Patents by Inventor Steven Todd Zaske

Steven Todd Zaske 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).

  • CLOUD-BASED BROKER SERVICE FOR DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
    Publication number: 20180101822
    Abstract: A cloud-based broker service may be provided for computing devices in a distributed computing environment. The broker service may aggregate user accounts and user account credentials utilized for accessing online services by the computing devices. The broker service may monitor a context of the computing devices associated with the user accounts. The broker service may then utilize the context, data associated with the user accounts and data associated with the user account credentials to automate tasks and/or provide alerts associated with the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Caldwell, Steven Paul Geffner, C. Joe Coplen, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Michael H. Ammerlaan, Steven Todd Zaske
  • Cloud-based broker service for digital assistants
    Patent number: 9842316
    Abstract: A cloud-based broker service may be provided for computing devices in a distributed computing environment. The broker service may aggregate user accounts and user account credentials utilized for accessing online services by the computing devices. The broker service may monitor a context of the computing devices associated with the user accounts. The broker service may then utilize the context, data associated with the user accounts and data associated with the user account credentials to automate tasks and/or provide alerts associated with the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Caldwell, Steven Paul Geffner, C. Joe Coplen, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Michael H. Ammerlaan, Steven Todd Zaske
  • CLOUD-BASED BROKER SERVICE FOR DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
    Publication number: 20160078405
    Abstract: A cloud-based broker service may be provided for computing devices in a distributed computing environment. The broker service may aggregate user accounts and user account credentials utilized for accessing online services by the computing devices. The broker service may monitor a context of the computing devices associated with the user accounts. The broker service may then utilize the context, data associated with the user accounts and data associated with the user account credentials to automate tasks and/or provide alerts associated with the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Caldwell, Steven Paul Geffner, C. Joe Coplen, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Michael H. Ammerlaan, Steven Todd Zaske
  • Cloud-based broker service for digital assistants
    Patent number: 9195968
    Abstract: A cloud-based broker service may be provided for computing devices in a distributed computing environment. The broker service may aggregate user accounts and user account credentials utilized for accessing online services by the computing devices. The broker service may monitor a context of the computing devices associated with the user accounts. The broker service may then utilize the context, data associated with the user accounts and data associated with the user account credentials to automate tasks and/or provide alerts associated with the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Caldwell, Steven Paul Geffner, C. Joe Coplen, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Michael H. Ammerlaan, Steven Todd Zaske
  • Cloud-Based Broker Service for Digital Assistants
    Publication number: 20130067549
    Abstract: A cloud-based broker service may be provided for computing devices in a distributed computing environment. The broker service may aggregate user accounts and user account credentials utilized for accessing online services by the computing devices. The broker service may monitor a context of the computing devices associated with the user accounts. The broker service may then utilize the context, data associated with the user accounts and data associated with the user account credentials to automate tasks and/or provide alerts associated with the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Caldwell, Steven Paul Geffner, C. Joe Coplen, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Michael H. Ammerlaan, Steven Todd Zaske