Gregory E Ozawa

US Patent:

20120041991, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Aug 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/855189

Inventors:

Adel Shrufi - Seattle WA, US
Gregory E. Ozawa - Redmond WA, US
Teresa Ostle - Issaquah WA, US
Jeffrey Wallis - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707805, 707E17005

Abstract:

A layered architecture for a web service is provided with a data tier, object representation, data transformation, and a service tier. Scalability is achieved by relying on relatively high degree of decoupling, lightweight data interaction, and reducing overhead of transaction demands. Custom web services can be built on top and leverage the capabilities of the flexible framework including lightweight transaction support, event-based business logic extensibility, and efficient data contract binding.

US Patent:

20130067365, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/231621

Inventors:

Adel Shrufi - Bellevue WA, US
Jeffrey Wallis - Redmond WA, US
Gregory E. Ozawa - Redmond WA, US
Teresa B. Ostle - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715764

Abstract:

A role based graphical user interface (UI) is used for receiving user input for entry/editing relating to projects/tasks using a limited display device. Functional components are grouped into logical hubs that may be displayed within the user interface. The groupings of the components are based on a role of a user (e.g. project manager, project participant, contractor, . . . ). For example, for one or more users, the role based graphical UI may group the following components together: expense entry and approval; time entry and approval; notification messages; collaboration of information (e.g. documents, project information, and the like); reporting; and settings. After selecting one of the components from the role based UI, a user may use a displayed component for interacting with the functionality (e.g. entering an expense, time entry, . . . ). The UI is configured to allow navigation between the different functions included within the logical hubs.