Brian P Meier

US Patent:

20120173294, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Jan 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

12/985208

Inventors:

Jennifer F. Olson - West Fargo ND, US
Brian A. Meier - Fargo ND, US
Jay F. Winkis - Fargo ND, US
Robert J. Wagner - Fargo ND, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 711, 705342

Abstract:

A user interface may be provided for initiating communication of a business process from a single report user interface. The user interface may include a report area, a selected report in the report area and a group of integrated action buttons for initiating communication of one or more business processes against the selected report. The integrated action buttons in the user interface may be selected by a user to apply the one or more business processes against the selected report. The one or more business processes may then be initiated against the selected report from the user interface.

US Patent:

20120174027, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Jan 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

12/985162

Inventors:

Brian A. Meier - Fargo ND, US
Robert J. Wagner - Fargo ND, US
Nicholas A. Bigelow - Lincoln NE, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715786

Abstract:

A user interface may be provided for displaying a series of reports. The user interface may include a primary report area, a secondary report area and a navigation slider. The primary report area may be utilized to display a selected report image associated with a report in a report series. The secondary report area may be utilized to display one or more additional report images associated with other reports in the report series. The navigation slider may be utilized to navigate among the report images displayed in the secondary report area. The report images displayed in the primary and secondary report areas may be manipulated by one or more user commands received in the user interface.

US Patent:

20140282261, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/796805

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Brian Meier - Fargo ND, US
Robert Wagner - Fargo ND, US
Robert Bernhardt - Fargo ND, US
John Nannenga - Fargo ND, US
Yury Mikheev - Fargo ND, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482

US Classification:

715838, 715835

Abstract:

Technologies are generally described for providing an interactive user interface for enabling users to interact with reports and other documents associated with an entity on various client devices and to effectively manage business activities from their client device. The business application user interface may enable a user to access work documents on a client device over a network, and to interact with the documents on the client device. The user interface may display reduced thumbnail versions of available reports, select and view them based on one or more roles. The user interface may adapt how a report is displayed in a full size based on the type of device on which the user views the report.