Patents by Inventor William Lewis Veghte

William Lewis Veghte 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).

  • Method and system for connecting to, browsing, and accessing computer network resources
    Patent number: 6246409
    Abstract: A method and system for connecting to, browsing, and accessing computer network resources are provided. In a network in which the preferred embodiment of the present invention operates, a client video display includes a container called “Network Neighborhood.” The Network Neighborhood provides a constrained view of the network in a NOS-independent manner. The Network Neighborhood provides a constrained view of the network by displaying only those network resources that are determined to be interesting to the user. Further, the Network Neighborhood provides this view in a NOS-independent manner by displaying all of the network resources in a consistent manner, regardless of the type of client software that was used to enumerate or discover the network resources. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each type of client software installed on a client determines a list of network resources that are interesting to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Lewis Veghte, Leonard Thomas Smale, Robert M. Price
  • Method and system for connecting to, browsing, and accessing computer network resources
    Patent number: 5953012
    Abstract: A method and system for connecting to, browsing, and accessing computer network resources are provided. In a network in which the preferred embodiment of the present invention operates, a client video display includes a container called "Network Neighborhood." The Network Neighborhood provides a constrained view of the network in a NOS-independent manner. The Network Neighborhood provides a constrained view of the network by displaying only those network resources that are determined to be interesting to the user. Further, the Network Neighborhood provides this view in a NOS-independent manner by displaying all of the network resources in a consistent manner, regardless of the type of client software that was used to enumerate or discover the network resources. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each type of client software installed on a client determines a list of network resources that are interesting to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Lewis Veghte, Leonard Thomas Smale, Robert M. Price
  • Method and system of associating, synchronizing and reconciling computer files in an operating system
    Patent number: 5897640
    Abstract: A method and system for associating, synchronizing and reconciling files. Associated files are synchronized and their synchronization status reported. Based on the synchronization status. the operating system recommends a preferred reconciliation action. Furthermore, file conflicts are recognized and an application interface for computer applications is provided to allow conflicting files to be merged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Lewis Veghte, Andrew Lawrence Silverman, Shannon Scott Hysom, David R. Dickman
  • Method and system of associating, synchronizing and reconciling computer files in an operating system
    Patent number: 5845293
    Abstract: A method and system for associating, synchronizing and reconciling files. Associated files are synchronized and their synchronization status reported. Based on the synchronization status, the operating system recommends a preferred reconciliation action. Furthermore, file conflicts are recognized and an application interface for computer applications is provided to allow conflicting files to be merged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Lewis Veghte, Andrew Lawrence Silverman, Shannon Scott Hysom, David R. Dickman