Edward J Connell

US Patent:

7099886, Aug 29, 2006

Filed:

May 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/871550

Inventors:

Ralph Lipe - Clyde Hill WA, US
Robert L. Chambers - Sammamish WA, US
Edward W. Connell - Redmond WA, US
Abhijit Sarkar - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707103R, 707101, 707102, 7071041

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for searching for programming objects on a computer system. Under one aspect of the invention, optional search attributes are used to order a list of references to found programming objects. Under a second aspect of the invention, object attributes that are stored outside of a static attribute storage area are inspected during the search for programming objects. Under a third aspect of the invention, different sets of object data are allowed to reference the same programming object class, and different objects of a single programming object class may be initialized in different ways so that they exhibit different attributes.

US Patent:

7139709, Nov 21, 2006

Filed:

Dec 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/751836

Inventors:

Philipp Heinz Schmid - Seattle WA, US
Ralph Lipe - Clyde Hill WA, US
Robert Chambers - Issaquah WA, US
Edward Connell - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G01L 13/00
G01L 11/00
G01L 21/00

US Classification:

704258, 704270, 704275

Abstract:

The present invention provides an application-independent and engine-independent middleware layer between applications and engines. The middleware provides speech-related services to both applications and engines, thereby making it far easier for application vendors and engine vendors to bring their technology to consumers.

US Patent:

7148907, Dec 12, 2006

Filed:

Jul 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/891674

Inventors:

Alvy Ray Smith - Seattle WA, US
John Bradstreet - Redmond WA, US
Jonathan Edgar Fay - Woodinville WA, US
Ajai Sehgal - Woodinville WA, US
Tanuja Abhay Joshi - Redmond WA, US
John Fitzgerald Bronskill - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Gwozdz - Issauquah WA, US
Steven Andrew Cover - Redmond WA, US
Nicholas John Clay - Bellevue WA, US
Edward W. Connell - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/377

US Classification:

345629, 345619

Abstract:

An image processing application employs the concept of integral pre-multiplied alpha channel, and combines the techniques of multi-resolution representation, graph-structured representation, and automatic and intelligent data type conversion in order to permit a computer user to mix and manipulate both raster and vector based images in a single user interface while remaining unaware of the different data types underlying the images.

US Patent:

7177807, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Dec 6, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/006236

Inventors:

Philipp H. Schmid - Seattle WA, US
Ralph Lipe - Clyde Hill WA, US
Robert Chambers - Issaquah WA, US
Edward Connell - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/00
G10L 13/00

US Classification:

704231, 704258, 704270

Abstract:

The present invention provides an application-independent and engine-independent middleware layer () between applications () and engines (). The middleware provides speech-related services to both applications () and engines (), thereby making it far easier for application vendors and engine vendors to bring their technology to consumers.

US Patent:

7177813, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Dec 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/012547

Inventors:

Philipp Heinz Schmid - Seattle WA, US
Ralph Lipe - Clyde Hill WA, US
Robert Chambers - Issaquah WA, US
Edward Connell - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 21/00
G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

704270, 7042701, 719328

Abstract:

The present invention provides an application-independent and engine-independent middleware layer between applications and engines. The middleware provides speech-related services to both applications and engines, thereby making it far easier for application vendors and engine vendors to bring their technology to consumers.

US Patent:

7379874, May 27, 2008

Filed:

Dec 5, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/634212

Inventors:

Philipp Heinz Schmid - Seattle WA, US
Ralph Lipe - Clyde Hill WA, US
Robert Chambers - Issaquah WA, US
Edward Connell - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 21/00
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

704270, 719312

Abstract:

The present invention provides an application-independent and engine-independent middleware layer () between applications () and engines (). The middleware provides speech-related services to both applications () and engines (), thereby making it far easier for application vendors and engine vendors to bring their technology to consumers.

US Patent:

7451159, Nov 11, 2008

Filed:

Mar 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/078567

Inventors:

Ralph Lipe - Clyde Hill WA, US
Robert L. Chambers - Sammamish WA, US
Edward W. Connell - Redmond WA, US
Abhijit Sarkar - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Micosoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707103R, 707 3, 707101, 707102, 7071041

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for searching for programming objects on a computer system. Under one aspect of the invention, optional search attributes are used to order a list of references to found programming objects. Under a second aspect of the invention, object attributes that are stored outside of a static attribute storage area are inspected during the search for programming objects.

US Patent:

7457821, Nov 25, 2008

Filed:

Jul 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/180147

Inventors:

Ralph Lipe - Clyde Hill WA, US
Robert L. Chambers - Sammamish WA, US
Edward W. Connell - Redmond WA, US
Abhijit Sarkar - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707103R, 707 10, 707101, 707102, 7071041

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for searching for programming objects on a computer system. Under one aspect of the invention, optional search attributes are used to order a list of references to found programming objects. Under a second aspect of the invention, object attributes that are stored outside of a static attribute storage area are inspected during the search for programming objects. Under a third aspect of the invention, different sets of object data are allowed to reference the same programming object class, and different objects of a single programming object class may be initialized in different ways so that they exhibit different attributes.