Pullen, III, Tony E. Schreiner, Michael J. Ens, Benjamin J. Bamesberger, Ning Zhong, Alex Glover, Andrew M. Lake, Clifton J. Hebert, Emily K. Andrews, Stefan F. Smolen, Todd A. Sahl, Wenming Ju, Xiaoying Huang
  • Patent number: 12204740
    Abstract: An integrated approach is provided to running web applications with various compatibilities that do not require third-party extensions or sacrifice user experience. When a page of an application incompatible with a first browser is to be executed, an instance of a second browser with which the page is compatible is separately invoked and/or executed without opening a window for that second browser. Instead, the second browser opens a page within the window of the first browser. Moreover, rendering and/or contextual information for a page opened via the second browser is provided to the first browser. Such information is utilized by the first browser to provide a visual experience to the user in which the web page is being hosted by the first browser, even though it is in fact being hosted by the second browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Bogdan Guta, Joshua P. H. Tseng, Stefanie K. McCallum, Navin Agarwal, Corey M. Bloodstein, Thomas W. Bolds, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Fredric W. Pullen, III, Tony E. Schreiner, Michael J. Ens, Benjamin J. Bamesberger, Ning Zhong, Alex Glover, Andrew M. Lake, Clifton J. Hebert, Emily K. Andrews, Stefan F. Smolen, Todd A. Sahl, Wenming Ju, Xiaoying Huang
  • Publication number: 20240370315
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to process pooling for application services. In examples, a pool of utility processes is maintained, such that a preexisting utility process is identified from the process pool based on a set of criteria and used to host a service accordingly (e.g., in response to a service request from an application or other software). In instances where the process pool does not include a utility process that matches the set of criteria, a new utility process may be created and used to host the service. Further, the new utility process may be added to the process pool, such that a future service having the same or a similar associated set of criteria may be hosted using the new utility process accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Emily Katherine ANDREWS, Michael J. ENS, Andrew J. RITZ, Javier N. FLORES ASSAD, Stefan F. SMOLEN, Clifford M. SMOLINSKY, Matthew E. PORTER, Johnathan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20220391231
    Abstract: An integrated approach is provided to running web applications with various compatibilities that do not require third-party extensions or sacrifice user experience. When a page of an application incompatible with a first browser is to be executed, an instance of a second browser with which the page is compatible is separately invoked and/or executed without opening a window for that second browser. Instead, the second browser opens a page within the window of the first browser. Moreover, rendering and/or contextual information for a page opened via the second browser is provided to the first browser. Such information is utilized by the first browser to provide a visual experience to the user in which the web page is being hosted by the first browser, even though it is in fact being hosted by the second browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Bogdan Guta, Joshua P.H. Tseng, Stefanie K. McCallum, Navin Agarwal, Corey M. Bloodstein, Thomas W. Bolds, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Fredric W. Pullen, III, Tony E. Schreiner, Michael J. Ens, Benjamin J. Bamesberger, Ning Zhong, Alex Glover, Andrew M. Lake, Clifton J. Hebert, Emily K. Andrews, Stefan F. Smolen, Todd A. Sahl, Wenming Ju, Xiaoying Huang
  • Patent number: 11442599
    Abstract: An integrated approach is provided to running web applications with various compatibilities that do not require third-party extensions or sacrifice user experience. When a page of an application incompatible with a first browser is to be executed, an instance of a second browser with which the page is compatible is separately invoked and/or executed without opening a window for that second browser. Instead, the second browser opens a page within the window of the first browser. Moreover, rendering and/or contextual information for a page opened via the second browser is provided to the first browser. Such information is utilized by the first browser to provide a visual experience to the user in which the web page is being hosted by the first browser, even though it is in fact being hosted by the second browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Bogdan Guta, Joshua P. H. Tseng, Stefanie K. McCallum, Navin Agarwal, Corey M. Bloodstein, Thomas W. Bolds, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Fredric W. Pullen, III, Tony E. Schreiner, Michael J. Ens, Benjamin J. Bamesberger, Ning Zhong, Alex Glover, Andrew M. Lake, Clifton J. Hebert, Emily K. Andrews, Stefan F. Smolen, Todd A. Sahl, Wenming Ju, Xiaoying Huang
  • Patent number: 11036365
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for detecting a browser hang condition and causing the browser to enter into a mitigation state. For instance, a window or tab of the browser executes via a first thread of the browser, and third-party code executes via a second thread of the browser. The first thread issues a hang resistance message to the second thread and waits for a response from the second thread. The second thread processes the hang resistance message after processing all other messages in its queue. Thus, if the first thread receives the response, the first thread determines that the second thread has not entered into a hang condition. However, if the first thread does not receive the response, the first thread determines that the second thread has entered into a hang condition and subsequently causes the browser to enter the mitigation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Ens, Alex Glover, Stefan F. Smolen
  • Publication number: 20200387272
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for detecting a browser hang condition and causing the browser to enter into a mitigation state. For instance, a window or tab of the browser executes via a first thread of the browser, and third-party code executes via a second thread of the browser. The first thread issues a hang resistance message to the second thread and waits for a response from the second thread. The second thread processes the hang resistance message after processing all other messages in its queue. Thus, if the first thread receives the response, the first thread determines that the second thread has not entered into a hang condition. However, if the first thread does not receive the response, the first thread determines that the second thread has entered into a hang condition and subsequently causes the browser to enter the mitigation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J. Ens, Alex Glover, Stefan F. Smolen
  • Publication number: 20200387273
    Abstract: An integrated approach is provided to running web applications with various compatibilities that do not require third-party extensions or sacrifice user experience. When a page of an application incompatible with a first browser is to be executed, an instance of a second browser with which the page is compatible is separately invoked and/or executed without opening a window for that second browser. Instead, the second browser opens a page within the window of the first browser. Moreover, rendering and/or contextual information for a page opened via the second browser is provided to the first browser. Such information is utilized by the first browser to provide a visual experience to the user in which the web page is being hosted by the first browser, even though it is in fact being hosted by the second browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Adrian Bogdan Guta, Joshua P.H. Tseng, Stefanie K. McCallum, Navin Agarwal, Corey M. Bloodstein, Thomas W. Bolds, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Fredric W. Pullen, III, Tony E. Schreiner, Michael J. Ens, Benjamin J. Bamesberger, Ning Zhong, Alex Glover, Andrew M. Lake, Clifton J. Hebert, Emily K. Andrews, Stefan F. Smolen, Todd A. Sahl, Wenming Ju, Xiaoying Huang