Steven W Nolan

US Patent:

7420466, Sep 2, 2008

Filed:

Jun 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/167021

Inventors:

Steven Arthur Nolan Shafer - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08B 23/00
G08B 13/14
H04Q 5/22
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

3405721, 3405724, 340 592, 340 104, 340 1041, 340 1051, 235375, 235385, 709219

Abstract:

A system and method allowing one application to implement diverse AutoID tags interchangeably, by unifying all AutoID technologies into a single object model. The single object model interacts with all AutoID technologies, with only a lowest level device tailored to the specific AutoID technology, the single object model thereby persisting through the middleware, up to an application, carrying all necessary information from any AutoID technology. The single object model can interact with a tag many times, as necessary to complete an operation. A reader interface allows an application to communicate with multiple readers of diverse AutoID tags, and to communicate with individual servers communicating with individual readers of diverse AutoID tags. The reader interface also provides a single interface for hardware communication with a radio, for an application interacting with an entire network of readers, sensors, interpretation steps, product lookup, and information storage providing a single virtual reader.

US Patent:

7455218, Nov 25, 2008

Filed:

Jun 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/156952

Inventors:

Steven Arthur Nolan Shafer - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corproation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

235375, 235383, 235385, 235492, 705 28

Abstract:

A system and method allowing one application to implement diverse AutoID tags interchangeably, by unifying all AutoID technologies into a single object model. The single object model interacts with all AutoID technologies, with only a lowest level device tailored to the specific AutoID technology, the single object model thereby persisting through the middleware, up to an application, carrying all necessary information from any AutoID technology. The single object model can interact with a tag many times, as necessary to complete an operation. A reader interface allows an application to communicate with multiple readers of diverse AutoID tags, and to communicate with individual servers communicating with individual readers of diverse AutoID tags. The reader interface also provides a single interface for hardware communication with a radio, for an application interacting with an entire network of readers, sensors, interpretation steps, product lookup, and information storage providing a single virtual reader.

US Patent:

7484664, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

Jun 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/158874

Inventors:

Steven Arthur Nolan Shafer - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 7/08

US Classification:

235451, 235385, 340 104

Abstract:

A system and method allowing one application to implement diverse AutoID tags interchangeably, by unifying all AutoID technologies into a single object model. The single object model interacts with all AutoID technologies, with only a lowest level device tailored to the specific AutoID technology, the single object model thereby persisting through the middleware, up to an application, carrying all necessary information from any AutoID technology. The single object model can interact with a tag many times, as necessary to complete an operation. A reader interface allows an application to communicate with multiple readers of diverse AutoID tags, and to communicate with individual servers communicating with individual readers of diverse AutoID tags. The reader interface also provides a single interface for hardware communication with a radio, for an application interacting with an entire network of readers, sensors, interpretation steps, product lookup, and information storage providing a single virtual reader.

US Patent:

7735740, Jun 15, 2010

Filed:

Jun 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/166933

Inventors:

Steven Arthur Nolan Shafer - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 19/00

US Classification:

235487, 235380, 235375

Abstract:

A system and method allowing one application to implement diverse AutoID tags interchangeably, by unifying all AutoID technologies into a single object model. The single object model interacts with all AutoID technologies, with only a lowest level device tailored to the specific AutoID technology, the single object model thereby persisting through the middleware, up to an application, carrying all necessary information from any AutoID technology. The single object model can interact with a tag many times, as necessary to complete an operation. A reader interface allows an application to communicate with multiple readers of diverse AutoID tags, and to communicate with individual servers communicating with individual readers of diverse AutoID tags. The reader interface also provides a single interface for hardware communication with a radio, for an application interacting with an entire network of readers, sensors, interpretation steps, product lookup, and information storage providing a single virtual reader.

US Patent:

7815101, Oct 19, 2010

Filed:

Jun 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/158698

Inventors:

Steven Arthur Nolan Shafer - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06K 19/00
G06K 5/00
G06K 19/06
H04Q 5/22
G06K 7/10

US Classification:

235375, 235492, 235487, 235380, 23546201, 340 101, 340 1051

Abstract:

A system and method allowing one application to implement diverse AutoID tags interchangeably, by unifying all AutoID technologies into a single object model. The single object model interacts with all AutoID technologies, with only a lowest level device tailored to the specific AutoID technology, the single object model thereby persisting through the middleware, up to an application, carrying all necessary information from any AutoID technology. The single object model can interact with a tag many times, as necessary to complete an operation. A reader interface allows an application to communicate with multiple readers of diverse AutoID tags, and to communicate with individual servers communicating with individual readers of diverse AutoID tags. The reader interface also provides a single interface for hardware communication with a radio, for an application interacting with an entire network of readers, sensors, interpretation steps, product lookup, and information storage providing a single virtual reader.