Christine T Tran

US Patent:

8418140, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

May 20, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/468925

Inventors:

Jayaram R. Iyer - Kirkland WA, US
Gopal Parupudi - Sammamish WA, US
Mahmood G. Qadir - Redmond WA, US
Naveen R. Karri - Redmond WA, US
Anubhuti Manohar - Redmond WA, US
Chi-Kit Chan - Bellevue WA, US
Adil A. Sherwani - Boston MA, US
Christine H. Tran - Centreville VA, US
Jason Minick - Warrenton VA, US
Kevin Joseph Fischer - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717121, 717168, 717169, 717170, 717171, 717172

Abstract:

Many current computer software platforms support user customization and version upgradability. Unfortunately, upgrading a computer software platform may result in significant loss of user customization data. Additionally, it may be advantageous for users to export and import their customization data to share as customized business solutions with other instances of the computer software platforms. Accordingly, a technique for creating and importing a configuration package and a technique for creating and utilizing an update package is disclosed herein. The configuration package allows configuration data of elements within a computer software platform to be exported and imported. The update package allows elements to be exported within the update package. The update package may be utilized in upgrading, overwriting, and/or creating a new instance of elements. When an existing element is upgraded with an update element within the update package, the existing element's original configuration may be retained.

US Patent:

20200236212, Jul 23, 2020

Filed:

Jan 16, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/745146

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Drew R. DOMM - Oakland CA, US
Christine E. TRAN - Mountain View CA, US
Uli M. SCHÖBERL - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/725
G10L 15/22
G06F 3/0488
G06F 3/0482

Abstract:

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information about a function of an application and facilitates performance of functions of the application. The information is optionally displayed in response to receiving an input to perform an action associated with the respective function when information-display criteria are met. In some embodiments, the criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the respective function has not yet been initiated by the user on the electronic device.