Jason D Carlson

US Patent:

6760047, Jul 6, 2004

Filed:

Feb 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/794896

Inventors:

P. J. Hough - North Bend WA
Jason D. Carlson - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

345753, 345258

Abstract:

This document describes a user interface mechanism to relate information from multiple heterogeneous data sources. Data displayed in different regions on a user interface can be related by selection of an element in one region and pinning it. The pinned element acts as a filter for the information in the other regions on the user interface. Successive pinning of elements in other regions allows further filtering of the information in unpinned regions using the context of previously pinned elements.

US Patent:

7305621, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

Mar 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/400734

Inventors:

Christopher Alan Hays - Monroe WA, US
Fang Wang - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Philip Cory - Seattle WA, US
Jason Carlson - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715530, 715505, 715508, 709227

Abstract:

A computer-based report is generated based on report data and according to a report definition describing how to render the report on a page or screen or the like. The report definition may have standard data recognizable to a report processor, and may also have custom data not recognizable to the report processor but to, for example, a rendering extension of such processor. The report processor though not recognizing the custom data. does not delete or ignore but instead passes the custom data in an intermediate format. Thus, the rendering extension which does recognize the passed-through custom data can in fact interpret and act upon such custom data.

US Patent:

7320108, Jan 15, 2008

Filed:

Nov 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/996650

Inventors:

P. J. Hough - North Bend WA, US
Jason D. Carlson - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715753, 715758

Abstract:

This document describes a user interface mechanism to relate information from multiple heterogeneous data sources. Data displayed in different regions on a user interface can be related by selection of an element in one region and pinning it. The pinned element acts as a filter for the information in the other regions on the user interface. Successive pinning of elements in other regions allows further filtering of the information in unpinned regions using the context of previously pinned elements.

US Patent:

7331015, Feb 12, 2008

Filed:

Mar 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/400375

Inventors:

Christopher Alan Hays - Monroe WA, US
Fang Wang - Bellevue WA, US
Jason Carlson - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/21
G06F 17/24

US Classification:

715522, 715503, 715517, 715520, 707 3, 707 10, 707102

Abstract:

A report definition is processed by a report processor to generate a report. The report definition includes a plurality of data regions arranged on a page, where the data regions as arranged on the page in the report definition extend in multiple dimensions selected from a group consisting of across the page, down page and layered on the page. The report processor has a data extension for accessing data for the report from a data source based on query information and data source information in the report definition. The report processor lays out the report in an intermediate format based on layout information in the report definition and the data accessed by the data extension. The report processor also has a rendering extension for rendering the report in a particular rendering format based on the intermediate format of the report.

US Patent:

7392487, Jun 24, 2008

Filed:

Mar 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/803381

Inventors:

P. J. Hough - North Bend WA, US
Jason D. Carlson - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715842, 715764

Abstract:

This document describes a user interface mechanism to relate information from multiple heterogeneous data sources. Data displayed in different regions on a user interface can be related by selection of an element in one region and pinning it. The pinned element acts as a filter for the information in the other regions on the user interface. Successive pinning of elements in other regions allows further filtering of the information in unpinned regions using the context of previously pinned elements.

US Patent:

7512713, Mar 31, 2009

Filed:

Mar 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/404746

Inventors:

Fang Wang - Bellevue WA, US
Yee Man Bergstrom - Kirkland WA, US
Jason Carlson - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709246, 709203, 715209, 715234, 707 4, 707101

Abstract:

A system and methods providing a rendering independent persistence of information is provided. In an illustrative implementation, data is provided having some predefined structure. In operation, the data is processed such that the data and it's associated structure are represented in a data format that is persistent. In operation, the data is parsed according to one or more constraints and translated into the persistent data format.

US Patent:

7526473, Apr 28, 2009

Filed:

Jun 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/158242

Inventors:

Aaron S. Meyers - Provo UT, US
Christopher Alan Hays - Monroe WA, US
Jason D. Carlson - Redmond WA, US
Robert Alan Meyers - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 3, 707 2

Abstract:

A preferred path between two selected entities is determined. Initially, there is provided a representation of the data structure in the form of a plurality of entities having relations between them indicative of roles and the relations reflecting a cardinality of one of a one-to-one, one-to-many and a many-to-one relationship between the entities. A query is entered that provides an indication of a first selected entity and a second selected entity. A preferred path is selected through the entities and relations that couples the first selected entity to the second selected entity. The preferred path is selected from a plurality of paths as a function of the number of changes in cardinality along the plurality of paths and a indicator indicative of a preferred role relating two entities.

US Patent:

7559023, Jul 7, 2009

Filed:

Aug 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/927894

Inventors:

Christopher Alan Hays - Monroe WA, US
Jason D. Carlson - Redmond WA, US
Fang Wang - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715255, 715227, 715212

Abstract:

Systems and methods for declaratively controlling the visual state of items in a report allow the visual state of any report item to be toggled from any other item. A set of declarative metadata may be associated with a report item. The declarative metadata may identify an initial visual state of the item, whether the item is a control item, and if so which other items are controlled from the item. The declarative metadata may further identify an initial visual state of a control image associated with a control item. Report processing software can initially display a report in accordance with the initial visual state specified in the declarative metadata. When a control item is activated, the software can change the visual state of identified items, as well as the visual state of the corresponding control image.