Patents by Inventor Steven Geffner
Steven Geffner 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).
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Patent number: 10079789Abstract: When an outgoing communication sent to one or more recipients contains a supported attachment type, a shared workspace that contains a shared version of the original attachment is provisioned. A modified version of the original outgoing communication is delivered to internal recipients including both a link to the shared document and the original attachment.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Tracy Schultz, Bram Paperman, Sunil Swami, Nicole Steinbok, Steven Geffner, Jeffrey Kohler, Gary Caldwell, Nino Yuniardi, Peter Leonard, Eli Tamanaha, Nina Shih, Isaac Jacobsen
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Publication number: 20160043976Abstract: When an outgoing communication sent to one or more recipients contains a supported attachment type, a shared workspace that contains a shared version of the original attachment is provisioned. A modified version of the original outgoing communication is delivered to internal recipients including both a link to the shared document and the original attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Tracy Schultz, Bram Paperman, Sunil Swami, Nicole Steinbok, Steven Geffner, Jeffrey Kohler, Gary Caldwell, Nino Yuniardi, Peter Leonard, Eli Tamanaha, Nina Shih, Isaac Jacobsen
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Patent number: 9165285Abstract: When an outgoing communication sent to one or more recipients contains a supported attachment type, a shared workspace that contains a shared version of the original attachment is provisioned. A modified version of the original outgoing communication is delivered to internal recipients including both a link to the shared document and the original attachment.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Tracy Schultz, Bram Paperman, Sunil Swami, Nicole Steinbok, Steven Geffner, Jeffrey Kohler, Gary Caldwell, Nino Yuniardi, Peter Leonard, Eli Tamanaha, Nina Shih, Isaac Jacobsen
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Publication number: 20120151377Abstract: A collaborative project management system is provided to create a project workspace linking together various work-product items including e-mails, documents and tasks based on the identification and association of related information contained in such items. A new project workspace may contain groups of documents, correspondence such as emails, instant message and web chatting, tasks, and other data types linked together by common content topics. The system may initiate a new project workspace based on information contained in an initial correspondence, such as an email conversation, by identifying items that are related to the email conversation such as tasks or documents that a user creates or shares subsequent to receipt of an email or message, and automatically inferring an association based on their contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tracy Schultz, Jeffrey Kohler, Nina Shih, Nino Yuniardi, Eli Tamanaha, Isaac Jacobsen, Steven Geffner, Peter Leonard, Gary Caldwell
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Publication number: 20120151379Abstract: When an outgoing communication sent to one or more recipients contains a supported attachment type, a shared workspace that contains a shared version of the original attachment is provisioned. A modified version of the original outgoing communication is delivered to internal recipients including both a link to the shared document and the original attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Tracy Schultz, Bram Paperman, Sunil Swami, Nicole Steinbok, Steven Geffner, Jeffrey Kohler, Gary Caldwell, Nino Yuniardi, Peter Leonard, Eli Tamanaha, Nina Shih, Isaac Jacobsen
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Patent number: 7761796Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Microsoft Corp.Inventors: Peter Faraday, Steven Geffner, Elaine Law, Imran Qureshi
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Patent number: 7565608Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Microsoft Corp.Inventors: Peter Faraday, Steven Geffner, Elaine Law, Imran Qureshi
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Patent number: 7536633Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the order and timing of elements in a presentation program or other software. The sequence of events is shown in an event list, a list of events in sequence order, each event being associated with an event timeline bar and correlated with a universal timeline, in the editing window of an electronic presentation or other software that deals with the scheduling of events. In one embodiment, each item in the list represents an individual animation effect. Elements of the event list are logically related to each other and these logical relationships may be used in assisting a user to build a sequence of events (e.g., an animation sequence).Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Microsoft Corp.Inventors: Peter Faraday, Joshua Bell, Steven Geffner
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Publication number: 20070146369Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2007Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Peter Faraday, Steven Geffner, Elaine Law, Imran Qureshi
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Patent number: 7197710Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Microsoft Corp.Inventors: Peter Faraday, Steven Geffner, Elaine Law, Imran Qureshi
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Patent number: 7165212Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2005Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Microsoft Corp.Inventors: Peter Faraday, Steven Geffner, Elaine Law, Imran Qureshi
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Publication number: 20060017734Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Peter Faraday, Steven Geffner, Elaine Law, Imran Qureshi
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Publication number: 20050097471Abstract: A system and method for graphically showing the order and timing of elements in a presentation program or other software. The sequence of events is shown in an event list, a list of events in sequence order, each event being associated with an event timeline bar and correlated with a universal timeline, in the editing window of an electronic presentation or other software that deals with the scheduling of events. In one embodiment, each item in the list represents an individual animation effect. Elements of the event list are logically related to each other and these logical relationships may be used in assisting a user to build a sequence of events (e.g., an animation sequence).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Peter Faraday, Joshua Bell, Steven Geffner
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Publication number: 20050091573Abstract: “A system and method for graphically showing the animation order of animated elements in a presentation program or other software. The invention consists of a User Interface (UI) widget which shows the order of the animation in the presentation. This UI employs an animation On Object User Interface (OOUI), or animation tag, that is preferably a rectangular control that encloses a number, and labels the order in which objects are animated. Each animation OOUI or animation tag is associated with an object on a display during creation and editing. The animation OOUI or tag is preferably placed in close proximity to the object it is associated with, rather than in a separate window or dialog box, and is hence termed ‘On Object’. The animation tag is active and responds to computer input device selection actions. Each animation OOUI is typically associated with an animation list.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Peter Faraday, Steven Geffner, Elaine Law, Imran Qureshi