John S Tilford

US Patent:

7675527, Mar 9, 2010

Filed:

Jan 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/698357

Inventors:

John Sells Tilford - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corp. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06T 11/00

US Classification:

345619, 345467, 345537, 345545, 345546, 382187

Abstract:

Embodiments consistent with the subject matter of this disclosure may transparently project text fragments from one or more buffers into one or more projection buffers by reference, instead of by copying. Clients or applications, such as, for example, compilers, language services, an editor's rendering system, or other client or application, may transparently process the projected text fragments projected into the projection buffers as if processing simple text files. In some embodiments, text of a first language, embedded in a document having text of one or more other languages, may be projected to a projection buffer and provided to an application, which may process text of the first language. In other embodiments, text may be elided from a document by projecting to a projection buffer only text not to be elided from the document.

US Patent:

7721196, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Dec 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/296976

Inventors:

John S. Tilford - Seattle WA, US
Randy S. Kimmerly - Woodinville WA, US
Vijaye G. Raji - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715236, 717129, 717128, 717110

Abstract:

Visual elements can be arbitrarily rendered in a code editor. Visual elements can be rendered at any location on a display. Visual elements can include text, images, graphics, video, and/or multi-media. Rendering of visual elements will not obstruct a view of rendered text. Nor will rendering of the visual element obstruct a view of the visual element. Visual elements can be rendered between lines of text and/or in-line with text. If a selected location will obstruct a view or either rendered text or another visual element, the rendered text and/or the other visual element is reconfigured to allow space for rendering the visual element.

US Patent:

20070198447, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Feb 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/360125

Inventors:

John Tilford - Seattle WA, US
Randy Kimmerly - Woodinville WA, US
Vijaye Raji - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/18

US Classification:

706020000

Abstract:

Multiple independent classifiers of a code editor are used to classify a range of text. Each classifier is an independent classifier and can independently classify any given range of text. Classifiers can be added and merged during run time of the code editor. Adding a classifier does not require modification of any existing classifiers in the code editor. Text can be classified and formatted in accordance with any number of classifiers in the aggregate. The user of the code editor can initiate classification. The user of the code editor can select text for user specific formatting.

US Patent:

20100192074, Jul 29, 2010

Filed:

Jan 28, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/360999

Inventors:

Fiona Fung - Bellevue WA, US
John Tilford - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715763

Abstract:

Pluggable margin extensions provide user interface controls around an editor's displayed content based on the type of content being viewed. Which margin extensions are displayed may change if the type of content being viewed changes. A margin extension has a spatial orientation relative to the editor's content display. A margin extension may include an order relative to another margin extension for placement on the display, and a margin extension's visible interface may overlay the interface of another margin extension.

US Patent:

20190272171, Sep 5, 2019

Filed:

Dec 21, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/230207

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Mark Wilson-Thomas - Redmond WA, US
John S. Tilford - Redmond WA, US
Simon Calvert - Redmond WA, US
Kesavan Shanmugam - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 8/75
G06F 8/77
G06N 20/00

Abstract:

Improved techniques for asynchronously displaying the results of a codebase analysis service are provided herein. Initially, machine learning is applied to a corpus of model code. In doing so, a machine learning model is generated, where the model identifies coding practices that are included in the corpus of model code. After this model is generated, then the model is applied to a current codebase by comparing coding practices of the current codebase to the identified coding practices that were extracted, or rather identified, from the corpus of model code. Then, in response to detecting one or more differences between the current codebase's coding practices and the identified coding practices, where the differences satisfy a pre-determined difference threshold, a user interface is caused to display one or more insights. These insights beneficially provide additional detailed information describing the differences.

US Patent:

20190243617, Aug 8, 2019

Filed:

Mar 30, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/942279

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
John S. TILFORD - Seattle WA, US
Guillermo Serrato CASTILLA - Seattle WA, US
Srivatsn NARAYANAN - Bothell WA, US
Simon CALVERT - Sammamish WA, US
Mark Alistair WILSON-THOMAS - Mercer Island WA, US
Deborah CHEN - Seattle WA, US
Miltiadis ALLAMANIS - Cambridge, GB
Marc Manuel Johannes BROCKSCHMIDT - Cambridge, GB
Kesavan SHANMUGAM - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 8/35
G06N 99/00
G06F 8/75

Abstract:

Improving how a codebase, which may include source code, related databases, test files, code history, and/or changes, is drafted, edited, debugged, or otherwise developed. Machine learning is performed on a model codebase to establish a machine learning model. When a change to a codebase occurs, the machine learning model may be applied to evaluate that change. A change context providing context for this change is accessed. An analyzer then analyzes the change using the machine learning model and at least a part of the change context to generate an analysis result. Some information about the result is rendered. After rendering that information, a determination regarding how a user responded to the information is performed, and a subsequent analysis is then modified based on the user's response.

US Patent:

20160070422, Mar 10, 2016

Filed:

Nov 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/944162

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Murali Krishna Hosabettu Kamalesha - Redmond WA, US
Brandon Adams - Auburn WA, US
Steven John Clarke - Edinburgh, GB
Oleg Tkachenko - Redmond WA, US
Zachary S Zaiss - Seattle WA, US
John Tilford - Seattle WA, US
David Pugh - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Dole - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481
G06F 9/44
G06F 17/24

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a system and method for optimizing a developer's ability to find and navigate relevant documents, relationships, and other information related to an identifier in the code they are developing. An inline viewport is presented to the user in response to the user selecting an identifier in the code whereby the user is able to see relevant information related to the identifier in a spatially consistent location with the code they are investigating. Further, the developer has the ability to make changes to the code in the viewport without leaving the current editor.

US Patent:

20140282378, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

May 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/907853

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Murali Krishna Hosabettu Kamalesha - Redmond WA, US
Brandon Adams - Auburn WA, US
Steven John Clarke - Edinburgh, GB
Oleg Tkachenko - Redmond WA, US
Zachary S Zaiss - Seattle WA, US
John Tilford - Seattle WA, US
David Pugh - Bellevue WA, US
Daniel Dole - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717109

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a system and method for optimizing a developer's ability to find and navigate relevant documents, relationships, and other information related to an identifier in the code they are developing. An inline viewport is presented to the user in response to the user selecting an identifier in the code whereby the user is able to see relevant information related to the identifier in a spatially consistent location with the code they are investigating. Further, the developer has the ability to make changes to the code in the viewport without leaving the current editor.