Patents by Inventor Zohaib Ali

Zohaib Ali 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).

  • Patent number: 10757059
    Abstract: Various parts of email content or entire emails may be recalled or modified after delivery through the use of links to cloud-storage, where the various parts of the email content may be stored. Different notification and modification methods may be employed to modify delivered content even after it is rendered for a recipient. While recipients may have a latest version of the email content, senders may be enabled to see a version history of changes in delivered email content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zohaib Ali, Yamin Wang, Elena Catrinescu, Joseph Marcus, Michael Brickman, Hayley Steplyk, Eduardo Melo
  • Patent number: 10606619
    Abstract: Techniques and technologies for smart support systems are described. In at least some embodiments, a method comprises: receiving an indication of a user invoking a support facility due to a problem experienced with a software application; obtaining user-related information including at least one of an age of the user or at least one indication of proficiency of the user with operation of the software application; obtaining problem-related information related to the problem experienced with the software application; and selecting a starting point of a support path based at least partially on the problem-related information and the user-related including at least one of an age of the user or at least one indication of proficiency of the user with operation of the software application, the support path defining one or more operations intended to address the problem experienced with the software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Akashdeep Khudia, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Andrew James Peacock, Russell Simpson, David Paul Limont, Zohaib Ali
  • Publication number: 20190394157
    Abstract: Various parts of email content or entire emails may be recalled or modified after delivery through the use of links to cloud-storage, where the various parts of the email content may be stored. Different notification and modification methods may be employed to modify delivered content even after it is rendered for a recipient. While recipients may have a latest version of the email content, senders may be enabled to see a version history of changes in delivered email content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Zohaib ALI, Yamin WANG, Elena CATRINESCU, Joseph MARCUS, Michael BRICKMAN, Hayley STEPLYK, Eduardo MELO
  • Patent number: 10447639
    Abstract: Various parts of email content or entire emails may be recalled or modified after delivery through the use of links to cloud-storage, where the various parts of the email content may be stored. Different notification and modification methods may be employed to modify delivered content even after it is rendered for a recipient. While recipients may have a latest version of the email content, senders may be enabled to see a version history of changes in delivered email content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zohaib Ali, Yamin Wang, Elena Catrinescu, Joseph Marcus, Michael Brickman, Hayley Steplyk, Eduardo Melo
  • Publication number: 20180365027
    Abstract: Techniques and technologies for smart support systems are described. In at least some embodiments, a method comprises: receiving an indication of a user invoking a support facility due to a problem experienced with a software application; obtaining user-related information including at least one of an age of the user or at least one indication of proficiency of the user with operation of the software application; obtaining problem-related information related to the problem experienced with the software application; and selecting a starting point of a support path based at least partially on the problem-related information and the user-related including at least one of an age of the user or at least one indication of proficiency of the user with operation of the software application, the support path defining one or more operations intended to address the problem experienced with the software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Akashdeep Khudia, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Andrew James Peacock, Russell Simpson, David Paul Limont, Zohaib Ali
  • Publication number: 20180018721
    Abstract: Customer type detection and customization and/or configuration of services based on detected customer type is provided in an online service environment. In some examples, a small business customer signing up for an email account or similar (e.g., more complex services such as a productivity suite) way be detected as a small business based on a choice of their email alias, domain name, signature, and other factors. A type of business may also be detected/inferred. Based on the detection inference, the services such as initial teaching user experiences, configuration of services, and other customizations may be automatically provided or suggested to the customer. Subsequently, usage may be monitored and further services and/or configurations (configuration changes) may be suggested based on additionally gathered information and changes in usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Zohaib Ali, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Tao Zhang, Sirish Balaga, Christian Piccolo, Nadeem Ansari, Gerard Reese
  • Publication number: 20170099246
    Abstract: Various parts of email content or entire entails may be recalled or modified after delivery through the use of links to cloud-storage, where the various parts of the email content may be stored. Different notification and modification methods may be employed to modify delivered content even after it is rendered for a recipient. While recipients may have a latest version of the email content, senders may be enabled to see a version history of changes in delivered email content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Zohaib Ali, Yamin Wang, Elena Catrinescu, Joseph Marcus, Michael Brickman, Hayley Steplyk, Eduardo Melo