MR. BRIAN JONES, DC
Chiropractic at Avondale Way, Redmond, WA

7509573, Mar 24, 2009

Feb 17, 2004

10/780237

Brian Jones - Redmond WA, US
Marcin Sawicki - Kirkland WA, US
Robert Little - Redmond WA, US
Daniel Snyder - Bellevue WA, US
Ambrose Treacy - Woodinville WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00, G06F 15/00

715234, 715237, 715271

Methods and systems are provided for allowing software applications capable of reading and saving Extensible Markup Language (XML) representations of documents to quickly and efficiently detect the presence of executable code contained in a given document being read or saved by the software applications. Examples of executable code include, but are not limited to macros, VBA macros, OLE code, OCX or ActiveX controls, embedded executable objects, and the like.

2013034, Dec 26, 2013

Jun 26, 2012

13/533367

Patrick Michael Conlan - Seattle WA, US
Rolando Jimenez-Salgado - Redmond WA, US
Juan Gabriel Balmori Labra - Redmond WA, US
Todd Haugen - Clyde Hill WA, US
Brian Michael Jones - Redmond WA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

G06F 9/445, G06F 15/16

717178

A user's (client) computer sends a request for a listing of applications which can be downloaded from a server in an electronic marketplace and a list of functions provided by a host program. A description of an application, such as in an application manifest, provides a list of required functions and, preferably, a list of optional functions for a software application. The server sends a list of applications supported by those functions. Those supported applications are displayed to the user as being available for downloading. The user selects the desired application and the user's computer requests, and the server provides, a download of that application. The downloaded application will then operate on the user's computer using the required functions provided by the host programs, and may use any optional functions provided by the host programs.

7617451, Nov 10, 2009

Apr 5, 2006

11/398339

Brian Jones - Redmond WA, US
Robert Little - Redmond WA, US
Andrew Bishop - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/27, G06F 17/21

715272, 715200, 715209, 715229, 715234

An open file format is used to structure the features and data within a document associated with a word processing application. The file format simplifies the way a word processing application organizes document features and data, and presents a logical model that is easily accessible. The file format is made up of a collection of modular parts that are stored within a container. The content included in the modular parts are XML that is based on ASCII. The XML schema provides a definitional framework for how the modular parts relate. This content allows tools to interrogate a word processing document to examine and utilize content and ensure that the file is written correctly. Each of the modular parts is capable of being interrogated separately regardless of whether the application that created the document is running. Information may also be changed, added, and deleted from each of the modular parts.

7739588, Jun 15, 2010

Jun 27, 2003

10/608267

Jeff Reynar - Woodinville WA, US
Brian Jones - Redmond WA, US
Ziyi Wang - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 15/00

715234, 715708, 715760

Markup language data applied to text or data is leveraged for providing helpful actions on certain types of text or data such as names, addresses, etc. Selected portions of text or data entered into a document and any associated markup language data are passed to an action dynamically linked library (DLL) for obtaining actions associated with markup language elements applied to the text or data. The text or data may be passed to a recognizer DLL for recognition of certain data types. The recognizer DLL utilizes markup language data associated with the text or data to assist recognition and labeling of text or data. After all applicable text and/or data is recognized and labeled, an action DLL is called for actions associated with the labeled text or data.

2006025, Nov 16, 2006

May 10, 2005

11/125907

Charles Walker - Sammarnish WA, US
Brian Jones - Redmond WA, US
Chad Rothschiller - Edmonds WA, US
Shawn Villaron - San Jose CA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00

715501100

Methods and computer-readable mediums structure an electronic document for identification and use of document parts. A method involves organizing parts of the electronic document as separate parts. The separate parts include resources internal and/or external to where the document is located. The method also involves representing a link between any of the parts as a relationship to be processed listed in a relationship part associated with a source part of the relationship. This relationship part contains a list of relationships for the source part and processing a relationship returns content of a target part of the relationship. Each relationship is also associated with a relationship type. Still further, the method involves representing via the relationship part how one or more parts relate to other separate parts, tracking internal resources, and tracking external resources. Thus, applications can infer the structure of the document by traversing the relationships.

7359902, Apr 15, 2008

Apr 30, 2004

10/837041

David Ornstein - Seattle WA, US
Andrey Shur - Redmond WA, US
Mike Hillberg - Beaux Arts WA, US
Brian Jones - Redmond WA, US
Daniel Emerson - Redmond WA, US
Jerry Dunietz - Seattle WA, US
Oliver Foehr - Mercer Island WA, US
Bruce MacKenzie - Sammamish WA, US
Jean Paoli - Kirkland WA, US
Josh Pollock - Seattle WA, US
Sarjana Sheth - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/30

707 10, 7071041, 715513, 715514

Modular content framework and document format methods and systems are described. The described framework and format define a set of building blocks for composing, packaging, distributing, and rendering document-centered content. These building blocks define a platform-independent framework for document formats that enable software and hardware systems to generate, exchange, and display documents reliably and consistently. The framework and format have been designed in a flexible and extensible fashion. In addition to this general framework and format, a particular format, known as the reach package format, is defined using the general framework. The reach package format is a format for storing paginated documents. The contents of a reach package can be displayed or printed with full fidelity among devices and applications in a wide range of environments and across a wide range of scenarios.

7257772, Aug 14, 2007

Dec 8, 2003

10/730301

Brian Jones - Redmond WA, US
Robert Little - Redmond WA, US
Martin Sawicki - Kirkland WA, US
Andrew Bishop - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00

715530, 715513

The present invention is directed towards representing the native document settings of an application in a markup language such as XML. Applications that are capable of parsing the markup language are then able to parse the saved document settings and handle the document accordingly. Document settings saved in XML are human-readable, which simplifies maintenance of the document by humans.

7941399, May 10, 2011

Nov 9, 2007

11/938082

Jonathan Beckett Bailor - Bellevue WA, US
Ethan Joseph Bernstein - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Rolland Knight - Bellevue WA, US
Christopher James Antos - Bellevue WA, US
Andrew Richard Simonds - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Michael Jones - Redmond WA, US
Simon Peter Clarke - Seattle WA, US
Edgar Mark Sunderland - Seattle WA, US
David Benjamin Robins - Duvall WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 7/00, G06F 17/00

707608, 715711

A collaborative authoring application provides an authoring environment in which two or more users can edit a document concurrently. Each user edits a copy of the document, sends updates to a master copy of the document, and receives updates from the master copy of the document. The authoring environment generally inhibits the users from providing conflicting editing instructions to the master copy of the document. For example, each user can generate a content lock about one or more data units within the document. The authoring environment may synchronize content locks automatically and content only at the request of the user.

7685529, Mar 23, 2010

Mar 17, 2006

11/377970

Han-Yi Shaw - Redmond WA, US
Brian M. Jones - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/048, G06F 17/21

715764, 715269, 715787, 715841

A graphical user interface is disclosed for providing a visual and/or numeric aid facilitating the use formatting styles in word processing application programs and others. Visual and numeric indicators are assigned to all styles defined within the word processing application program. The visual indicator may be a unique color assigned and applied to each defined style. Upon launching the visual aids functionality, each style name in a styles pallet is displayed with its assigned visual and numeric indicators. The visual and numeric indicators are also displayed along side the text, with text of a given style being displayed with the visual and numeric indicator assigned to the style name. Thus, the visual aids allow a user to quickly ascertain which styles are applied to what text.