Todd T Haugen

US Patent:

7809599, Oct 5, 2010

Filed:

Feb 17, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/276190

Inventors:

Suzan Andrew - Seattle WA, US
Doreen N. Grieb - Kirkland WA, US
Todd Haugen - Bellevue WA, US
John Eugene Knapp - Seattle WA, US
Melinda Nascimbeni - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

705 9, 713153, 707999204, 715703, 715963, 709217

Abstract:

Methods and systems for prioritizing items and displaying those items in a single view of a personal information management (PIM) application are disclosed. PIM software can prioritize items for display in the single view based on a comparison of the date of creation of the item versus the amount of time remaining to complete the item. PIM software may also take into account a priority level of the item. As an item has less time remaining as compared to the date of creation, the likelihood the item will be included in the single display increases. Any item whose due date is ‘today’ may be included in the single view. Items without due dates might not ever appear in the single view. Users can thus get a quick overview of items that need to be taken care of that day, without being inundated with items that can wait until another day.

US Patent:

7890428, Feb 15, 2011

Filed:

Feb 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/051162

Inventors:

Cecil Ray Brooks - Mill Creek WA, US
Jay Robert Girotto - Kirkland WA, US
Caglar Gunyakti - Sammamish WA, US
Todd Haugen - Clyde Hill WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

705 59, 705 51

Abstract:

An application includes a plurality of features. A transaction is engaged with a retailer to obtain a product license corresponding to the application. The product license defines at least one feature of the application that may be employed. A base copy of the application is obtained from a distributor and is actuated. A use license corresponding to the product license is acquired from a licensor by way of the actuated application sending the product license to the licensor along with an identification of at least one of a user, the computing device, and a trusted component operating on the computing device, where the use license includes feature policy granting rights to employ each feature defined in the product license.

US Patent:

8014040, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

Apr 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/379645

Inventors:

Daniel Allen Rosenfeld - Seattle WA, US
Robert Scott Dietz - Bellevue WA, US
Todd Haugen - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 1/04

US Classification:

358474, 358473, 358 115, 358 118, 382186, 382187, 382305, 382306

Abstract:

A printer, scanner device and methods for using same are described herein. A printer device may include a dedicated input that, when actuated, generates and sends a request to a computer for known data or a predetermined print job, e. g. , schedule information from a personal information management (PIM) application. A scanner device may include another dedicated input that, when actuated, automatically scans a document fed to the device by the user and sends the scanned image to IM (or other) software on a computer, bypassing the need to manipulate the scanned image using scanner software. The device may be used with printed metapaper, which includes a barcode or other indicia identifying the metapaper and corresponds to a stored template image of the metapaper. When the metapaper is rescanned, the scan can be compared to the stored template information to identify changes and synchronize the changes with the IM software.

US Patent:

8051380, Nov 1, 2011

Filed:

Feb 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/680337

Inventors:

John Eugene Knapp - Seattle WA, US
Doreen Nelson Grieb - Kirkland WA, US
Todd Haugen - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

715751, 705 719

Abstract:

A shared electronic calendar modification notice provides calendar users accessing the calendar with notification that a calendar modification has been made by another calendar user. A shared electronic calendar user accessing the shared calendar is identified. Upon identifying a shared electronic calendar user, calendar modifications that are new to the shared electronic calendar user are identified. Modification notices are then output to communicate the new calendar modifications to the calendar user.

US Patent:

8074209, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Jan 4, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/619948

Inventors:

Scott David Smith - Kirkland WA, US
Rahul Sudhir Kumar - Kirkland WA, US
Todd Haugen - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717136, 717104, 717105, 717110, 717164, 717170

Abstract:

The functionality of a core application is extended using an add-on application (module) by extending native data types on the core application with custom data types and custom actions on the module. The module provides metadata associated with its custom data types and custom actions to the core application, which creates a dynamic type/action table. In some cases, native data types may be extended with custom data types and their associated actions. In other cases, native data types may be extended with custom actions from the module. The custom actions may be enabled for instances of native data types that have been extended. When a custom action is selected, code corresponding with the selected custom action is called from the module and run to perform the selected custom action.

US Patent:

8341189, Dec 25, 2012

Filed:

Mar 31, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/415499

Inventors:

Jonathan Campbell - Kenmore WA, US
Eray Chou - Seattle WA, US
Peter K. Harwood - Snoqualmie WA, US
Todd Haugen - Clyde Hill WA, US
Christopher Foster Johnson - Redmond WA, US
Mohammed Nazeeruddin - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707795, 707948

Abstract:

A computing device includes instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to: create a business data catalog module that accesses and manipulates data residing on an internal data store and an external data store, wherein the business data catalog module receives a request for data, determines whether the data resides in the internal data store or the external data store, and access the data residing on the external data store, and create a external data provisioning module that provisions data accessed from the external data store, wherein the external data provisioning module maps external data from the external data store for presentation on a client computing device. A user can access and manipulate the data from the external data store in a same manner as accessing and manipulating data from the internal data store.

US Patent:

20060288422, Dec 21, 2006

Filed:

Jun 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/157886

Inventors:

Yue Liu - Issaquah WA, US
Caglar Gunyakti - Sammamish WA, US
Andrew Ritz - Sammamish WA, US
Todd Haugen - Clyde Hill WA, US
Stephanie Ybarra - Issaquah WA, US
Douglas Thompson - Bothell WA, US
Mark Svancarek - Redmond WA, US
Joshua Kriesberg - Seattle WA, US
John Olsson - Kirkland WA, US
Allen Nieman - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16

US Classification:

726026000

Abstract:

Systems and methods for software licensing enforcement using an ACPI BIOS. A digital license is provided that includes information about both the software and hardware on which it is to be run. The licensing process receives hardware and software information from the end user and binds the license to both. A main BIOS binary contains code and static motherboard specific data. Dynamic state values containing, e.g., machine-specific system management data, such as, a serial number may be stored subsequently on NVRAM or its equivalent. The main BIOS binary allows provides sufficient functionality to test the hardware. Once the software to be loaded on the system is known, a corresponding digital license containing both the software and hardware information is loaded to NVRAM.

US Patent:

20070247655, Oct 25, 2007

Filed:

Apr 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/379644

Inventors:

Daniel Rosenfeld - Seattle WA, US
Robert Dietz - Bellevue WA, US
Todd Haugen - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/12

US Classification:

358001150

Abstract:

A printer, scanner device and methods for using same are described herein. A printer device may include a dedicated input that, when actuated, generates and sends a request to a computer for known data or a predetermined print job, e.g., schedule information from a personal information management (PIM) application. A scanner device may include another dedicated input that, when actuated, automatically scans a document fed to the device by the user and sends the scanned image to IM (or other) software on a computer, bypassing the need to manipulate the scanned image using scanner software. The device may be used with printed metapaper, which includes a barcode or other indicia identifying the metapaper and corresponds to a stored template image of the metapaper. When the metapaper is rescanned, the scan can be compared to the stored template information to identify changes and synchronize the changes with the IM software.