Patents by Inventor Stephen Caird

Stephen Caird 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).

  • Category name service able to override the category name based on requestor privilege information
    Patent number: 7213069
    Abstract: A category name service is provided to conditionally return a category name for a data object upon request. The category name is returned is the category name is known or if the requester has subscribed for dynamic determination service, and the dynamic determination is successful. In selected embodiments, the category name service includes the dynamic determination service. In selected embodiments, the category name service also provides for the requestor to request review of a returned category name and/or request override of a returned category name. In selected embodiments, the category name service also includes the dynamic determination, review, and/or override service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd J. Anderson, Stephen Caird, David B Lamkins, John T. Larason, Alan C. Packer
  • Category name service
    Publication number: 20020120754
    Abstract: A category name service is provided to conditionally return a category name for a data object upon request. The category name is returned is the category name is known or if the requester has subscribed for dynamic determination service, and the dynamic determination is successful. In selected embodiments, the category name service includes the dynamic determination service. In selected embodiments, the category name service also provides for the requestor to request review of a returned category name and/or request override of a returned category name. In selected embodiments, the category name service also includes the dynamic determination, review, and/or override service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Todd J. Anderson, Stephen Caird, David B. Lamkins, John T. Larason, Alan C. Packer