David Thomas Robins

US Patent:

7941399, May 10, 2011

Filed:

Nov 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/938082

Inventors:

Jonathan Beckett Bailor - Bellevue WA, US
Ethan Joseph Bernstein - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Rolland Knight - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher James Antos - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew Richard Simonds - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Michael Jones - Redmond WA, US
Simon Peter Clarke - Seattle WA, US
Edgar Mark Sunderland - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin Robins - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707608, 715711

Abstract:

A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of the document. The authoring environment generally inhibits the users from providing conflicting editing instructions to the master copy of the document. For example, each user can generate a content lock about one or more data units within the document. The authoring environment may synchronize content locks automatically and content only at the request of the user.

US Patent:

8346768, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Apr 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/432817

Inventors:

Jonathan B. Bailor - Bellevue WA, US
David B. Robins - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

707729, 707707, 707731, 715253, 715277, 709203

Abstract:

A method is presented for merging document metadata at a client computer. A document obtained from a server computer is opened by a user at the client computer. If the document does not include paragraph identifiers, a paragraph identifier is assigned to each paragraph in the document. When the document is opened by a second user at a second client computer, metadata for the document is received from the server computer. A determination is made whether to merge the metadata received from the server computer with current metadata for the document. When it is determined that the current metadata and the metadata received from the server computer should be merged, paragraph identifiers are adjusted in the document based on the metadata received from the server computer.

US Patent:

8352418, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Apr 4, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/079605

Inventors:

Jonathan Beckett Bailor - Bellevue WA, US
Ethan Joseph Bernstein - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Rolland Knight - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher James Antos - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew Richard Simonds - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Michael Jones - Redmond WA, US
Simon Peter Clarke - Seattle WA, US
Edgar Mark Sunderland - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin Robins - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707608, 715711

Abstract:

A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of the document. The authoring environment generally inhibits the users from providing conflicting editing instructions to the master copy of the document. For example, each user can generate a content lock about one or more data units within the document. The authoring environment may synchronize content locks automatically and content only at the request of the user.

US Patent:

20120278276, Nov 1, 2012

Filed:

Jul 1, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/539473

Inventors:

Jonathan Beckett Bailor - Bellevue WA, US
Ethan Joseph Bernstein - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Rolland Knight - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher James Antos - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew Richard Simonds - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Michael Jones - Redmond WA, US
Simon Peter Clarke - Seattle WA, US
Edgar Mark Sunderland - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin Robins - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707608, 707E17008

Abstract:

A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of the document. The authoring environment generally inhibits the users from providing conflicting editing instructions to the master copy of the document. For example, each user can generate a content lock about one or more data units within the document. The authoring environment may synchronize content locks automatically and content only at the request of the user.

US Patent:

20130106907, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Nov 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/287911

Inventors:

Tristan Davis - Redmond WA, US
Ali Taleghani - Seattle WA, US
Alyshia Marie Olsen - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin Robins - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06T 11/00

US Classification:

345629, 345666, 345467

Abstract:

An object is zoomed upon selection. A scaling factor is calculated for zooming the object based on current viewing properties of a document and properties of the object as well as the current size of the application window and device. The scaling factor to zoom the object is calculated such that after the object is zoomed, viewing the object is similar to a viewing experience for the rest of the document. Text of the document may be displayed to increase the readability of the document. For example, the text may be displayed such that each line of displayed text averages out to a predetermined number of characters (e.g. 50-75 characters) per line. A display size and width of an average character are determined and used to calculate how many columns of text to display within the display. When the zoom level of the text changes, the text is redisplayed.

US Patent:

20200057800, Feb 20, 2020

Filed:

Aug 26, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/550724

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Ethan Joseph BERNSTEIN - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Rolland KNIGHT - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher James ANTOS - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew Richard SIMONDS - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Michael JONES - Redmond WA, US
Simon Peter CLARKE - Seattle WA, US
Edgar Mark SUNDERLAND - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin ROBINS - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/24
H04L 29/06
G06F 3/14
H04L 12/18
G06Q 10/10

Abstract:

A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of the document. The authoring environment generally inhibits the users from providing conflicting editing instructions to the master copy of the document. For example, each user can generate a content lock about one or more data units within the document. The authoring environment may synchronize content locks automatically and content only at the request of the user.

US Patent:

20160364199, Dec 15, 2016

Filed:

Aug 26, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/248158

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Ethan Joseph Bernstein - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Rolland Knight - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher James Antos - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew Richard Simonds - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Michael Jones - Redmond WA, US
Simon Peter Clarke - Seattle WA, US
Edgar Mark Sunderland - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin Robins - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/14
H04L 29/06
G06F 17/24

Abstract:

A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of the document. The authoring environment generally inhibits the users from providing conflicting editing instructions to the master copy of the document. For example, each user can generate a content lock about one or more data units within the document. The authoring environment may synchronize content locks automatically and content only at the request of the user.

US Patent:

20150067467, Mar 5, 2015

Filed:

Nov 6, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/534384

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Ethan Joseph Bernstein - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Rolland Knight - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher James Antos - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew Richard Simonds - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Michael Jones - Redmond WA, US
Simon Peter Clarke - Seattle WA, US
Edgar Mark Sunderland - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin Robins - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/24
H04L 12/18

US Classification:

715230

Abstract:

A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of the document. The authoring environment generally inhibits the users from providing conflicting editing instructions to the master copy of the document. For example, each user can generate a content lock about one or more data units within the document. The authoring environment may synchronize content locks automatically and content only at the request of the user.