Robert J Levy

US Patent:

7644376, Jan 5, 2010

Filed:

Jun 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/873881

Inventors:

Jan Karachale - Sammamish WA, US
Jason William Fuller - Bellevue WA, US
Robert Levy - Virginia Beach VA, US
Zeke Koch - Seattle WA, US
Ardan Arac - Seattle WA, US
Brian Cross - Redmond WA, US
Ori M. Amiga - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715864, 715736, 715859

Abstract:

Described is a method and system a unified mechanism for storing device, application, and service state, as well as a rich notification brokerage architecture. Clients register with a notification broker to receive notifications for changes to state properties. When a registered state property changes, a notification broker determines which clients to notify of the state change and provides the client with a notification regarding the change. Clients may be notified whenever a state changes, when a state change meets a predetermined condition, or based on a schedule. An application may also be launched in response to a state change. An application programming interface (API) is provided that provides a unified way of accessing state change information across different components within the device.

US Patent:

7363309, Apr 22, 2008

Filed:

Dec 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/726930

Inventors:

Mitchell Waite - Mill Valley CA, US
Robert Levy - Virginia Beach VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707101

Abstract:

A field guide for identifying objects, particularly natural objects, includes a database of a collection of related objects and provides for step-by-step searching to identify an observed object, eliminating all non-matching objects at each step of the search. One by one, attributes or characteristics are selected, and a value entered under a selected attribute, the value describing the observed object. Once a value is selected, any further attributes which become irrelevant or redundant are eliminated as choices in the continuing search. In addition, once a value is selected, all values under further attributes, which values become irrelevant or redundant as choices, are eliminated from further searching. These features make the search more efficient and ensure against a null result. Values are in a plurality of data types which may include text, number values, color images, sounds, moving pictures and/or silhouettes representative of groups of items.

US Patent:

20100077310, Mar 25, 2010

Filed:

Nov 23, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/624038

Inventors:

Jan Karachale - Sammamish WA, US
Jason William Fuller - Bellevue WA, US
Robert Levy - Virginia Beach VA, US
Zeke Koch - Seattle WA, US
Ardan Arac - Seattle WA, US
Brian Cross - Redmond WA, US
Ori M. Amiga - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715736, 715859

Abstract:

Described is a method and system a unified mechanism for storing device, application, and service state, as well as a rich notification brokerage architecture. Clients register with a notification broker to receive notifications for changes to state properties. When a registered state property changes, a notification broker determines which clients to notify of the state change and provides the client with a notification regarding the change. Clients may be notified whenever a state changes, when a state change meets a predetermined condition, or based on a schedule. An application may also be launched in response to a state change. An application programming interface (API) is provided that provides a unified way of accessing state change information across different components within the device.

US Patent:

20150150027, May 28, 2015

Filed:

Jan 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/609134

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jason William Fuller - Bellevue WA, US
Robert Levy - Virginia Beach VA, US
Zeke Koch - Seattle WA, US
Ardan Arac - Seattle WA, US
Brian Cross - Redmond WA, US
Ori M. Amiga - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/54
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

719318

Abstract:

Described is a method and system a unified mechanism for storing device, application, and service state, as well as a rich notification brokerage architecture. Clients register with a notification broker to receive notifications for changes to state properties. When a registered state property changes, a notification broker determines which clients to notify of the state change and provides the client with a notification regarding the change. Clients may be notified whenever a state changes, when a state change meets a predetermined condition, or based on a schedule. An application may also be launched in response to a state change. An application programming interface (API) is provided that provides a unified way of accessing state change information across different components within the device.