Patents by Inventor Thomas Robert Bauman

Thomas Robert Bauman 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).

  • Collection bin for data management and transformation
    Patent number: 7895246
    Abstract: An electronic collection bin is provided for assisting users in managing their personal information. The electronic collection bin provides a common location for collecting and organizing a user's information. The electronic collection bin may receive information items of varying data types and from disparate sources. After receiving an information item, the electronic collection bin analyzes the item to determine a suggested treatment, which may include conversion of the item to a new data type located at another location. A user may access the electronic collection bin, sort through the information items, and select placement of the information items. The user may view the suggested treatments of information items in the electronic collection bin and choose whether to accept the suggested treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Robert Bauman, Doreen Nelson Grieb, Robert Warren Piper
  • COLLECTION BIN FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
    Publication number: 20080301137
    Abstract: An electronic collection bin is provided for assisting users in managing their personal information. The electronic collection bin provides a common location for collecting and organizing a user's information. The electronic collection bin may receive information items of varying data types and from disparate sources. After receiving an information item, the electronic collection bin analyzes the item to determine a suggested treatment, which may include conversion of the item to a new data type located at another location. A user may access the electronic collection bin, sort through the information items, and select placement of the information items. The user may view the suggested treatments of information items in the electronic collection bin and choose whether to accept the suggested treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Robert Bauman, Doreen Nelson Grieb, Robert Warren Piper