Patents by Inventor Susan E. Strom

Susan E. Strom 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).

  • Synchronization manager for standardized synchronization of separate programs
    Patent number: 6560655
    Abstract: A centralized manager for managing the data synchronization operations for multiple applications according to user preferences. Applications register respective COM handlers with the synchronization manager via COM methods. On a synchronize event the synchronization manager queues the registered application handlers, and calls the handlers to perform the synchronization of items therein. Progress and results are communicated to a user-viewable dialog via callbacks from the handlers to the synchronization manager. The synchronization manager provides consistent user interfaces for obtaining user preferences related to synchronization and for presenting information to the user, thus resulting in a consistent user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Roger F. Grambihler, Chao-Chia Liu, Murthy Srinivas, Susan E. Strom, Gopal Parupudi, Daniel Plastina, Robert E. Corrington